New
York, NY, USA -- The Independent Publisher Book Awards,
affectionately known as the IPPY Awards, is considered one of the
highest honors for independent publishers and authors worldwide.
Sci-fi
fantasy novel Star Racers is about battle jet pilots racing to save
their planet. The novel is unique in that four concept artists
created 130 pages of illustrations and artwork, creating a new kind
of graphic novel.
Star
Racers is a 76,000 word novel intended for teens and young adults.
Author
Martin Felando's debut novel Star Racers is the winner of the
National Silver Medal for Best Science Fiction at the 2016 IPPY Book
Awards.
Concept
artist J.C. Park from South Korea created the front book cover
illustration.
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| Back of the book illustration of Star Racers villain Maelae created by concept artist Piotr Foksowicz of Poland. |
Concept
artist Piotr Foksowicz from Poland created over 60 in-book
illustrations and the back cover illustration of Maelae.
19
year old concept artist Zheng Wei Gu from Singapore created in-book
illustrations for characters Sashi Oon, Pinky, and a warrior princess
Waif Doll.
Concept
artist Gordon Studer from San Francisco created over 20 abstract
sci-fi icons. His artwork is appears in each of the 65 chapters, as
well as the front cover and book spine.
Over
42,000 likes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starracersnovel
E-book
and paperback available on Amazon: http://amzn.com/B01BXYM8C4
Website:
http://www.star-racers.com
Media
Contact:
Martin
Felando
Star
Racers
917-855-4075
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