Yes, yes…I know…I’m no artist, but I did these. They are actually rather large watercolors done using Inktense, and these are just photos from my phone so they don’t look nearly as bright here. Even so, I rather like them. For someone who can’t draw or paint, I don’t think they’re too bad. (If you click the image, you can see a slightly larger version.)
These characters stuck in my head with a force I didn’t think possible. While The Mergens is tangentially linked to the Lulu 394 universe, they are unique and on their own too. Given that I’ve been working on Lulu 394 for years and still can’t get the book the way I want it, The Mergens and Lulu Ad Infinitum may well wind up being the only things I write in that complex universe.
Their names are Delta (upper left), Tango (upper right), and The Voice (lower center). I’ve done them up a bit like saints because that’s sort of how they roll out to me. Saint of Arms and Armor, Patron Saint of Righteous Battle, and Our Lady of Fire and Vengeance. I’m not sure why, but they stand out to me that way.
The book the story is in, Dark Beyond the Stars: A Planet Too Far, is still on sale for $0.99 on Amazon. I don’t control those prices, the producers of the series do, so grab it if you’re of a mind to read some very different tales.
Shannon
December 15, 2016 - 6:35 am ·Hi! I was wondering why I can no longer pull up your books that I bought from iBooks? I wanted to read the inbetweener one about Sam. But I can’t pull it up or any from the series and I bought them all!
Ann Christy
December 16, 2016 - 6:10 pm ·Hi Shannon – I pulled my books from iBooks some time ago because it was impossible to make sales there. Whatever you bought there should still be available in your library. They never pull back purchased books. If you’re sure you bought them there, then apple will have to help you because I don’t have access to their data.
If you didn’t buy it (it wasnt available there for very long) and don’t shop from Amazon, shoot me an email or reply here and I’ll figure something out for you. Best, Ann
Jake Womack
August 1, 2016 - 4:32 am ·Ann,
You are too modest! The studies of the characters are wonderful. Just purchased Dark Beyond the Stars for the exorbitant price of 99 cents and am starting with The Mergens. Please, do not ever stop writing!
— Ann Christy fan somewhere in the Outlands