The author says:
The world is falling apart due to climate catastrophe, violent insurrections, and government corruption. Suburban father Howard Hall decides to take matters into his own hands against one of the men he views as responsible for the societal decay; the candy mogul Li Wen. After modifying his RV into a vehicle of war, he leads his family on a siege of the Wen Estate. However, the battle proves to be more complicated than expected when a group of teenage punks show up to terrorize both the Hall family and Wen’s personal army.
This short novel is a satirical action thriller set in the very near future of the United States. The target audience is adult fans of humorous speculative fiction and would likely appeal to fans of authors like Thomas Pynchon, Norman Spinrad, William S. Burroughs, Nick Mamatas, and Carlton Mellick III.
Nathan says:
I think the main problems with this cover become apparent in thumbnail: Nothing stands out. Even at full size, the objects to the left of the skeleton are unidentifiable. (From the description, I might guess that they’re candy, but…) And the title and byline look like they’re trying to be as unobtrusive as possible.
This is a cover which might benefit from a ground-up re-think. After all, you’ve got a nifty juxtaposition of post-apoc and candy; it should be easy to create an eye-catching cover from those elements.
Nevertheless, here’s a five-minute redo to show how even the existing elements could be improved:
No, I do NOT recommend the typeface I used. Five minutes, you know. (And even here, I’m wishing for some clear candy elements.)
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