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This is the artwork originally planned to be used for Twelve, but now superseded.

Design by Anne Kragelund/TW.
Twelve - Original Cover
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This is the artwork for on the cover of the first edition of Twelve, published in the UK in January 2009.

Design by Paul Young.
Twelve - Cover
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Here's the artwork for the cover of Thirteen Years Later - out in the UK in March 2010.

Design by Paul Young.
Thirteen Years Later - Cover
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This is the recoloured artwork for the UK mass market paperback edition of Thirteen Years Later, published in January 2011.

Artwork by Paul Young
Thirteen Years Later - Paperback Cover
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Here's the cover artwork for The Third Section, published by Bantam in August 2011.

Artwork by Paul Young
The Third Section - Cover
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This is the cover of the French edition of Twelve (Douze), published by Bragelonne in April 2009

Design by Paul Young.
Douze - Cover
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Cover artwork from the Italian Edition of Twelve published by Rizzoli.

Artwork by Francesca Leoneschi / Andrea Cavallini / The World of DOT.
I Dodici
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This is the cover of the Polish edition of Twelve (Dwunastu), published by Amber in 2009.

Design by Paul Young.
Dwunastu - Cover
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Trzynaście Lat Później - the Polish translation of Thirteen Years Later, published by Amber.

Artwork by Paul Young.
Trzynaście Lat Później
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This is ONIKI - the Turkish edition of Twelve.

Artwork by Paul Young.
ONIKI
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This is the cover of On Üç Yıl Sonra, the Turkish edition of Thirteen Years Later by Can. The translation is by Seçkin Selvi

Artwork by Paul Young.
On Üç Yıl Sonra
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Here's the artwork for the US edition of Twelve, released September 2010.

Artwork by Paul Young.
Twelve - Pyr Edition
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Here's the artwork for the US edition of Thirteen Years Later, released February 2011.

Artwork by Paul Young.
Thirteen Years Later- Pyr Edition
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The railway station is on the main line from Warsaw to Moscow, sticking close to the route of Bonaparte's advance. Plaques on either side of the door commemorate the battles in The Patriotic War and The Great Patriotic War. The battlefield of 1812 lies a few miles to the  north.
The Railway Station at Borodino
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The Cathedral of the Intercession, more commonly known as Saint Basil's (or Saint Vasiliy's, to use the Russian form) is my favourite building in Moscow. The external decoration might seem better suited to Disneyland, but in Moscow, it delivers no sense of incongruity. Inside it is a fascinating labyrinth of small chapels, reminiscent of the monastery library in Umberto Eco's The  Name of the Rose. It is viewed here from the northern end of Red Square.
Saint Basil's
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Дегтярный Переулок - Degtyarny Pereulok - Degtyarny Lane. Where Aleksei spent so many happy hours in 1812.
Degtyarny Lane
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Is this building on Degtyarny Lane the brothel where Domnikiia lived and worked? The answer is no - it was built after the fires of 1812, but it's in roughly the right location.
The Brothel
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Menshikov's Tower, next to the Church of Saint Fyodor Stratilit, on of the locations where Aleksei would rendezvous with the Oprichniki in 1812, and where he was to encounter a new enemy, thirteen years later.
Menshikov's Tower
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Another of Aleksei's Moscow meeting places. The church is currently (spring of 2008) in a sorry state of dilapidation, but is thankfully undergoing some major renovation work.
The Church of Saint Clement
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Красная Площадь - Krasnaya Ploshchad - Red Square. The heart of Moscow.
Red Square
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The icon of Saint George on the Resurrection Gate, at the northern end of Red Square. Is there a connection, as Aleksei suspected, between the serpent that lies vanquished and Zmyeevich - the son of the serpent?
The Resurrection Gate
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Saint Basil's viewed from the south, from the Great Moskvoretskiy Bridge. The cathedral does not feature greatly in Twelve but in Thirteen Years Later, Aleksei finds it to be the site of an horrific encounter.
Saint Basil's
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Lobnoye Mesto - The Place of the Skull. Golgotha in the middle of Red Square. From here, the pronouncements of tsars were traditionally read out to the people, but in Thirteen Years Later, it is the site of far more gruesome activities.
Lobnoye Mesto
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John Casey's picture 'Twelve' is inspired by the novel of the same name. The original is 12 inches by 18 inches on scraperboard, owned by Jasper Kent. For more examples of John's work, visit www.myspace.com/jmfcasey.

