A few illustrations, after all, hadn’t appeared on ’70s or ’80s paperbacks at all, like one created by science fiction and fantasy artist Michael Whelan in 2016 as a warm-up exercise.

Danbury artist Michael Whelan remembers Michael Jackson. By News-Times, The (Danbury, CT), Robert Miller Staff Writer July 7, 2009.

Danbury artist Michael Whelan has created an award-winning body of work during his more than 40-year career as an artist. Here is the art that became the cover of "The Snow Queen," by Joan D. Vinge.

Michael Whelan has been one of the world's premier fantasy and science fiction cover artists since 1980, ... the first living artist to be included in a distinguished list of notable authors.