I think my publisher will be replacing the original cover to Killer of Killers upon the release of the sequel, Killer Eyes. And that will be very soon. So if you want that original cover, now could be your last chance to get it. Don't wait. I'm finishing the final edits to Killer Eyes, probably by tonight, which means I''ll be sending it, and then it will be in print. I think I'll get to check it out one last time in print before it's released, but that won't take too long.
I love that original cover, but realistically, the style could not be matched for Book Two. I suppose the only answer was to redesign it so both books would match, and then when Book Three is ready, it can be designed to match books one and two.
Plus the martial arts guy on the cover to Book One does make it more genre identifiable. I'm satisfied that they finally allowed my touch ups. It was somewhat of a hassle getting everyone on board. I suppose readers and authors have different takes on the characters in books, but my point was that Trent Smith isn't your typical Asian Martial Artist. In fact, he's not Asian at all.
Look at it this way. Sure the greatest martial artist in real life was a skinny Asian guy. Bruce Lee. And other great martial artists are skinny Asian guys, like Jet Li and Ip Man. But Trent Smith is an American Caucasian martial artist like Chuck Norris or those muscular guys in the MMA fights. That's why I was so insistent that the figure represented that kind of fighter. It's the way he is. That's all. So we got there, and both books should be released by the end of the month. Can't wait.
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