Here are the pictures I considered using for covers for "Dead Seed":
"Aralyn with Candle"
This one is practically identical to the chosen cover. However, as you can see, there is more light in this one. My choppy nail-polish is more visible.
"Foggy Path"
I liked this one. I liked it a lot and really wanted to use it. My sister took this picture on a camping trip in Kansas. I love the perspective; how it's clear at the bottom and then as you progress it gets foggy--like the world Aralyn is stepping in to. But once I uploaded it, it just didn't look right on the book.
"Aimeric's Torture Tray"
I just couldn't make the text look right on this background and the picture itself didn't look right as a book cover. However, it did look quite nice in a smaller size and on the back of the book, which is where you'll find it now.
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