Welcome to a new cover reveal!

Today we have the pleasure of help reveal the cover of The Curse of Dragon Tail Island, a pirate fantasy adventure, written by Jonathan Nevair.

Let's take a look at the blurb:

A once-legendary pirate and his loyal crew out to retake the high seas…

Captain James R. Hawk, aka Trusty Jack, and his salty scoundrels are do-gooder buccaneers leaving a trail of merry mayhem in their wake. Their credo: ignore the corrupt laws of the Jewel Island’s greedy governor and sail the tropical seas in search of treasure, freedom, and adventure.

But when the governor’s royal navy teams up with a powerful mage, Trusty Jack’s sordid past catches up with him. Lost love, lost lives, and a lost ship haunt the legendary pirate. That’s when a cunning gnome arrives from the mainland with a daring proposal. Will Jack muster the salty courage to sail through the illusion-filled mists to reach a forbidden island? The ghostly horrors and powerful curse at his destination will test more than his pirate mettle. He’ll have to weigh the price of gold against the risk of peril to himself, his crew, and those he loves… and face down a haunting past trailing in his wake.

Dragonlance meets Pirates of the Caribbean in this swashbuckling pirate fantasy - a revenge fueled tale of clashing cutlasses, monsters and magic, second-chance romance, and salty sea adventure!

The Curse of Dragon Tail Island will be released the January 20th, 2026. If you are a reviewer, here's the sign-up link for a possible ARC.

The cover features art by Stephen Wood (website) with design by Miblart.

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Jonathan Nevair

Jonathan Nevair is a science fiction writer and the pen name for Dr. Jonathan Wallis, an art historian/Professor of Art History. After two decades of academic teaching and publishing, he finally got up the nerve to write fiction. Jonathan grew up on Long Island, NY but now resides in southeast Pennsylvania with his wife and rambunctious mountain feist, Cricket.