Seriously, this cover is EXACTLY what I warn my clients about. That authors think of their covers as if Amazon’s going to feature the cover on an IMAX screen, and thus they envision the entire story, flowing across the screen in sequence–and you get THIS as a result. No damn idea what it’s about. A sci-fi (planets, galaxy) fantasy (castles in night/day, wizards, magic wands) medieval (self-explanatory) arranged-marriage (the butt-out hug/kiss) puppet (little guy to the right of the chick) dressmaking (the gown that the wizardy-looking guy is modelling) book.
If I came across this cover browsing for books, the cover wouldn’t deter me from buying it. I kind of like it, and to me it’s unique. I wouldn’t recommend such a busy design though.
This is one of those covers where you need the silhouetted version with a key to identify all the characters, critters, and structures represented here.
Thank you for noticing my book cover. What could be more boring than being a BOOK COVER CRITIC!?! Wow get a life. If you have no artistic ability what so ever become an art critic.
Most books can’t be judged by its cover, this one can. Its jammed pack with action and adventure most likely too exciting for you couch potatoes.
For those that gave me a positive review, I highly recommend my book if you like action/adventure/romance. For the rest of you go back to watching Dancing with the Stars.
Oh, look. It’s Desperate Argument #4: “If you don’t like my book cover, then you obviously have no talent and you probably live with your moms.”
Hi, Tom. It may interest you to know that I have design experience. In fact, people have been known to pay me for my design skills. The same with many of the commenters.
But hey, who knows more about needing to get a life than a self-pubbed author who stops to insult individually the people who didn’t like his book cover?
Tom Icon
8 years ago
Obviously you have an invested opinion which mean a thing to me Nathan.
Uh oh… Looks like some special little snowflake wants a participation trophy.
By the way, I took a look at the preview material on Amazon, and it seems the art does accurately reflect what’s in this book: miles of pretty purple prose (with the occasional glaring error involving homonyms and near-homonyms, e.g mixing up “passed” with “past” and “hulled” with “hauled”) and nothing whatsoever to hold the audience’s attention.
We need more! How dare you include a black border around this. Fill every pixel with something. Oh, and add more words that are impossible to read.
This looks like a fantasy saga of 7 or 15 books where all the covers were squeezed together to put onto the 1st book. It really is that busy.
Perhaps I can send it to you in Braille.
A very bad Sgt. Pepper’s cover ripoff.
You most likely can’t draw a straight line
I think Waldo’s in there somewhere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Bosch
^^Approves of this cover.
Thanks misterweem you obviously have good taste.
Tom
Needs more Diego.
Where’s Waldo?
Seriously, this cover is EXACTLY what I warn my clients about. That authors think of their covers as if Amazon’s going to feature the cover on an IMAX screen, and thus they envision the entire story, flowing across the screen in sequence–and you get THIS as a result. No damn idea what it’s about. A sci-fi (planets, galaxy) fantasy (castles in night/day, wizards, magic wands) medieval (self-explanatory) arranged-marriage (the butt-out hug/kiss) puppet (little guy to the right of the chick) dressmaking (the gown that the wizardy-looking guy is modelling) book.
And, oh, yeah, FONTICIDE!! FONTICIDE!!!
Step out of the box.
If I came across this cover browsing for books, the cover wouldn’t deter me from buying it. I kind of like it, and to me it’s unique. I wouldn’t recommend such a busy design though.
Thanks, you obvious have insight.
Tom
This is one of those covers where you need the silhouetted version with a key to identify all the characters, critters, and structures represented here.
Thats in the book.
Thank you for noticing my book cover. What could be more boring than being a BOOK COVER CRITIC!?! Wow get a life. If you have no artistic ability what so ever become an art critic.
Most books can’t be judged by its cover, this one can. Its jammed pack with action and adventure most likely too exciting for you couch potatoes.
For those that gave me a positive review, I highly recommend my book if you like action/adventure/romance. For the rest of you go back to watching Dancing with the Stars.
Tom Icon
Oh, look. It’s Desperate Argument #4: “If you don’t like my book cover, then you obviously have no talent and you probably live with your moms.”
Hi, Tom. It may interest you to know that I have design experience. In fact, people have been known to pay me for my design skills. The same with many of the commenters.
But hey, who knows more about needing to get a life than a self-pubbed author who stops to insult individually the people who didn’t like his book cover?
Obviously you have an invested opinion which mean a thing to me Nathan.
I can’t even parse that sentence.
Uh oh… Looks like some special little snowflake wants a participation trophy.
By the way, I took a look at the preview material on Amazon, and it seems the art does accurately reflect what’s in this book: miles of pretty purple prose (with the occasional glaring error involving homonyms and near-homonyms, e.g mixing up “passed” with “past” and “hulled” with “hauled”) and nothing whatsoever to hold the audience’s attention.