30 Covers, 30 Days 2011: Day 6

Happy Daylight Savings — don’t forget to turn your clocks back and adjust your time zone settings on the NaNo site if you need to (you can find that under “Edit User Settings”). Take advantage of your extra hour and write like the dickens, taking inspiration from today’s cover, designed by Jacob Covey:




The Lying Division by Chillibean

Sixteen-year-old Klyte is the reluctant new recruit of the Lying Division. His job is to keep the peasants content by twisting the truth, but it’s not that simple. Visere says everything they do is legal, but Visere’s a Liar. And a killer.

Within days, Klyte sees just how good the Liars are at their job. The King always has his way, and everyone who opposes him are ‘persuaded’ otherwise. Any whisper of rebellion results in a mass interrogation. Any vigilantes looking for a revolt are supposed to be stamped out. But they aren’t. And they will kill for freedom.

Then Klyte realises that his worst fear shouldn’t be the vigilantes. It shouldn’t be the impending civil war. It should be the person right under his nose, smiling that knowing smile and twirling a knife behind his back.


Jacob Covey has been Art Director at Fantagraphics Books for the past seven years and operates a multi-disciplinary design studio at the mouth of the Columbia River. It never previously occurred to him that crossed fingers are both a symbol of deception and an appeal for good fortune. To him, that seems interesting.

That sounds so cool!!!! Definitely my favorite out of them all so far!

I love this! love the synopsis - the story sounds awesome - and the cover is just amazing - so different and unique (just like the story!)

The story sounds very interesting and the cover is a great fit. Congrats to both!

I would most definitely pick up a book with this cover on it. Excellent job, Jacob Covey! Only problem is, I now want to order the book and for some reason Amazon doesn't list it....

Wow, mysterious cover! Jikes! I'd read it if I could buy it somewhere. For sure! (:

So far this is my favorite cover! I love the mystery of it all!

That's a seriously interesting cover. I would pick that up in a bookstore.

I would definitely read this! The cover and the synopsis are amazing!

YES! I remember seeing this synopsis in the thread. Very deserving. I love how all the symbols are arranged.

I really, really, really love the red and black together on this cover, and the synopsis sounds fascinating! Good choice, and great cover. Keep up the great work, Joy!

This is a seriousy pretty cover! I'd take a definite look at a book that looks like this (and after reading this synopsis, open it and read a page or two), so that's a job well done. It definitely works well with the synopsis (love the fingers-crossed looking like someone taking a pledge, very clever.). Colors are fabulous as well. Awesome.

Lovely cover and a very intriguing synopsis! Nice job on both the part of the designer and of the author. I would definitely pick it up based on the design depicted here, and be even more likely to read it based on that synopsis. Congrats! :)

This is my favourite concept and art so far.

This story sounds absolutely amazing. I hope I'll be able to read it once it's done!

Very interesting looking cover. That would catch my eye in an instant if that were on sale.

They keep getting better and better!
Congrats to all the 30C30D artists and writers so far.

The cover is ah-mazing! And the story sounds super good!

Oh! I'm interested! I hope to be reading it soon! :)

What a story concept! And a great cover!