Don Maitz is one of the greatest cover artists ever!! 

And I'm not just saying that because he was kind enough to allow me to use part of one of his paintings for my Magic Book Corner home image! That would his painting The Wizard. :)

 Magical, isn't it?!

Just take a look at Don's art people and see for yourselves how fabulous it is!!

During his career, Don's art has adorned the covers of a staggering number of books, The only ever complete list of his book covers has been compiled by Mr. Gary Lovisi in the Article "The Magic of DON MAITZ" published in the Art Magazine "Illustration" - Issue no. 55, 2017 

With Don's permission, I am hereby posting here the Complete List of Cover Art done by Don Maitz and compiled by Mr. Lovisi with Don's help. There may be a few titles that have been missed, but most of them are here.

A special thank you to Mr.Gary Lovisi for making this possible.

Books are listed alphabetically by publisher; then author’s last name. In most cases the title for Don’s original painting is the title of the book, but not in all cases, so where known, Mr. Lovisi has added Don's original title for the cover painting as stated in his art book Dreamquests, and Don has also added some of his titles for the book covers. Listings with an asterisk * at the end indicate the original art is available for sale at donmaitz@ paravia.com

Note: 

All the images included in this article are subject to copyright. 

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All works copyrighted and prints available. For information on prints and commissions contact: donmaitz@paravia.com

ACE BOOKS 

 Card, Orson Scott, Dragons of Darkness, 1983 (“Urine Trouble With The King”) * 

 Card, Orson Scott, The Worthing Chronicle, 1983, (“The Hot Sleep”) 

 Dalkey, Kara, The Curse of Sagamore, March, 1986, Sagamore book #1. * 

 Darnay, Arsen, The Purgatory Zone, 1981. * 

 De Lanbeiti, The Borribles. 

 De Lambeiti, Michael, The Borribles Go For Broke, 1982. 

 De Lambeiti, Across The Dark Metropolis, 1988, a Borribles sf novel. * 

 Garrison, Peter, The Sorcerer’s Gun, 2000, pseudonym of Craig Shaw Gardner. 

 Garrison, Peter, The Magic Dead, 2001, Changeling Saga series. * 

 Harris, Deborah Turner, Caledon Of The Mists, 1994. 

 Harris, Deborah Turner, The Queen Of Ashes, 1995. * 

 Oppenheim, Shulamith, The World Invisible, 1984. 

 Stableford, Brian, The Last Days Of The Edge Of The World, 1985. 

 Taylor, Keith, Bard, #04912, April, 1984, 3rd printing. * 

Taylor, Keith, Bard Ii: The Return Of Felimid Mac Fal, April, 1984. 

 Taylor, Keith, Bard Iii: The Wild Sea, 1986. * 

 Taylor, Keith, Bard IV: Raven's Gathering, October 1987

 Volsky, Paula, The Sorcerer’s Lady, #77533, April, 1986. *

BAEN BOOKS 

 Anderson, Poul, Hrolf Kraki’s Saga, 1988. 

 Wilson, David Henry, The Coachman Rat, 1990. 

 White, Steve, Pirates Of The Timestream, 2014. * 

 White, Steve, Ghosts Of Time, 2015. * 

White, Steve, Soldiers of Time, 2016. * 

BALLANTINE BOOKS 

Van Lustbader, Eric, The Sunset Warrior, 1980, (“Escape From Below”). * 

Van Lustbader, Eric, Shallows Of Night, 1980 (“After The Beast”). * 

Van Lustbader, Eric, Dai-San, 1981 (“Kai-Feng”). * 

Van Lustbader, Eric, Beneath an Opal Moon, 1981 (“Going For The Throat”). * 

BANTAM BOOKS (also see Spectra Books) 

Bradbury, Ray, Classic Stories 2, 1988, (“Over The Clouds”). 

Flint, Kenneth C., Riders Of The Sidhe, 1984. * 

Flint, Kenneth C., Champions Of The Sidhe, 1984, Legends of the Sidhe #2. 

Flint, Kenneth C., A Storm Upon Ulster, 1985. 

Feist, Raymond E., Magician, Oct. 1991. * 

Feist, Raymond E., Prince Of The Blood, 1994. * 

Feist, Raymond E., Silverthorn, 1996. * 

Robinson, Spider, Callahan’s Key, 2001. 

