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>Date: Thu, 3 Jun 93 06:38:04 -0500
>From: bjgaed@ccmail.monsanto.com
>Subject: Re: cherryhlist 6/3 followup

Funny.  Today I saw the german translation of _Heavy Time_ in the book

shops.  The cover illustration is almost the same as of the collection

>_Visible Light_ of DAW books.  Only difference is that a man facing

>the woman at the porthole is added.  Given the fact that this is a

>illustration by David A. Cherry and the frame story in _VL_ I presume

>this woman depicts C.J. Cherryh herself.  There's a intricate C in her

>belt buckle.  On the backside is a droid holding a pot plant; a

>reference to the story "Companions".

>

>-Arnulf



In a book of David Cherry's artwork the cover of _VL_ was reproduced.  In his 

commentary the artist stated that it was indeed a portrait of his sister, 

Carolyn.



Interesting that the publisher would use a "recycled" cover.  Any speculation on 

why?  I had never thought of it, but I suppose that the rights to the text and 

the rights to the cover sell separately.



It was the cover of _VL_ that got me to read my first CJC book.  This cover is 

*very* different from most sf covers.  I remember thinking, "Who is this woman 

and why is she smiling like that?"  I think it illustrates very well one of the 

unique and attractive aspects of CJC's future universes:  A clear view of the 

mundane, day-to-day life in a starfaring society.  



Bruce Gaede



>PS: John Wenn stated in his authorlist that the illustrator David A.

>Cherry is her brother.  Why does he have not an h at end of his name?



CJC's given name is Carolyn (Jean? Jane?) Cherry.  The "h" was added to make a 

nom de plume.