STEPHEN HICKMAN (American b.1949). Dragon Hoard, paperback cover, 1985. Oil on board. 32 x 19.5 in.. Signed lower right...

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STEPHEN HICKMAN (American b.1949)
Dragon Hoard, paperback cover, 1985
Oil on board
32 x 19.5 in.
Signed lower right
This work was used as the cover for Tanith Lee's novel, Dragon Hoard, Ace Books, 1985. It was also used as the cover for a comic book, Adventurers #8, September, 1987

"The last chapter in the saga of this knight-for-hire series finds Free Lance protecting a wealthy merchant whose village may--or may not--be under attack by a dragon or a sorcerer."

This painting was reproduced on page 49 of The Frank Collection: A Showcase of the World's Finest Fantastic Art by Jane and Howard Frank.

From the Frank Collection.

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