Early Dormia Sketches by Steven Mertens
The illustrations you see on this page are the very first sketches of the world of Dormia. They were done by Steven Mertens, an illustrator and musician living in Brooklyn, New York

First sketch of Sleeping Knights Cover Art

Uncle Hill arrives in World's End, Minnesota, on his motorcycle

Bilblox and the other Magrewskis wait for Alfonso to fall soundly asleep at the start of a game of Ballast

Vice Admiral Purcheezie welcomes Alfonso onto her ship

Dr. Van Bambleweep inspects the Dormian Bloom in Barsh-yin-Binder.

Statue of the Cyclops in Straszydlo Forest

An early conception of the Dormian capital of Somnos

A scene from the Battle of Somnos
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