Science fiction paranormal alien romance book cover designs

YA novels go something like this: a girl meets a boy who’s mysterious and tortured and is either a 1) vampire 2) angel 3) alien. It’s basically Romeo and Juliet (or West Side Story), but with awesome supernatural powers and sci-fi abilities that border on magic – and it can be told in thousands of different ways.

Recently I’ve begun working on some sci-fi/alien book covers and they’re a ton of fun. The books don’t fit so neatly into the above categories though – you’ll have to read them yourself to find out what happens.

SCI FI BOOK COVER 1: IN ENEMY HANDS

KS Augustin is already a successful, published author, but never cared for the cover of the first book, “In Enemy Hands”:

We needed something different, cooler, but also a bit similar for the 2nd book. These are some of the options we’re playing with – we’re going to go with the first one, but I’ll still fix it up.

 

 

SCI FI BOOK COVER 2: THE DEEP BENEATH

I started reading this book and it’s great so far; it was fun making the alien/human hybrid teen.

SCI FI BOOK COVER 3: ALIEN ASSISTANT

Girl meets boy, then has to help him run from the police and get back to his planet:

 

 

 

What’s your favorite?

 

Sci-Fi Alien YA Thriller Book Cover Design

I’ve been working on a book cover design for a sci-fi/alien themed book cover – basic concept: a 13 year old girl helps a human-looking alien boy to escape, being chased by police/military, and he finally takes off in a spaceship. This is an action/thriller, probably YA also, with a pretty complex batch of stuff going on. I wanted to find images of a couple running away from the fuzz – that I didn’t find. Frustrating to be limited by the stock images available. Still, I think I came up with some good options. This is my first attempt, using the same sci-fi/space looking font and text effect, and various background/character images.

Book Cover Design #1

altogether a nice effect. sexy young couple – though they may be a little old.

Book Cover Design #2

I like how they’re creeping through the bushes, hiding from the cops. The UFO may be too much, and I don’t think it’s the right kind of spaceship – but I like how it’s lighting up the text.

Book Cover Design #3

A split-themed book cover. These aren’t my favorite, but it kind of works.

Book Cover Design #4

A little corny, trying to find an emotional/thriller-esque female protagonist for the 13 year old.