30 Covers, 30 Days: Day 12

I don’t know about you, but I’m hoping for a Saturday, free and clear, and ready to be filled up with at least 5000 words! Get your typing fingers at the ready, but first, take a gander at today’s cover, designed by the fantastic Chris Silas Neal:



The Seawrack Wars by tomato-greens

The first time Zee Khalil saw a mermaid scalp for sale, she was ten. Six years later, the mermaid tourist trade is the only thing standing between her small island fishing town and its absorption into one of its larger mainland neighbors. Though the town has received some negative press, Zee’s never seen a problem––mermaids are legal prey, and traps have come a long way since the first mermaids were netted. She should know; after all, her dad was one of the first fishermen to adopt and promote the new humane policies.

Then his body washes up on shore, wrapped carefully in mermaid hair. All of a sudden, the town is flooded with big city reporters and the governor’s being pressured to shut them down. Someone’s not following the rules. And Zee plans on finding out who.



Chris Silas Neal is an illustrator and designer whose work has been published by a variety of magazines and publishers and, featured on television. His book jackets and posters have been recognized by the AIGA, Type Directors Club and American Illustration. His first picture book titled, “Over and Under the Snow” with author Kate Messner has just been released by Chronicle Books. He keeps a studio in an old Pencil Factory located in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn.

I love the 'old time' Animal Magazine/documentary style of this cover bravo!

This my be my favorite one so far. The vintage design and worn look are very nice.

This is really cool! It's definitely my favorite.

I want to read that so bad.

Both the cover and the synopsis are wonderful - the cover is really beautiful and quaint, and the synopsis sounds really intriguing!

I really like this one. :)

Definitely my favorite synopsis so far. I really, really want to read this! And the cover fits so well with the story and looks amazing.

DO WANT. This cover and this synopsis are both AWESOME.
I would buy this book in a heartbeat. No doubt about it.

The cover is wonderful! So is the synopsis. I would definitely buy this book.

I would buy this in a heartbeat!

Lovely and interesting, but I have to wonder why none of the authors of these covers seems to have an excerpt...

Wow, I love the creative cover and synopsis. I love this!

Great cover and synopsis!

Wow! Beautiful cover! I'd buy this one in a heartbeat.

Fascinating synopsis, and wonderful cover! It's probably one of my favorites so far (though a ton of these covers are really excellent). I think the colors look really great on this one. I love the primary colors and handwritten text. Great job, Chris and tomato-greens! I hope that one year I might get picked haha. It's a long shot, but it would be such an honor.

My favorite so far!! Love it, and I'm dying to read the book! Great job.

This looks and sounds amazing!

Very good work!

Love the cover, want to read the book. <3