The coffee must really be doing its stuff this morning, because my brain seems to actually be working. I present the image on the left as evidence.

I’ve been wanting to post the cover for my new graphic novel Wild Ride, but I haven’t had my hands on a final version.

Then, a few sips into my second cup of coffee, my always-charming internal editor barked in my ear: “Hey, dummy, why don’t you check out the Orca website and see if they’ve posted an image?”

And for once, he was right.

Orca has a full page devoted to Wild Ride, including a great synopsis of the story.

The cover, and also all the interior art, was drawn by Michael Deas, and I think it really captures the “on the run” tempo of the story. I love the panicked looks on Marcus and Nadia in the background matched by the determined look on the face of Devin, the narrator of this adventure.

The synopsis on the Orca page goes something like this:

“Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their environmentalist parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley. When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, a government bureaucrat, who is the only other passenger on the plane.

Combining pulse-pounding adventure and survival skills in a colorful graphic novel format, Graphic Guides are sure to be a hit with young readers. Wild Ride is packed with survival tips including how to build a fire and set a broken limb.”

Cool!

Wild Ride is published this fall from Orca and will be available everywhere (including directly from the Orca website) so get your orders in now and be a survivor.