Laura Givens: Book & Magazine Covers

You can't judge a book by its cover but what's on that cover can often be the difference between whether it get's picked up to be read or not.  I have been fortunate enough to do covers  for a diverse selection of books from a number of publishers.  The challenge is always to figure out what will appeal to a distinct audience whether that audience be romance, horror, science fiction, poetry, non-fiction, young adult or travel.  This is a selection of some of my favorites including a series of covers for Tales of the Talisman magazine, where I am also art director.  All images are copyright Laura Givens.  2010 Contact me at: lauragive@comcast.net

PAGES
Welcome & Space Art
    Gallery One
Gallery Two
Cover Art
Color Illustrations
Black and White Illustrations
Dark Neon
Gruesome Carols
On The Air With Nicodemus Dare

 The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer 2   (Meteor House)
 
Bullets and Blades  (Bill Craig) 
 
Water Witch                (C Willis & C Felice)      Light Raid            
     
Promised Land   (C Willis & C Felice) 
 
 Six-Guns Straight From Hell    (SF Trails Publishing)
 
 Butterfly Garden (Lachesis/ LBF)
 
Jacob's Return   (Lachesis/LBF) 
 
Owl Dance  (Hadrosaur) 
 
Anon Time  (C. Robertson) 
 
 Threshold   (D O'Brannagan)
 
 Penny Dread Tales V.1   (Rune Wright)
 
Midnight In the Library     (L. Dagstine) 
 
The Martian Wave 2011  (Samsdot) 
 
The Quinx Effect (Sansdot) 
 
 The Bee Lady's Amulet    (Renaisance)
 
Show Dog Sings the Blues  (Cornucopia) 
 
 Nyx: The Protectors  (Samsdot)
 
 Nyx: Malache   (Samsdot)
 
Nyx: Mystere     (Samsdot) 
 
 Hardluck Hannigan; The Spear of Goliath  (Bill Craig)
 
Hardluck Hannigan; The Savage Land  (Bill Craig)
 
Hardluck Hannigan; The Golden Scorpion  (Bill Craig) 
 
Decker PI Smuggler's Blues   (Bill Craig) 
 
Decker PI Death Song   (Bill Craig) 
 
A Cold and Lonely Death    (Bill Craig) 
 
 Scorpion Cay  (Bill Craig)
 
 Write Now! The Prisoner of Na-No-Wri-Mo     (C. Robertson)
 
Space Cops  (David B Riley)
 
Wondrous Web Worlds 8  (Samsdot)
 
 Space Horrors    (Flying Pen Press)
 
Space Sirens  (Flying Pen Press)
 
 The Spellkeper   (Samsdot)
 
Ghost Town  (David B Riley)
 
 She Murdered Me With Science   (Flying Pen Press)
 
 A Sword For Mother Nature-unused    (Flying Pen Press)
 
The Solar Sea (Lachesis/LBF)
 
 Irreconcilable Differences   (Flying Pen Press)
 
Cop's Daughter 4 : Diana  (Lachesis)
 
 Heirs of the New Earth  (LBF)
 
 Children of the Old Stars   (LBF)
 
 The Pirates of Sufiro  (LBF
 
 The Deadwalk   (Samsdot)
 
 Ephemeris: A Science Fiction Role Playing Game   (J Alan Erwine)
 
Riders of the Mapinguari  (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Migration of the Kamishi   (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Space Grunts   (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Full Throttle Space Tales #1 Space Pirates   (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Seventh Daughter   (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Friends In Dark Places   (Samsdot)
 
 Looking Glass   (Flying Pen Press)
 
 The Martian Wave 2010   (Samsdot)
 
The North Side Saga   (Phil Goodstein)
 
The Saga of Harlan Waugh  (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Curse of the Spanish Gold    (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Crossed Arrows    (Flying Pen Press)
 
 Seedlings On The Solar Wind   (Nomadic Delirium Press)
 
 Wondrous Web Worlds 7   (Samsdot)
 
 Incendiary  (Lachesi/LBF)
 
 Dying Moon   (Lachesis)
 
 SF Waxes Philosophical   (Ahmed A Khan)
 
 Devil's Due   (Lachesis/Lbf)
 
