Anne Stokes is a fantasy artist whose first works appeared in role-playing games, especially Dungeons & Dragons. Originally from London, she has had an interest in the fantasy genre since her father read The Hobbit to her as a child. Anne Stokes has been a professional artist since 2000. She has illustrated for Wizards of the Coast, including Dungeons & Dragons. Her Dungeons & Dragons work includes interior art for the 3.5 edition Monster Manual III (2004), Player's Handbook II (2006), Monster Manual IV (2006), Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (2006), Complete Mage (2006), Magic Item Compendium (2007), Monster Manual V (2007) and Rules Compendium (2007) and the 4th edition Monster Manual (2008) and Manual of the Planes (2008). Stokes made the cover of the album One Minute Silence available in All Colors. Morten Veland of the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia was surfing the internet when he found the photo of Stokes' mermaid. He got interested and contacted her to get permission to use it as the album cover for Perils of the Deep Blue. Stokes lives in Yorkshire, England.