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January 26, 2007

The Yellowcake Conspiracy draft cover

Here is the first draft of the cover. Click on it for a larger image.

‘The Yellowcake Mystery’ is no longer a Mystery. Andersen Press decided that the word ‘Mystery’ was far too Famous-Five-ish. Not a bad thing if you’re writing about ginger beer and smugglers, but not quite right for this one. For a while we wavered on the word ‘Yellowcake’ as well, but that has survived our wavering.

A cover design usually bounces back and forth for a while between artist/designer/publisher/author, before a final version is adopted. So I’d like to include you in the loop as well. What do you think of the lettering, the design and the colours? What strikes you as right/wrong about it? Bear in mind that ‘The Yellowcake Conspiracy’ is a nuclear spy thriller set on the edge of the Sahara desert and that it is aimed at 11-14 year old boys, the same age-group as the Alex Rider books.

All comments appreciated. No need to be polite – this is only a draft, remember.

Posted by sahelsteve at January 26, 2007 09:37 PM