The Search is Over

At last I have a new cover for Discord's Child. The original one was never intended to last more than a month or two, as I hoped to find a good one by running a contest. Unfortunately, this was a flop.

Then an artist friend offered to come to my rescue and create a cover for me. It was a favour, so I couldn't expect it to be a priority. Months passed.

Finally, I started trawling the internet for a designer. Finding a pre-made cover that would fit exactly seemed impossible. Many came close, but there was always something not quite right–maybe it was too SF or there were birds flying where I'd want onddikins. I more or less decided that I'd have to commission a custom-made cover.

Then I saw an advertisement for Magic Owl Design. I checked the website without much hope, and there it was–the perfect cover for Discord's Child. By some miracle it combines three important elements of the novel and encapsulates its atmosphere.

I offer a huge thank you to Katie Stewart at Magic Owl Design, and another to the Goodreads librarians who uploaded the new version for me.