Foster Cover book cover design

Before: The book is a thriller about state-sponsored microwave technology for long-distance mind control that turns ugly in the wrong hands. Lightning is not specific here. It was a dark and stormy night?

After: The face is switched to negative for a disturbed reality. Combined with the seriousness of the face we have drama, mystery and a tech feel. Only the eye and title are colored. This emphasizes the starkness to evoke your vulnerability. The title looks like it is catching light from the eye which adds intensity to both as they are communicating to each other across the void.