AS IT TURNS OUT, the artist who was hired to do my cover, Sasha Vinogradova, was the one who did these! Who is also the person, if you haven’t yet heard me yell about it from rooftops, is the artist who did the Game of Thrones house sigils. HOW FUCKING COOL IS THAT!!!!!!!!
I got two drafts to look over. They were similar with design differences. And I loved both of them so much. I told my editor that, and at the end, the final cover that I got actually combined the best of both elements.
It genuinely amazes me every day that this beautiful cover is mine. The creature on the cover is a maristag, the aforementioned sea monster that draws the chariot in the tournament. Its body is a velociraptor, but bigger, with a head of a stag. I made some changes in the description after getting the cover–to the eyes, in particular. I love how intertwined the art of this creature and the text in my head are.
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