New 7th Son: Descent “Print Edition” cover

April 2, 2009

Back in January, I unveiled the “print edition” cover for 7th Son: Descent, which will be released by St. Martin’s Press this fall. I did the Snoopy dance. You did the Snoopy dance. The cover was slick and intriguing. See it here.

After some discussions over in NYC’s Flatiron Building (where St. Martin’s calls home), the publisher decided to give the cover an upgrade. While I was pleased with Descent’s original cover, I’m thrilled beyond words by this new iteration, which appeared in my inbox this morning.

Call it Version 2.0. Kilroy would be proud.

This cover truly captures the spirit of Descent and the 7th Son trilogy … and it does what the very best book covers do: deftly tells a visual narrative. It’s all here, folks: seven identical men, DNA strands, cool high-tech elements, implied action, and a title design that feels like a “brand” logo (something this self-made marketer greatly appreciates). It’s a terrific representation of my tech-fueled potboiler thriller.

Toss in a killer cover blurb by my nemesis Scott Sigler, and the thing’s gold.

And more cool news about Descent: yesterday, I spied the interior design of the book. It’s an elegant presentation, with a few delightful graphical surprises.

I love this cover, and am proud to know it will be on bookstore shelves later this year. I hope you love it too, and will find room for Descent on your bookshelf at home.

–J.C.

Posted by J.C. Hutchins | Filed Under All Posts, Announcements

Comments

20 Responses to “New 7th Son: Descent “Print Edition” cover”

Brian Garrett on April 2nd, 2009 9:09 pm

Awesome! Love it!
Collin Earl on April 2nd, 2009 9:09 pm

VERY NICE. I think its very cool. It represents your twisted mind!!!!
Viv on April 2nd, 2009 9:42 pm

Freaking AWESOME! I can’t WAIT to have it in my hands and on my shelf! I love it!
Arkle on April 2nd, 2009 10:59 pm

Much better than the last one. I’d be honored to have this on my shelf.
The other Dr. Mike on April 3rd, 2009 12:22 am

Men running at the viewer, DNA at their core—it catches the spirit of 7th Son.

I also like what the designer did with the title. Not only does it use the simple-yet-futuristic Neuropol face, it turns the 7 into a boomerang/delta-wing shape. So right off the bat there’s motion, for the running men to pick up and accentuate.

Way cool.
Anthony Epp on April 3rd, 2009 12:42 am

Niiiiice!!! It’s like the first one, true to 7th Son, only more so. Can’t wait to buy one.
Jessica Wagstrom on April 3rd, 2009 12:49 am

I CANNOT WAIT TO HOLD THIS BOOK IN MY HANDS. I like this cover a lot!
Tom Merritt on April 3rd, 2009 3:36 am

WANTNOW! Hope this gets a UK version too- gonna get costly all this overseas shipping! But worth it! Big Congrats!
James Melzer on April 3rd, 2009 8:20 am

Very cool cover and you’re right, it does capture all the elements of the story. I was a bit undecided as to whether or not I liked the font for the title but the more I stare, the more I think it works and LIKE IT!

Well done!
CW Sawyer on April 3rd, 2009 8:27 am

This is wildly cool. Congrats Hutch!
fancy fembot on April 3rd, 2009 8:33 am

I like it! Great improvement.
Gregory Wright on April 3rd, 2009 8:38 am

Very retro-thriller, with a bit of tension from the action.

I will say I thought there should be a colon or something to break up the “7th Son” and “Descent”, but that might have been the ear worm of the Hutch “7th Son, Book One: Descent”.
Scott Breakall on April 3rd, 2009 8:45 am

WTG, man! That is a hot cover!
Natalie Metzger on April 3rd, 2009 9:57 am

NICE cover. Something that slick looking would definitely entice me to check out the book (if I didn’t know the story already). Very excellent.
Matt on April 3rd, 2009 3:50 pm

Much improved cover! It has a ton more action implied and does tell the story basics. Way to go St. Martin’s Press!
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Jason Penney on April 5th, 2009 7:50 am

Very nice.

Hits on a lot of story elements, but subtle enough to not seem overwhelming. A cover that looks like someone who knows the book was involved (so as to not leave that disappointing “but where’s the cover bit” after taste).
Melanie on April 17th, 2009 8:32 am

Now that is cool. I can’t wait.
James (Jeggyweggy) on April 21st, 2009 1:46 pm

awesome! I can’t wait until this comes out in print! Unfortunately I live in England so I may have to wait longer.
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