BENBELLA BOOKS 

Lorrah, Jean, and Winston A. Howlett, Savage Empire: Prophecies, 2004, tpb, volumes 5 & 6 of Savage Empire series. * 

BERKLEY BOOKS 

Sky, Kathleen, Witchdame, #07449, Jan.1985, (“It Takes Courage“). 

Stableford, Brian, Last Days At The Edge Of The World, 1984, (“The Serenade”), first published by Berkley Books, he later did covers for re-release for Ballantine Books.

Van Lustbader, Eric, The Sunset Warrior, 1980. 

Van Lustbader, Eric, Shallows Of Night . 

Van Lustbader, Eric, Dai-San, 1981. 

Van Lustbade, Eric, Beneath An Opal Moon, 1981.

CREST BOOKS 

Asimov, Isaac, Lucky Star & The Big Sun Of Mercury, 1977, (“The Big Sun of Mercury”).

Asimov, Isaac, Lucky Star & The Rings Of Saturn, 1977. 

Asimov, Isaac, Lucky Star & The Oceans Of Venus, 1977. 

Asimov, Isaac, Lucky Star Space Ranger, 1977. 

Boyce, Chris, Catchworld, 1975. 

Goldin, Stephen, Assault On The Gods, 1981, (“Night Raid“). * 

DAW BOOKS 

Bayley, Barrington J., The Grand Wheel, #255, 1977, (“Pokerface“). 

Bradley, Marion Zimmer, and Friends of Darkover, The Keeper’s Price, #373, Feb. 1980. *

Brunner, John, The Productions Of Time, #261, 1977. 

Chandler, A. Betram, The Far Traveler, #327, 1979. * 

Cherryh, C.J., Wave Without A Shore, #444, 1981. 

Cherryh, C.J., Hestia, #354, 1987. 

Cherryh, C.J., Alternate Realities, 2000. 

Dickson, Gordon R., None But Man, #266, 1977. 

Dowdell, Del, Warlord Of Ghandor, #253, August, 1977. 

Henneberg, N.C., The Green Gods, #387, May, 1980. 

Lake, David J., The Gods Of Xuma, #279, Feb. 1978. 

Landis, Arthur H., Camelot In Orbit, #315, Nov. 1978 (“The Crusade“). 

Lee, Tanith, Drinking Sapphire Wine, #226, Jan. 1977. 

Lee, Tanith, Electric Forest, #349, 1979. * 

Lee, Tanith, Kill The Dead, #401, 1980. * 

Lee, Tanith, Day By Night, #408, 1980. * 

Lee, Tanith, THE SILVER METAL LOVER, #476, 1982. 

Lee, Tanith, TAMASTARA or The Indian Nights, #569, March, 1984. * 

Lictenberg, Jacqueline and Jean Lorrah, CHANNEL’S DESTINY, #556, Dec. 1983, a Sime/Gen novel. 

Llewellyn, Edward, THE DOUGLAS CONVOLUTION, #359, 1979. 

Llewellyn, Edward, THE BRIGHT COMPANION, #371, Jan. 1980. 

Pohl, Fredrick, DEMON IN THE SKULL, #585, July, 1984, revised and updated version of Plague of Pythons . 

Purtill, Richard L., THE MIRROR OF HELEN, #549, Oct. 1983. 

Stableford, Brian, THE CITY OF THE SUN, #289, 1978, (“Checkout The Sunset”), Daedalus Mission #4. 

Stableford, Brian, BALANCE OF POWER, #322, Jan. 1979, Daedalus Mission #5. 

Tubb, E.C., HAVEN OF DARKNESS, #242, May, 1977, 

Tubb, E.C., PRISON OF NIGHT, #271, Dec. 1977, Dumarest Book #17. 

Tubb, E.C., WEB OF SAND, #348, July, 1979, Dumarest Book #20. 

Vance, Jack, SPACE OPERA, #336, 1979. 

DEL REY BOOKS (also see Ballantine Books) 

Dexter, Susan, The Wind-Witch, 1994?, The Warhorse of Esdragon book #2. * 

Duncan, David, The Magic Casement, Dec. 1989. 

Duncan, David, Perilous Seas, August, 1990. * 

Duncan, David, Emperor And Clown, Jan. 1992. * 

Eddings, David, The Losers, 1993, (“Out of The Blue”). * 

Hambly, Barbara, Stranger At A Wedding, 1994, (“Conjure Mice”). * 

DELL BOOKS 

Alexander, Lloyd, The Black Cauldron, 1985, trade paperback. 

