Birth of a book cover

I've just been scrimmaging through a few of the deeper folders on my hard drive and I came across some of the earlier versions of the book cover which I thought might be interesting. In fact, not just book covers but names too. The pix below are some of the first incarnations that I put forward to the publlisher. Below that, a couple done by the incredible Ian Masek. And, right at the bottom, the final few drafts that lead to the end result.