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2019 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!


Announcing the 2019 Debut Author Challenge Cover of the Year:  The Hungry Ghost by Dalena Storm with 40% of the votes.

The cover design is by Najla Qamber.

Congratulations to Najla, Dalena and Black Spot Books!



The Hungry Ghost
Black Spot Books, June 11, 2019
Trade Paperback and eBook, 200 pages

2019 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!
A hungry ghost escapes from a dark realm into the human world, where it enters the unconscious body of a woman named Sam. When Sam appears to miraculously awaken from her accident-induced coma, her lesbian lover, alcoholic ex-husband, and well-meaning family must come together to try and stop the ghost from devouring everything Sam once loved.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Boston, a mysterious new kitten has just been born who holds the key to understanding what has happened to Sam.Will Sam’s loved ones be able to put things back in their proper place, or will the ghost destroy them first?





The Results

2019 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!





The 2019 DAC Cover Wars Monthly Winners

2019 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!

2018 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!


The Qwillery is thrilled to announce the 2018 Debut Author Challenge Cover of the Year: The All Father Paradox by Ian Stuart Sharpe with 45% of the votes totaling 787 votes.

The cover illustration is by Jeremy D. Mohler.

For more about The All Father Paradox read an interview with Ian here.

Congratulations to Jeremy, Ian, and Outland Entertainment.


The All Father Paradox
Vikingverse 1
Outland Entertainment, October 9, 2018
Trade Paperback and eBook, 414 pages

2018 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!
What if an ancient god escaped his fate…and history was thrown to the wolves?

Churchwarden Michaels thought it was just a run-of-the-mill crazy old man who stood in the graveyard, hellbent on studying the thousand-year-old Viking memorial there. But when things start changing and outright disappearing, Michaels realizes there is more to this old man than meets the eye. Now, Michaels finds himself swept up in an ancient god’s quest to escape his destiny by reworking reality, putting history—and to Michaels’s dismay, Christianity itself—to the Viking sword. In this new Vikingverse, storied heroes of mankind emerge in new and brutal guises drawn from the sagas:

A young Norse prince plots to shatter empires and claim the heavens…
A scholar exiled to the frontier braves the dangers of the New World, only to find those “new worlds” are greater than he imagined…
A captured Jötunn plants the dreams of freedom during a worlds-spanning war…
A bold empress discovers there is a price for immortality, one her ancestors have come to collect…

With the timelines stretched to breaking point, it’s up to Churchwarden Michaels to save reality as we know it…





The Results

2018 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!





The 2018 DAC Cover Wars Monthly Winners

2018 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!

2017 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!


The Qwillery is thrilled to announce the 2017 Debut Author Challenge Cover of the Year - The Caledonian Gambit by Dan Moren with 38% of the votes.

The cover art is by Sebastien Hue.

For more about the cover for The Caledonian Gambit:


The Caledonian Gambit edged out Muddy Waters (Otherwhere 1) by Sara O. Thompson with cover art by Eugene Teplitsky by 31 votes!




The Caledonian Gambit
Talos, May 23, 2017
Trade Paperback and eBook, 312 pages

2017 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!
The galaxy is mired in a cold war between two superpowers, the Illyrican Empire and the Commonwealth. Thrust between this struggle are Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth’s preeminent spy, and Kyle Rankin, a lowly soldier happily scrubbing toilets on Sabea, a remote and isolated planet. However, nothing is as it seems.

Kyle Rankin is a lie. His real name is Eli Brody, and he fled his home world of Caledonia years ago. Simon Kovalic knows Caledonia is a lit fuse hurtling towards detonation. The past Brody so desperately tried to abandon can grant him access to people and places that are off limits even to a professional spy like Kovalic.

Kovalic needs Eli Brody to come home and face his past. With Brody suddenly cast in a play he never auditioned for, he and Kovalic will quickly realize it’s everything they don’t know that will tip the scales of galactic peace. Sounds like a desperate plan, sure, but what gambit isn’t?

The Caledonian Gambit is a throwback to the classic sci-fi adventures of spies and off-world politics, but filled to the brim with modern sensibilities.




The Results

2017 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!





The 2017 DAC Cover Wars Monthly Winners

2017 Debut Author Challenge - COVER OF THE YEAR!

2015 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!


2015 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!


The votes are in and the winner of the 2015 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR is Darkhaven by A.F.E. Smith from Harper Voyager UK with 1,088 votes (44%). The cover artist is Alexandra Allden.

There was a quite a battle between Darkhaven and The Thorn of Dentonhill by Marshall Ryan Maresca but Darkhaven won by 107 votes in the end! In total there were an amazing 2,494 votes cast. Thank you to everyone who voted!


Darkhaven
Harper Voyager UK, July 2, 2015
eBook, 400 pages

2015 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!
Ayla Nightshade never wanted to rule Darkhaven. But her half-brother Myrren – true heir to the throne – hasn’t inherited their family gift, forcing her to take his place.

When this gift leads to Ayla being accused of killing her father, Myrren is the only one to believe her innocent. Does something more sinister than the power to shapeshift lie at the heart of the Nightshade family line?

Now on the run, Ayla must fight to clear her name if she is ever to wear the crown she never wanted and be allowed to return to the home she has always loved.



The Results

2015 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!




