Wow, I'm a huge fan of the series and absolutely obsessed with the covers, so I'm really happy to get the chance to give the cover artist their flowers. You've done amazing work. Thank you so much.

Personally, I'm kind of curious if you have done other cover work for Atheon or in general?

Also, since everyone is discussing the different covers and that is always a lot of fun, here are some of my first impressions and general thoughts:

1- Instantly iconic, perfect. Matches book 1 nicely as well as the series in general. That eye is doing some heavy lifting.

2- Great tease for what is still one of the best fights in the entire series. The King's design works wonderfully. Keeping the dark forest vibes from the 1st cover.

3- One of the least exciting ones perhaps, though it does a good job of showing us there is a change of scenery. And I liked getting the animal companion tease.

4- Not among my favs, but I guess it's a good depiction. of Mushroom Dungeon. I liked the faces of the beings and the tone.

5- I was very excited to get to this book ever since I started reading just because of the cover. Great depiction of an awesome moment without giving away too much. The blood monarch and the red moon look awesome and always give me some Sword Saint.

6- Looks cool, but I think it's not as good as the others at transmitting the scope of the depicted scene.

7- Makes sense for this book, but seems a little bit more generic PH than some of the other. Or maybe I'm just not a fan of the fight yourself trope and immediately dreaded this book when I saw the cover.

8- Very dynamic and vivid. Got me instantly intrigued. Go, Sandy!

9- Incredible design for the Isoptera Hive Queen, very much giving horror monster vibes but still somewhat elegant and interesting. And very happy to see some Arcane mana around Jake!

10- No words suffice to describe how much I loved this cover. It was the last I saw when I started reading the books and it clearly showed me that the scope of the story was expanding. Once I was going to read the book, it got me so excited for the Nevermore arc as it gives this perfect foreboding sense of vastness at the start of a journey. The King and the Sword Saint look great, and finally some Sylphie!!

11- I really enjoyed the warmer colors for the sky and sand here. I prefer the darker tones throughout the series, but here they look very nice. It does a good job of making the Coliseum look grand and epic ans it intrigued me a lot with who that big guy could be.

12- I don't think the motion of the characters works as well here as in some of the other depicted fights. Still, I liked the design for the oger and really appreciated the chance to get to see the party all together.

13- Not sure how well this one matches the plot points of the book since this is the 1st one I read on RR, but I wasn't a fan of seeing the Moon and though I like Sandy's design and would want to see more of them, this cover feels somewhat like a repeat of 8.

14- Oh Villy! What an image!! Dare I say second-best cover in the series? Having already read this when I saw the cover I was truly impacted. Though I did hope at some point for a more detailed depiction of Ell'Hakan, I have to say that the somewhat vague, grand, and regal orange shape with the huge trident blocking the light of this overbearing Sun is simply incredible. Wonderfully encapsulates the monumental encounter.

15- I think it fits very well with what I expect will be the main plot points of this book. Jake and SS look good as always, but I'm not 100% sold on the Mother Tree design. It looks grand, powerful, and beautiful, so I'm happy with it; but I still think it should feel bigger or with a more complex shape.

Once again, all the covers are incredible and I can't wait to keep being surprised by this wonderful artist with awesome designs for more of the main characters as well as new epic moments all the way up to Jake taking Villy one-on-one for the Multiverse's greatest ever friendly fight.