Cover Evolution

Posted Mon, 07/09/12

The Advent (also known as Passion Forsaken) has a long and varied book cover history.

The first book in the Collective Obsessions Saga began with the following cover (my design) back in 2001:

First cover for "Passion Forsaken." Click on image to see bigger size in a new window.

Followed by the professional rendering undertaken by my first publisher Tyborne Hill in 2003:

Second cover for "Passion Forsaken." Click on image to see bigger size in a new window.

My working cover for "Passion Forsaken" after Tyborne Hill closed, and when I tentatively renamed the book "The Advent":

My working cover for "Passion Forsaken" after Tyborne Hill closed, and when I tentatively renamed the book "The Advent." Click on image to see bigger size in a new window.

The cover designed by Club Lighthouse Publishing:

Fourth and current cover for "Passion Forsaken." Click on image to see bigger size in a new window.

And finally, the current cover:

Fifth and current cover for "The Advent" (aka "Passion Forsaken"). Click on image to view larger size in a new window.

Needless to say, the first two renderings were issued long before I decided to write the Collective Obsessions Saga using the pseudonym Deidre Dalton.

My preference? It's a toss-up between the fourth design and the current cover. I like them both.

Tags: Collective Obsessions Saga; Photos & Other Images

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