From the end of the 1970s to the beginning of the 1980s, over a period of six short years, Eric Ladd painted several SF&F covers. Here is the only (!) information on him on the web that I could find: [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?27207][1]

His two best paintings are the covers to the first editions of Elizabeth A. Lynn's [The Dancers of Arun][2] and [The Northern Girl][3]. The [German edition of Jessica Amanda Salmonson's Amazons!][4] features an uncensored version (breasts uncovered) of the latter painting and is one of the most memorable fantasy paintings of my life, probably because I fist encountered it in my teens :-)

Does anyone know what happened to him after 1983? Is he still alive? Did he stop painting?


  [1]: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?27207
  [2]: http://jumpdrives.wordpress.com/tag/the-chronicles-of-tornor/
  [3]: http://www.amazon.com/Northern-Girl-Elizabeth-A-Lynn/dp/0425047253
  [4]: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3404240235/