covers to die for

[adelaidesean]

Below is the cover* of my first kids' novel, The Changeling, which will be published by HarperCollins March 2008.

Below the cut are the covers to the sequels, The Dust Devils and The Scarecrow.

They couldn't be more different to the wonderful cover and illustrations by David Cornish, which I posted here a while back. It doesn't matter. I love them both. What do you think?

Soon I'll post an excerpt for your reading pleasure, and I'll link to that here.

I am quite immodestly proud of these books. They may be the best things I've written, so far.










* Cover design by Natalie Winter. Cover images all courtesy of Shutterstock.

Comments

[gloripebbles.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful artwork. Having said that, I'm quite mesmerized by the font (methinks the calligrapher in me is being noisy).

Dang, haven't been by in awhile - new jobs are so time consuming *lol*!

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

Yes, the font is as beautiful as the art. I particularly like all the "ll"s in my name--almost enough to make me want my middle name (Llewellyn) on the cover as well. :-)

Nice to have you back here again. I hope the new job is treating you well.

[gloripebbles.livejournal.com]

I can just see your name in full. Mind you then you'd have kids coming up & asking for the full signature....hand cramping could be an issue.

Thanks re the return. I've been on a vertical learning curve of the plastics manufacturing industry (& will never look at the dairy aisle the same way again *lol*).

It's a weird position to describe & do, though, I can say it's the first one I've done where I've drawn on knowledge from all the other industries I've been exposed to before.

If I ever doubted my writing interests I'd say the fact my first thought driving home from the site of "gee I could have a whole new world of settings, ways to maim & create characters" from this gig says a lot.......