It’s a gorgeous cover — but I thought his face was scarred?
Valerie Comersays
Ah, you remember the story from the old days, too! His face is scarred with spiral designs on each cheek, which looks like a shadow here. It is (obviously) impossible to see clearly at this resolution, but will be visible on the paperback. The problem of making him so much smaller and further back. Hanna and I discussed his scars at length and decided, with the layout, that a “nod” to the scars was all we could really do.
Oh my gosh! I remember beta reading parts of this and loving it! Yeah!
SOO close to pushing the publish button on this! But apparently I didn’t allow enough time for ISBNs to get to me, so that’s my current delay.
Oh, I don’t think I’ve seen this version of the cover. Very nice :).
Yay! I’m very happy with it myself. 🙂
It’s a gorgeous cover — but I thought his face was scarred?
Ah, you remember the story from the old days, too! His face is scarred with spiral designs on each cheek, which looks like a shadow here. It is (obviously) impossible to see clearly at this resolution, but will be visible on the paperback. The problem of making him so much smaller and further back. Hanna and I discussed his scars at length and decided, with the layout, that a “nod” to the scars was all we could really do.
Also, going on the cover just brings the people in, scarification might turn some people off but it works within context of the story :).
Right. They’re a major part of the story, of course, and the reader will get at least an idea why in the “Look Inside” feature.