Gary A. Lippincott (Petersham, Massachusetts) has won numerous awards for his fantasy art, which is in many collections worldwide. Books he has illustrated include Bruce Colville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher and Jane Yolen's Come to the Fairy Ball, and his cover art has graced works by such authors as Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tanith Lee, and Charles DeLint.