Cover Wars started as a way to recognize and celebrate the talented individuals who bring books to life with their eye-catching covers. While we may not judge a book by its cover, a terrific cover will certainly make us want to know what is on the inside.

2014 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!


2014 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!


The votes are in and the winner of the 2014 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR is The Stolen by Bishop O'Connell from Harper Voyager Impulse. The cover artist and designer is Tom Egner with Patricia Barrow as the second designer.


There was a quite a battle between The Stolen and Lemongrass Hope by Amy Impellizzeri, but The Stolen edged out its greatest competition by 6 votes! We don't use statistical ties at The Qwillery. To tie each cover has to have exactly the same number of votes (see 2012 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - 2012 COVER(s) OF THE YEAR!)



The Stolen
An American Faerie Tale 1
Harper Voyager Impulse, July 22, 2014
     eBook, 336 pages
Harper Voyager Impulse, August 5, 2014
     Mass Market Paperback, 464 pages

2014 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!
Tonight, for the first time in over a century, a mortal child will be kidnapped by faeries.

When her daughter Fiona is snatched from her bed, Caitlin's entire world crumbles. Once certain that faeries were only a fantasy, Caitlin must now accept that these supernatural creatures do exist—and that they have traded in their ancient swords and horses for modern guns and sports cars. Hopelessly outmatched, she accepts help from a trio of unlikely heroes: Eddy, a psychiatrist and novice wizard; Brendan, an outcast Fian warrior; and Dante, a Magister of the fae's Rogue Court. Moving from the busy streets of Boston's suburbs to the shadowy land of Tír na nÓg, Caitlin and her allies will risk everything to save Fiona. But can this disparate quartet conquer their own inner demons and outwit the dark faeries before it's too late?

Mass Market Paperback





The Results

2014 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!






Cover Wars started as a way to recognize and celebrate the talented individuals who bring books to life with their eye-catching covers. While I may not judge a book by its cover, a terrific cover will certainly make me want to know what is on the inside.

2014 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - COVER OF THE YEAR



2014 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - COVER OF THE YEAR



It's time to vote for the 2014 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR! Below you will  find the 12 monthly winners in alphabetical order by book title (excluding "the")!

Voter for your favorite from the monthly 2014 Winners!

I'm using PollCode for this vote. After you the check the circle next to your favorite, click "Vote" to record your vote. If you'd like to see the real-time results click "View". This will take you to the PollCode site where you may see the results. If you want to come back to The Qwillery click "Back" and you will return to this page. Voting will end sometime on January 9, 2014.

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2013 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!


2013 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!


The votes are in and the winner of the 2013 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR is Romulus Buckle and the City of the Founders. The cover is by Eamon O'Donoghue. The author is Richard Ellis Preston, Jr. and the novel was published by 47North.


2013 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!
In a post-apocalyptic world of endless snow, Captain Romulus Buckle and the stalwart crew of the Pneumatic Zeppelin must embark on a perilous mission to rescue their kidnapped leader, Balthazar Crankshaft, from the impenetrable City of the Founders. Steaming over a territory once known as Southern California – before it was devastated in the alien war – Buckle navigates his massive airship through skies infested with enemy war zeppelins and ravenous alien beasties in this swashbuckling and high-octane steampunk adventure. Life is desperate in the Snow World – and death is quick – Buckle and his ship’s company must brave poisoned wastelands of noxious mustard and do battle with forgewalkers, steampipers and armored locomotives as they plunge from the skies into the underground prison warrens of the fortress-city.

Captain Romulus Buckle must lead the Pneumatic Zeppelin and its crew of never-do-wells on a desperate mission where he must risk everything to save Balthazar and attempt to prevent a catastrophic war which could wipe out all that is left of civilization and the entire human race.



The results:

2013 Debut Author Challenge COVER OF THE YEAR Winner!




Cover Wars started as a way to recognize and celebrate the talented individuals who bring books to life with their eye-catching covers. While I may not judge a book by its cover, a terrific cover will certainly make me want to know what is on the inside.

2012 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - 2012 COVER(s) OF THE YEAR!

After an incredible 1189 votes over a two week period the results are in and ... it's a tie! Two novels from Angry Robot Books tied for first place with 492 votes each.  (I'd like to have a word with Angstrom A. Robot about this!)

I think this is simply a testament to Angry Robot's dedication to having wonderful covers for their novels.  It also has much to do with the fans for both Chris F. Holm's and Chuck Wendig's marvelous writing.

Cover Wars started as a way to recognize and celebrate the talented individuals who bring books to life with their eye-catching covers. While I may not judge a book by its cover, a terrific cover will certainly make me want to know what is on the inside.

Amazing15 and Joey Hi-Fi created spectacular covers for Dead Harvest and Blackbirds respectively.  Congratulations to both for being the Winners of the 2012 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - COVER OF THE YEAR!





2012 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - 2012 COVER(s) OF THE YEAR!
Cover created by Amazing15





2012 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - 2012 COVER(s) OF THE YEAR!
Cover created by Joey Hi-Fi




The results:

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The 2012 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars Monthly Winners

2012 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - 2012 COVER(s) OF THE YEAR!




A huge thank you to all of the wonderful authors who participated in the 2012 Debut Author Challenge and to all of you who read their Guest Blogs and Interviews and their novels.



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