I wanted to incorporate actual Zulu tribe designs into this cover.
This is an image of a gold mine in South Africa.
There's something visually sinister about barbed wire and jail bars that always works together.
The first book in the series - this cover showcases the brand image which is a bloody African continent skull.
Unused "Lost in the Sahara" cover concept.
Unused "Shipwrecked on the Skeleton Coast" cover concept.
Unused "Black and White Magic" cover concept.
Unused "Between Black and White" cover concept.
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"Lost in the Sahara" Series Book Cover Designs
Alan Woolf authored these fiction books which focus primarily on the history of African slavery. I wanted to choose a brand that was powerful yet symbolic of the tragic consequences of this reality. The bloody Africa continent skull I think speaks through all languages.