Picture copyright © John Michael Francis Casey 2007. All rights reserved.
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Moscow's river, overlooked by the walls of the Kremlin. In the distance is the Stone Bridge, and beyond it the Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer.
The River Moskva
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The statue of Pushkin in Pushkin Square. The great poet was only thirteen years old at the time of Napoleon's invasion, but by 1825 he was known across the nation, and was lucky not to be arrested for involvement with the Decembrist Uprising.
Alexander Pushkin
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One of Moscow's famous Metro stations. Aleksei never lived to see it.
The Moscow Underground
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Another image of Moscow's ubiquitous patron saint, a statue this time, on Chistoprudniy Boulevard.
Saint George
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Bust of Lenin at Moscow's Leningrad Railway Station. And onward to Saint Petersburg.
Lenin
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The River Moika, one of the many branches of the Neva delta in Saint Petersburg. The river is viewed from Nevsky Prospekt, close to Aleksei's Petersburg home.
The Moika
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The Admiralty in Saint Petersburg.
The Admiralty
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The statue of Peter the Great in Decembrist Square, erected by Catherine the Great. The statue is today often known as the Bronze Horseman, after Pushkin's poem of 1833. The pedestal, known as the Thunder Stone, weighs an estimated 1500 tons, and was dragged four miles from the Gulf of Finland to its current location.
Peter The Great
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The statue of Peter the Great depicts a serpent being trampled beneath his horse's hooves. Why did the Empress Catherine choose to have her predecessor depicted in a pose so associated with Saint George?
The Serpent
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Plaque in Decembrist Square (then known as Senate Square) commemorating the revolt of 14th December 1825 (26th December in the new calendar).
The Decembrist Uprising
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Saint Isaac's, viewed from Decembrist Square. At the time of the uprising, a much smaller cathedral overlooked the square. The current building was completed in 1858.
Saint Isaac's
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The square is viewed from the dome of Saint Isaac's. The Bronze Horseman is hidden by trees, just left of centre. At the time of the uprising, the Isaakievsky Bridge stretched across the Neva from the square to Vasilevskiy Island.
Decembrist Square
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The Neva flows for just forty-six miles, from Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland. Despite its short length, it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of the volume of water flowing through it. By Saint Petersburg, it has split into a delta of which this picture shows just one of the major branches, the Great Neva. In winter, the river freezes over.
The Neva
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These two towers were originally lighthouses, built in 1810 to mark the entrance to the port of Saint Petersburg.
The Rostral Columns
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The building of the fortress in 1703 marked the foundation of the city. The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul at its centre was the tallest building in Petersburg until the 1960s. The Decembrist rebels were imprisoned in the fortress in 1826.
The Peter and Paul Fortress
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Officially known as the Neva Gate, with the Commandant's Pier stretching from it. From here the Decembrists, imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress, began their journey into Siberian exile in July 1826.
The Death Gateway
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Also known as the Resurrection Church of Our Saviour, the church was built on the spot where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881. Ostensibly similar to Saint Basil's in Moscow, it is actually an example of the Russian Revival style, deliberately emulating the architecture of three centuries before and, to my mind, lacking its character.
The Church on Spilled Blood
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The official residence of the Russian royal family from the eighteenth century to the Revolution. Today it is one of several buildings that collectively form the Hermitage museum.
The Winter Palace
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The bronze angel tops the column in Palace Square, opposite the Winter Palace. The column commemorates the victory of Tsar Aleksandr I over Napoleon in 1812, but was not erected until 1834, almost a decade after his death.
The Alexander Column
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The archways in the General Staff Building allow exit from Palace Square to the southeast, heading towards Nevsky Prospekt.
Palace Square
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Bakhchisaray was the capital of the Crimean Khanate until the Russian occupation in the 18th Century. Tsar Alexander I visited the palace in 1825, just weeks before his death.
The Khan's Palace at Bakhchisaray
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The symbol of two entwined dragons sits above the gateway to the Khan's palace.
Dragons at Bakhchisaray
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This was one of the few Muslim places of worship that Catherine the Great allowed to remain standing.
The Mosque at Bakhchisaray
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Alexander sat here during his visit in 1825.
The Summer House
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One of several fountains within the Khan's Palace, this one inspired the poet Pushkin.
The Fountain of Tears
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Pushkin wrote his poem The Fountain at Bakhchisaray after visiting the Khan's Palace in 1823.
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
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The wind has carved the cliff overlooking the Khan's Palace into the shape of a human face.
The Place of the Skull
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Even before reaching the cliffs, the path up to Chufut Kalye is a steep climb.
The Approach to Chufut Kalye
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For centuries, people have dug out the natural caves at Chufut Kalye to make their homes.
The Cave City
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At the time of Tsar Alexander's visit, Chufut Kalye was the home of the Karaite Jews.
The Karaite Synagogue
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The only approach to the cave city is from the south, where the natural defences are augmented by man-made walls.
The Southern Cliffs
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It was standing atop these cliffs that Tsar Alexander met Cain for the second time, and began his journey deep beneath the hill.
The Northern Cliffs
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Further down the valley from Chufut Kalye, houses built from the natural caves are still occupied.
A Modern Cave House
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Climbing up these steps, after visiting Chufut Kalye, Alexander showed the first signs of the illness that had afflicted him.
Monastery of the Assumption
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The ubiquitous image adorns the entrance to the Monastery of the Assumption.
George and the Dragon
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A statue of Lenin stands in Lenin Square on the seafront in Yalta.
Lenin
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Lenin looks over what has become of the Revolution.
Yalta
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Chekov lived in Yalta, on the Crimean coast, from 1897 until his death.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Here's a selection of artwork and photographs. Many show the actual locations featured in the books, others are just there for interest.

You can also take another look at the flash animations for both Thirteen Years Later and for Twelve.

Covers
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
The Crimea