New Cover for Dulce Base 2

I have a new cover for Dulce Base 2!

A fortnight ago we discussed ideas for Dulce Base 2, and all during that time I was getting this cool cover image finished. Joe Shawcross did it, and he’s done quite a few of my books before, including the first book in this series. So it was important for me to keep that consistency.

You can contact Joe on Deviant Art if you’d like – he takes commissions. How it worked this time was I gave him some ideas that I had for the book. This is what those looked like:

• Tube Train Platform Battle: In this idea, there’s a group of American Special Forces on a subway platform when the doors of a train open. Huge, larger than usual Gray aliens are there and a battle takes place.
  

• Divide & Conquer: A map of the U.S. or the world is shown, and you can see gray aliens and shady government/military people looking it over. It’s clear that some conspiracy is afoot and most people of the Earth will suffer. 
  

• Battle at the Ship: A spaceship of some sort, and here’s a fight right at the opening or gangplank. Perhaps some aliens were rushing to get away and our team of Special Forces was hot on their tail. I’d imagine this is a real blood and guts scene.
  

• Overrun: Our poor, lone Special Forces soldier. He’s gotten separated from the rest of the team, and now a group of Grays or other hideous-looking aliens have surrounded him. He’s dead, you know it.
  

Joe went ahead and did two sketches for the ideas he liked best, and we had these:

I was real torn on which to do, because they both look cool. In the end we ended up going with that first image there, because it’s got such an iconic look. Plus, everyone in the Sci-Fi Community on Google+ said that was the way to go.

After that I got the image done and then had the same title and layout guy do this cover. I had him give me two versions, because I’m not yet sure of the title:

I haven’t even started writing this book yet, but the cover is finished and I hope to put the finished book out this summer. At this point I’m just letting ideas percolate in my mind. I have some wild ones, and I think I’ll really throw them and the kitchen sink in there. That means time travel, alternate dimensions, government conspiracy, and a situation where the good guy might not be the winner.

Yep, That’s what makes a good Book 2, suspense and a bit of a let-down heading into Book 3. You’ll want to be along for the ride, and you can start with Dulce Base, available exclusively on Amazon. Thanks!