Alexander, Lloyd, The Castle Of Lllye, 1985, trade paperback. 

Alexander, Lloyd, The Book of Three, 1985, trade paperback, ("Horned King")

Carter, Lin, ed., Flashing Swords #3, 1976. 

Carter, Lin, ed. Flashing Swords #4, 1981. 

DUTTON BOOKS 

Rovin, Jeff, The Fantasy Almanac, 1979, trade paperback. 

EOS BOOKS (an imprint of Harper Collins) 

Lawhead, Stephen R., The Iron Lance, 1998 

Lawhead, Stephen, The Black Rood, 2001, Celtic Crusades book #2. * 

Lawhead, Stephen R., The Mystic Rose, 2002. * 

HARPER-PRISM BOOKS 

Velde, Vivian Vabde, The Changeling Prince, 1998. *

HARPER COLLINS UK 

Van Lustbader, Eric, Dragons On The Sea Of Night, 1998 * 

Wurts, Janny, Fugitive Prince, 1998. 

MEISHA MERLIN BOOKS 

Duane, Diane, The Tale of the Five: The Sword And The Dragon, 2002, trade paperback. * 

Nye, Jody Lynn, Strong Arm Tactics, 2005, Wolfe Pack book #1. 

Rosen, Selina, Queen Of Denial, 1999. * 

Rosen, Selina, Recycled, 2003. * 

OLD EARTH BOOKS 

Steele, Allen, Rude Astronauts, 1993, trade paperback. * 

PLAYBOY PRESS 

Llywellyn, Morgan, Lion Of Ireland, Nov. 1980. 

POCKET BOOKS (also see Timescape Books) 

Cowper, Richard, The Road To Corlay, 1979, White Bird of Kinship book #1, ("Second Drowning") 

Cowper, Richard, Out There Where The Big Ships Go, #83501, Oct. 1980. 

Cowper, Richard, Profundis, 1981. 

Cowper, Richard, Time out Of Mind, #83580, Jan. 1981. 

Malzberg, Barry, Beyond Apollo, 1979, (“Spaced-Man”). 

Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, Ariosto, 1980. 

POPULAR LIBRARY (also see Questar Books) 

Carter, Lin, Invisible Death, July, 1978, Zarkon book #2. 

Carter, Lin, The Volcano Ogre, 1978, Zarkon book #3. 

De Camp, L. Sprague, The Virgin & The Wheels, 1976. 

Meyers, Richard, Doomstar, 1985, Doomstar Duology book #1. 

Meyers, Richard, Return To Doomstar, 1985. * 

QUESTAR BOOKS (a Popular Library imprint) 

Cherryh, C.J., Rimrunners, 1980, Company Wars book #5. * 

Cherryh, C.J., Cyteen: The Rebirth, 1989. * 

Cherryh, C. J., Cyteen: The Betrayal, 1988. 

Cherryh, C.J., Cyteen Iii: The Vindication, April, 1989. 

Cherryh, C.J., Heavy Time, 1990. * 

Cherryh, C.J., Hellburner, 1993. * 

Cook, Hugh, Wizard War, June, 1987, Chronicles of Age of Darkness #1. * 

Cook, Hugh, The Questing Hero, #20654, March, 1988, Wizard War Chronicles book 2, embossed cover. * 

Cook, Hugh, The Hero’s Return, #20664, Oct. 1988, Wizard War Chronicles book #3.

Cook, Hugh, The Oracle, #20914, July, 1989, Wizard War Chronicles book 4. * 

Nye, Jody Lynn, Mythology 101, 1990, Mythology book #1. *

Nye, Jody Lynn, Mythology Abroad, 1991. *

Nye, Jody Lynn, Higher Mythology, 1993. *

Nye, Jody Lynn, Advanced Mythology, 1999 *

Nye, Jody Lynn, Applied Mythology, 2000 *

ROC BOOKS (imprint of Signet/NAL) Crompton, 

Anne Eliot, Merlin’s Harp, 1997. * 

SIGNET BOOKS 

Fraser, George MacDonald, Flashman In The Great Game, #J7429, April, 1977, Flashman novel #5. 

SPECTRA BOOKS (a Bantam Books imprint) 

Feist, Raymond E., The King’s Buccaneer, 1992, Riftwar Cycle: Krondor’s Sons. 

Feist, Raymond E., Magician: Apprentice, 199?, Riftwar Saga book #1. * 

Feist, Raymond E., Magician: Master, 1993, Riftwar Saga #2. 