 Darkest Night   (Bill Craig)
 
 2012: Midnight at Spanish Gardens  (Sky Warrior Publishing)
 
Space
Space


 The Plague of Spies Mission     (Renaissance)  Deathwalker    (Airship 27)
   
 The Third Force Mission      (Renaissnace)  The Tank War Mission    (Renaissance)
   
 Tales of the Bagman    (Airship 27)  Waiting on Humanity's Table       (T. Hutcheson)
   
 Munchies  (Renaisance)  The Slayers  (Hadrosaur)
   
 Flying Saucer Stories   (David B Riley)  Riding The Rocket    (Renaissance)
   
 Science Fiction Trails # 7  (David B Riley)  
 
 
 Captain Hazzard: Citadel Of Fear   (Airship 27)  Science Fiction Trails #5   (David B Riley)
   
 Dinner With Dracula   (Renaissance)  Leland Hale Galactic Conman  (Renaissance)
   
 Tales of the Talisman 6.2    (LBF/Hadrosaur)  Tales of the Talisman 6.1   (LBF/Hadrosaur)
   
 Tales of the Talisman 5.4    (Hadrosaur/LBF)  Sparrow's F;ight     (S. Kepfield)
   
 Tales of the Talisman 5.3   (Hadrosaur/LBF)  Tales of the Talisman 5.4    (Hadrosaur/LBF)
   
 Tales of the Talisman 5.1   (Hadrosaur/LBF)  Tales of the Talisman 5.2   (Hadrosaur/LBF)
   
 Tales of the Talisman 5.3  (Hadrosaur/LBF)  Tales of the Talisman 5.4    (Hadrosaur/LBF)
   
 Tales of the Talisman 4.4   (Hadrosaur/LBF)
 Tales of the Talisman 4.3   (Hadrosaur/LBF)
   
 Razar #1   (Paul Campbell)
 Tales of the Talisman 4.2   (Hadrosaur/LBF)
   
 Tales of the Talisman 3.4  (Hadrosaur/LBF)
 Tales of the Talisman 4.1   (Hadrosaur/LBF)
   
Tales of the Talisman 3.1  (Hadrosaur/ LBF)
Tales of the Talisman 3.2   (Hadrosaur/LBF)


Tales of the Talisman 2.4 (Hadrosaur/ LBF)
Tales of the Talisman 2.3 (Hadrosaur/ LBF)


Tales of the Talisman 2.1 (Hadrosaur/ LBF)
Tales of the Talisman 2.2 (Hadrosaur/ LBF)


Tales of the Talisman 1.4 (Hadrosaur/ LBF)
Tales of the Talisman 1.3 (Hadrosaur/LBF)


Tales of the Talisman 1.2 (Hadrosaur/ LBF)
Science Fiction Trails #4  (David B Riley)


 Science Fiction Trails #2   (David B Riley)
 Science Fiction Trails #3   (David B Riley)
   
Hollywood Nights    (Renaissance) New Orleans Nights    (Renaissance)


Instrument   (T Hutcheson)
Signs  (T Hutcheson)
   
Dragon's Fall - Dragon's Quest   (Lachesis/LBF)  Dragon's Fall - Bondage    (Lachesis/LBF)
   
 Lion In His Eyes    (T Hutcheson)  The Taming of Enkidu    (Renaissance)
   
Lady in Black   (Renaissance)
Stripped (Liquid Silver)


Wulf: Tales of the Chosen (Liquid Silver)
Alitus: Tales of the Chosen (Liquid Silver)

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Fencing With Discipline   (T Hutcheson)
Galatea Breached    (T Hutcheson)
   
Admission of Submission   (T Hutcheson)
Bound To Dance    (T Hutcheson)
   
Widow's Walk   (Lachesis/LBF) Wedding Bell Blues   (Naked Reader)


The Smell of Magic...    (T Hutcheson)
Teacher's Pet (Loose ID)


 Flying Pen Press 2008 Catalog
 Impaler    (Naked Reader)
   

    PAGES
Welcome & Space Art
Gallery One
Gallery Two
Cover Art
Color Illustrations
Black and White Illustrations
Dark Neon
Gruesome Carols
On The Air With Nicodemus Dare