Hello, YABCers! Are you ready for another cover reveal?
Today we’re super excited to reveal the cover for ZEROBOXER by Fonda Lee releasing April 8, 2015 from Flux/Llewellyn. Before we get to the cover, here’s a note from Fonda:
When my editor and I first started talking about ideas for the cover of ZEROBOXER, we bounced around a few exciting concepts. Should we try to reflect the action in the story with a futuristic fight image? Should we try for a classic scifi feel, with the main character, Carr, on a lunar landscape with the ubiquitous bright light shining down from space? Finally, we decided no, we wanted something DIFFERENT…something clean, dramatic, emblematic. The talented folks at Flux got to work, and I retreated into my author cave to bite my nails. When I saw the final cover, I may have let out a loud animal squeal from total eyeball orgasm. They nailed it, and I couldn’t be more psyched to share it with you.
~ Fonda Lee (ZEROBOXER, Flux/Llewellyn)
Ready to see?
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Here it is!
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ZEROBOXER
by Fonda Lee
Release date: April 8, 2015
Publisher: Flux/Llewellyn
ISBN-13: 9780738743387
About the Book
Carr “the Raptor” Luka is an athletic phenom, a rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing. Training and competing aboard the lunar orbiting citystation of Valtego (where It’s More Fun on the Dark SideTM), all he’s ever wanted is to win the championship title.
His talent and marketability don’t go unnoticed by the top brass of the Zero Gravity Fighting Association. They assign him a brandhelm; after all, anyone who wants to be anyone needs a dedicated personal marketing strategist. Beautiful and ambitious, Risha is one of the genetically engineered Martian colonists that Earth dwellers view with resentment and suspicion. It isn’t long before she’s made Carr into a popular celebrity, and stolen his heart along the way.
But success could be the worst thing that happens to them. As his fame grows, Carr must come to terms with the fact that he’s become an inspirational hero on Earth, a once-great planet now angry at falling into the shadow of its more prosperous colonies. When Carr learns of a far-reaching criminal scheme, he becomes the keeper of a devastating personal secret. Not only will his choices place into jeopardy everything he holds dear, they may spill the violence from the sports arena out into the solar system.
About the Author
Fonda Lee is an science fiction and fantasy author and recovering corporate strategist who was born and raised in Calgary, Canada (land of hockey, rodeo, and oil reserves) and now lives with her family in Portland, Oregon (land of rain, hipsters, and Powell’s Books). When she is not writing she can be found training in kung fu or searching out tasty breakfasts.
Giveaway Details
- One winner will receive the ZEROBOXER PRIZE PACK, which includes: a signed copy of ZEROBOXER (when available), a DVD of Rocky, a DVD of Gattaca, and some mystery swag
Entering is simple, just fill out the entry form below. Winners will be announced on this site and in our monthly newsletter (sign up now!) within 30 days after the giveaway ends.
During each giveaway, we ask entrants a question pertaining to the book. Here is the question they’ll be answering in the comments below for extra entries:
What do you think about the cover and synopsis?
I love the cover and I’m looking forward to learning more about Zeroboxing. Seems like it will be a very interesting book.
Gorgeous! Inspiring as well! Great job! Keep up the good work!
Fonda, I LOVE IT! I cannot, cannot wait to read this!
I really love the cover and it sounds like an exciting and unique story!
The Cover’s nice and the book sounds amazing.
the cover is amazing! I want to read it 😀
I love the cover and it sounds amazing!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
This cover is absolutely gorgeous and the book sounds awesome. Can’t wait to read this 🙂
Looks and sounds amazing!
They’re both interesting
The cover inspires curiosity.
The cover looks interesting and the sypnosis sounds intriguing.
Really like the cover:) The synopsis sounds like a sci/fi thriller and since I’m starting to get into this genre, I’d love to read it 🙂
great cover and liked the synopsis
This cover uses the less is more theory, which is something so many books in this genre often forget about. It is simple and uses great typography to grab a readers attention to want to be picked up and inquire to what the book is about. Definitely not a book you can easily pass by if this is your genre!
The cover is eye-catching, and the story sounds intriguing! Congrats, Fonda!
Such an AWESOME sci-fi cover. Love it, Fonda! And thanks to YA Book Central for hosting this giveaway. The summary sounds brilliant, can’t wait to read it!!!
Wah! This is so awesome-looking, Fonda! I think you really scored with Flux. A great cover, and wow, that blurb. I didn’t know what your book was about and I’m stoked to read it now!
I can’t wait to read it! It sounds amazing. The cover art is wonderful, too! I’m so excited for you, Fonda!