Feist, Raymond E., Silverthorn, 1994, Riftwar Saga book #3. * 

Feist, Raymond E., Prince Of The Blood, 1994, Riftwar Saga book #5. * 

Feist, Raymond E., A Darkness At Sethanon, May, 1992. * 

Feist, Raymond E., and Janny Wurts, Servant Of The Empire, 1991. * 

Feist, Raymond E., and Janny Wurts, Daughter Of The Empire, June, 1991. * 

Feist, Raymond E., and Janny Wurts, Mistress Of The Empire, 1993, #2 in series (“Servant of The Empire”). * 

Sheckley, Robert, & Roger Zelazny, Bring Me The Head Of Prince Charming, Dec. 1992. *

Sheckley, Robert, & Roger Zelazny, A Farce To Be Reckoned With. * 

TEMPO BOOKS 

Fisher, Paul R., The Hawks Of Fellheath, 1984, a Magic Quest book. 

Fisher, Paul R., The Ash Staff, 1984. *

Fisher, Paul R., The Princess And The Thorn, 1984, Magic Quest book #10. * 

Fisher, Paul R., Mont Cant Gold, 1985, Magic Quest book #14. * 

TIMESCAPE BOOKS (a Pocket Books imprint) 

Alexander, David, Fane, #83154, August, 1981. 

Corby, Adam, The Former King, 1981. 

 Corby, Adam, The Divine Queen, 1982, (“Divine Queen“). 

Schenck, Hilbert, A Rose For Armageddon, 1982. 

Stallman, Robert, The Orphan, circa 1981, Book of the Beast #1. * 

Stallman, Robert, The Captive, #41382, March, 1981, Book of The Beast #2. 

Stallman, Robert, The Beast, #41383, Sept. 1982, Book of The Beast #3. * 

Sucharitkul, Somtow, Light On The Sound, 1982. 

Wolfe, Gene, The Shadow Of The Torturer, 1981, Book of The New Sun #1. 

Wolfe, Gene, The Claw Of The Conciliator, #41616, Feb. 1982, Book of The New Sun #2.

Wolfe, Gene, The Sword of the Lictor, 1981, Book of the New Sun #3 *

Wolfe, Gene, The Island Of Doctor Death And Other Stories, 1980. 

Wolfe, Gene, The Citadel Of The Autarch, 1983. * 

Wolfe, Gene, Shadow & Claw, 1994, tpb, contains Books of The New Sun #1 & 2. 

Wolfe, Gene, Sword & Citadel, 1994, tpb, contains Books of The New Sun #3 & 4. 

TOR BOOKS 

Anthony, Piers, The E.S.P. Worm, 1986. 

Anthony, Piers, Hasan, Jan. 1986. 

Anthony, Piers, Prostho Plus, 1986. 

Anthony, Piers, Ghost, 1987. * 

Anthony, Piers, Triple Détente, 1988. 

Anthony, Piers, But What Of Earth?, 1989. 

Anthony, Piers, and Frances Hall, Pretender, 1985, embossed cover. * 

Anthony, Piers, and Robert E. Margoff, The Ring, 1986. 

Llywelyn, Morgan, Bard: The Odyssey Of The Irish, 1987. 

TSR BOOKS (Wizards of The Coast) 

Odom, Mel, Rising Tide, 1999, The Threat From the Sea book #1

Odom, Mel, Under Fallen Stars, 1999, The Threat From The Sea book #2. 

Odom, Mel, The Sea Devil’s Eye, 2000, Threat From The Sea book #3. 

MAGAZINE COVERS 

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan. 1983 issue, cover. 

Realms of Fantasy #1.2, Dec. 1994, cover. 

Realms of Fantasy #1.4, April, 1995, cover. 

Science Fiction Review #7, Feb. 1992, cover. 

World Fantasy Convention Program Book, Sept. 1982, cover, “Claws” 

Creepy #94, 1977, cover “Unsafe Footing”. 

   Eerie #88, Warren Publications, 1977, “Aliens-10 Humans-3”). 

Eerie #93, Warren Publications, 1977, “The Vampire Twins”. 

