Exclusive, Story-Led Book Covers

Cinematic premade book covers created for authors who want atmosphere, narrative depth and a distinctive professional finish.

Each design is sold once, then personalised with your title and author name. Front-cover artwork is prepared for ebook use, with paperback wraps, audiobook editions and promotional graphics available separately.

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Available Exclusive Covers

Browse the current collection of exclusive, story-led book covers. Every design is licensed to one author only and removed from sale after purchase.

What Is Included

Every premade cover is professionally prepared after purchase, with final artwork tailored to your title and publishing requirements.

What You Receive

A professionally prepared front cover personalised with your book title and author name.

Typography is adjusted to suit the genre, tone and composition while preserving the atmosphere of the original artwork.

Included as Standard

✓ High-resolution ebook cover
✓ Personalised typography
✓ Exclusive single-use licence
✓ Print-ready front cover file
✓ Ready for paperback-wrap upgrade

How It Works

A straightforward process from choosing your cover to receiving your finished files.

1. Choose a Cover

Browse the available designs and select the artwork that best fits your story, genre and tone.

2. Send Your Details

After purchase, provide your title, subtitle if required, author name and any publishing specifications already available.

3. Artwork Preparation

Typography is professionally adjusted and the final artwork prepared for your chosen publishing format.

4. Receive Your Cover

Your completed front-cover files are usually delivered within 24–48 hours, ready for ebook use or paperback formatting.

Why Choose a Gerard Fay Cover?

More than four decades of professional narrative illustration inform every cover: character, atmosphere and readability come before decoration.

✓ Over 40 years’ professional illustration experience

✓ Trusted by magazine editors and publishers

✓ Hundreds of commissioned narrative illustrations

✓ Storytelling before decoration

✓ Designed for commercial readability

✓ Every cover sold once only

✓ Personal service from the artist

✓ No stock templates or mass production

Formats and Add-ons

Additional publishing and promotional formats can be prepared once your final specifications are available.

Publishing Formats

✓ Paperback wraparound cover formatting
✓ Hardback dust-jacket adaptation
✓ Audiobook square cover version
✓ Series branding for related titles

Promotional Support

✓ Promotional graphics for websites and social media
✓ Alternative typography versions
✓ Additional artwork formats prepared to specification

Professional Standards

Exclusivity and Licensing

Each premade cover is sold once and licensed exclusively to one author. The finished cover files are supplied flattened and ready for publication.

Gerard Fay retains copyright in the artwork. Layered source files, editable typography, masks, prompts and separate image elements are not supplied.

Any Gerard Fay or GF spine logo shown in preview wraps and mockups is for presentation only and can be removed or replaced with your own author, publisher or imprint mark.

Selected Editorial Feedback

“Superbly brought to life.”

“Sublime attention to detail once again.”

“Superb work as ever.”

Selected editorial feedback from commissioned fiction illustration work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before choosing your exclusive cover.

Yes. Every premade cover is personalised with your own title and author name after purchase. Typography is adjusted to suit the chosen title while preserving the balance of the original design.

Yes. Each cover is sold once only and removed from sale after purchase.

You will receive flattened, finished front-cover files prepared for the agreed format. Layered working files and separate artwork elements are not supplied.

You receive the agreed exclusive single-use licence for your book. Gerard Fay retains copyright in the underlying artwork.

Yes. Paperback wraps, hardback adaptations, audiobook covers and promotional graphics are available separately.

Front-cover personalisation is normally completed within 24–48 hours after your final title and author details are received.

Minor suitability adjustments may be possible, but significant artwork changes are quoted separately. A completely original commission may be more appropriate where substantial changes are required.

Find the Cover That Fits Your Story

Browse the available collection, or commission an original cover designed around your story, characters and atmosphere.

Every cover in the collection is created by Gerard Fay and licensed exclusively to one author. Once sold, it is permanently removed from the catalogue.