Designing the nine new covers for my epic fantasy series The Psion Saga
Designing the covers of The Psion Saga : myth, method, and the ninefold vision How I designed 9 high fantasy book covers in 3 weeks for under $300! When I first began shaping The Psion Saga , I knew the story would be big — not just in page count, but in scope, symbolism and emotional weight. What I didn’t realise at the time was how deeply the visual identity of the series would become part of its storytelling. The covers weren’t an afterthought or a marketing necessity. They became a parallel narrative, a mythic thread running alongside the books themselves. Across nine volumes, the artwork evolves from intimate and symbolic to cosmic and cataclysmic, mirroring Taeon’s journey and the widening world around him. And yes — the number nine was no accident. The entire structure was inspired by the Nine Worlds and the Nine Roots of Yggdrasil in Norse mythology. I wanted the series to echo that same sense of ancient architecture: a universe held together by living pillars, each with its ...