Thanks everyone for the responses and the feedback.
I elected to leave the titles where they are because I like the way it looks when the book series are lined up together. Beyond that, my input to the artist was:
1. Male in foreground – hair color less yellow (dirty blond), and slightly longer (down to collar).
2. The attacking army actually looks like a fence or a wall. Please enlarge that part of the image so it’s easier to tell that it’s people, and stagger the rear lines of the army so it looks less like a wall.
3. Please shift the color of the sky more into the red spectrum (not dark red, but less orange).
4. Back cover with product description at the top (as usual) with a larger version of the stickman (man shape inside circle) below.
Product description:
Malice, corruption, and war have pushed humanity to the edge of extinction. The last vestiges of mankind huddle within a few subterranean enclaves, hoping to survive a massive solar flare that could burn all life from the planet.
As civilization collapses, a violent religious cult is born the believes the coming inferno is sent by their God to purge the sins of mankind. Their army of the Scarred Faithful stands ready to conquer and burn those that do not adhere to their beliefs.
Liam Collins is a sentient android that appears human in every way. Only a trusted few know this fact, and in a world where technology is feared, he needs to keep it that way. Liam is both clever and resourceful, but in the face of prejudice within his shelter, can he find a way to stop the approaching army of violent zealots? In humanity’s final war, how much of himself must he sacrifice to save those he loves?
Damnation is the stand-alone third novel in the Extinction series that paints a complex picture of the future of the human species.
Again, much thanks to everyone. AW is awesome.