title: Fatales: The Art of Ryan Heshka
author: Ryan Heshka
description: Ryan Heshka was born in Manitoba, Canada, and grew up in Winnipeg. Fueled by long prairie winters, he spent a lot of his childhood drawing, building cardboard cities and making super 8 films. Early influences that persist to this day include antiquated comics and pulp magazines, natural history, graphic design and music, movies and animation. Formally trained in interior design, he is self-taught as an artist. His illustrations has appeared in Vanity Fair, Playboy, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, the New York Times, Smart Money, and on the cover and interiors of BLAB!. He has been selected to appear in American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts. In addition to gallery shows across North America and Europe, he is currently working on picture book projects for children as well as adults. He lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada with his wife Marinda and cat Louis.
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  Ryan felt Hellstrom's mind reach out to touch him.
  
  
  The leader of Helskel leaned back in his chair, his eyes opened wide. "I
  underestimated you," he said quietly. "Consider yourself lucky."
  
  
  "You're the lucky one, Lars. Most people who have underestimated me are
  sitting on the knee of Father Death."
  
  
  Hellstrom eyed him for a long minute, then threw back his head and laughed.
  "You're a treasure, Cawdor. Helskel needs a man like you."
  
  
  "Rather have you replace the tires of my wag, and we'll be on our way."
  
  
  "Ah, well, that's the rub, isn't it? We need you, and you need tires. Can't we
  help each other?" Hellstrom grinned, his face taking on a cadaverous, skull-
  like aspect. "Because if you won't help me, you and your people will die in a
  manner far less spectacular and far more agonizing than the late Zadfrak."
  
  
  **Stoneface**
  
  
  **#34 in the Deathlands series**
  
  
  _**James Axler**_
  
  
  A GOLD EAGLE BOOK FROM WORLDWIDE
  
  
  TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON AMSTERDAM • PARIS 