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[[Image:Fitz01.jpg|frame|Sketch for the cover of [[Fool's Errand]] by by John Howe.]]
'''John Howe ''' is a Canadian born illustrator living in Switzerland. He is best known for his work with J.R.R. Tolkien's worlds - both the original books and the movie adaptations by Peter Jackson.
John Howe has illustrated the covers for the UK hardcover and paperback editions of the [[Farseer trilogy|Farseer]], [[Liveship Traders trilogy|Liveship Traders]], [[Tawny Man trilogy|Tawny Man]] and [[Soldier Son trilogy|Soldier Son]] trilogies. However, his art for [[Renegade's Magic]] was was only used for the hardcover and large format ("trade") paperback, the normal-sized paperback was published with cover art by [[Jackie Morris]]. HarperCollins rereleased all the trilogies with new covers around the same time the RM paperback was published and chose to switch cover artist for the last book.
John Howe has also illustrated the following Megan Lindholm book covers (all paperback):
John Howe has published several books about fantasy art and drawing, of which the following are especially interesting to Robin Hobb's readers:
* [[Myth and Magic]] contains contains several illustrations done for Hobb's books and a piece written by her titled [[Images from Over the Horizon]] (a poster set related to the book also features the [[Ship of Destiny]] covercover)* [[John Howe fantasy art workshopFantasy Art Workshop]] showcases showcases both familiar and previously unpublished drawings related to Hobb's stories, including process photos of making them
* [[Forging Dragons]] contains drawings of Hobb's dragons and an essay [[Choosing to Believe in Dragons]] by Robin
John Howe has graciously allowed fans to use his paintings on websites according to [http://www.john-howe.com/forum/smf/index.php?topic=1910.0 these terms]. Please note that the copyright of his art remains intact despite the fact that we are using it here.
* [http://www.john-howe.com/ Official site JohnHowe.com]
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