User blog:Brandon Rhea/THE CHOSEN ONE: New Cover by Solus

I'm incredibly excited to unveil the new cover for Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One! This cover was created by none other than Solus.

Before we scroll down to the cover, though, let me preface it. I originally started writing The Chosen One way back in 2007 because I liked the idea of writing a desert epic. Through numerous drafts and revisions of the story, I never quite got there. The book was way too big to do it justice; it had three parts, with part one set on Tatooine, part two set on Coruscant, and part three set on Ondos (my version of Naboo, which I also once called Utapau in past drafts). Eventually, I chose to split that one big book into three better books. The Chosen One is a much better version of what was once part one.

Now that I am on this final version of the story, I finally feel like this is the desert epic on Tatooine that I always wanted to tell. Because of that, I wanted a cover that reflected that. My ideas for the cover went through a few variations, but I always knew that I wanted it to have Michael Lars looking out towards the sunset or towards his people. This is the result of it:



The cover depicts the two central characters of the novel, Michael Lars and Padmé, as they watch the binary sunset from the dunes of Tatooine. Ever since A New Hope, the binary sunset has held a special meaning. It represents destiny and what our heroes yearn for. It’s the spirit of adventure, far beyond whatever miserable lot in life we have now, that’s waiting for us if we can heed its call and begin a journey towards greatness. Off towards the sunset is also a ship, another way of showing the spirit of adventure for The Chosen One. Most of this novel may be set on Tatooine, but we know where Michael’s heart truly lies: beyond the Rim.

Thank you to Solus for the wonderful work on this cover. It turned out better than I could've ever hoped for.

- Brandon Rhea (talk)