Ned Dameron is a

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and fantasy artist.

Influences

His mother had a gallery in

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, where she mainly dealt with contemporary European paintings originating from a fantastic school, which decisively influenced him to turn in that direction in art.

Works

Ned Dameron produced cover artwork for many genre novels including '' The Dark Tower'' series by

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, and '' The Second Generation'' by

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and Tracy Hickman.Steinberg, Sybil S. (January 17, 1994). "Fiction – The Second Generation by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman with poetry by Michael Williams and illustrations by Ned Dameron", ''

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'' 241 (3): 420. He also produced interior illustrations for many ''

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'' books and ''

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'' magazine from 1989 to 1999, as well as cover art for the

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books ''Thri-Kreen of Athas'' and ''Beyond the Prism Pentad''. His interior art has been featured in '' Wizards and Rogues of the Realms'' (1995).

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* American contemporary artists American fantasy artists American illustrators American science fiction artists Living people Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-illustrator-stub