"Pharaoh's Shadow" is a fictional story that centers around a retelling of "the harem conspiracy" (aka the murder of Ramesses III). Author tells the story through 11 characters' point of view (a different character in each chapter). For the cover design I thought I should take this type of simple yet contrasting design approach. Therefore I used the teal colors and a pharaoh mummy mask as the main elements of the cover. Then for the title I used two basic effects to contrast them from their backgrounds as well. Since this is a story about assassination and murder conspiracy, I wanted to convey that as well so I used blood stains below the mummy mask. I believe I did a good job regarding this cover.
This cover won the contest :)