Batman: The Last Angel, October 28th 1994, Eric Van Lustbader, DC Comics

HARDCOVER BOOKS 

Note: These are all extra delux collector's editions and not all images are available. What I could find, please see below. Different covers were used for the same title, especially for the Stephen King books:

(interior art) King, Stephen, and Peter Straub, The Talisman, Donald Grant, 1983, (“The Perils”). * 

King, Stephen, Desperation, Donald Grant, 1995, five paintings. * 

Here are the other 4:

      and The Dream 

King, Stephen, The Shining, Cemetery Dance, 2016, eight paintings. *

Here they are:

(interior art) King, Stephen, Knowing Darkness: Art Of Stephen King, Centipede Press, oversize reprint of Desperation, Talisman, and one new for Duma Key. 

Llywellyn, Morgan, Red Branch, William Morrow & Co, Sept. 1988. * 

Park, Paul, Soldiers Of Paradise, Arbor House, Jan. 1988. 

Resnick, Mike, Blasphemy, Golden Gryphon. * 

Steele, Allen, Rude Astronauts, John Hopkins University Press, 1993, (“Empire Fleet Transport”). 

BOOKS ON DON MAITZ ART 

Dreamquests: The Art Of Don Maitz by Don Maitz, Underwood Books, July, 1993, cover “Dreamquest”. * 

 First Maitz by Don Maitz, Underwood-Miller, 1988, cover “Conjure Maitz”. * Don Maitz Trading Card Set, Friedlander Publishing Group, 1994, cards featuring his art. * 

— Checklist by Gary Lovisi, 2017

If you's like to see a few of the above covers, the published book, side by side with Don's painting, please check out The Magic Book Corner's Art Gallery here and enjoy! :)

This art deserves to be praised and admired because it is .... magic on a page!!

About the Artist: Don Maitz

Don Maitz has produced outstanding work in exploring paths of fantastic realism. For twenty five years, he has produced narrative paintings containing fantasy, science fiction, and historical images. His career began with New York City book publishing. Don's artwork evolved within this market and has expanded into many other areas. He has received considerable exposure as the original and continuing artist of the Captain Morgan Spiced Rum pirate character.

Joseph Seagrams & Sons, The National Geographic Society, Bantam Doubleday Dell, Warner Books, Random House Publishing, Watson Guptill, Penguin USA, and Harper Collins Publishers are some of his clients. His work has been produced for the limited edition print market with images released by Mill Pond Press, and the Greenwich Workshop. His works are internationally recognized and acclaimed. He has twice won science fiction's accolade for best artist, the Hugo award. He has received a Howard award from the World Fantasy Convention, a Silver Medal and Certificates of Merit from New York's Society of Illustrators, and ten Chesley awards from his peers in the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. His paintings were included at NASA's 25th Anniversary presentation. 

He helped initiate the first ever museum showing of fantastic paintings at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut where the public broke all previous attendance records. His work has been included at the Park Avenue Atrium, the Hayden Planetarium, the Society of Illustrators - all located in New York City. His works were included in two large exhibits of fantastic art - at both the Delaware Art Museum and Canton Art Museum. These popular exhibits inspired a follow up show at each museum. The San Diego Maritime Museum, the Orlando History Center, and the Key West Custom House have enthusiastically displayed his pirate paintings in exhibitions pursuing that theme.

Don Maitz attended the Paier School of Art from 1971-75, where he graduated top of the class, since, his work has enhanced various published formats including: book, magazine, cards, record album, compact disk, poster, limited edition print, puzzle, collector plate, and computer screen saver programs. Two art books of his color paintings have been reproduced titled Dreamquests, The Art of Don Maitz containing ninety images from his varied career; and First Maitz a collection of paintings with the artist's insights and notes on technique. Both editions have sold out. Besides illustrating many book covers by authors such as, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, C. J. Cherryh, Raymond E. Feist, Allan Dean Foster, and Michael Moorcock, he illustrated a limited edition publication of Stephen King's novel, Desperation. Don also has illustrated two short stories and a British edition novel written by his wife, author/artist Janny Wurts. The May 1999 issue of "National Geographic Magazine" contains a commissioned pirate illustration that also appeared with other of his works on national television's Dateline NBC. His work is featured among ten artists in an art book titled Fantasy Art Masters. He has worked as a conceptual artist on an animated feature film titled, "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius".

In addition he served as guest instructor at the Ringling School of Art and Design in the 1985-1986 semesters and has lectured at colleges, universities, and conventions all over the United States.

He lives in Florida with his wife, Janny Wurts, the noted fantasy novelist and artist who paints covers to the books she writes. They share a studio home with four cats and three horses.