As usual, I would like to thank all the people who have supported the book cover wars. I hope that you too have had as much fun as I have.
Altogether 1,150 votes were cast over five weeks. Thank you all once again.
Without further ado, I'd like to award the title of 'Mr Ripley's Book Cover Wars - Book Cover of the year 2016/17' to . . . . . . .
Roderick Gordon - Summerhouse Land - Book Cover by Stanley Donwood - Published by Mathew & Son Limited - (20 Jun. 2016)
This book cover will be placed in the Ripley's Hall of Fame where it will accompany the following past winners:
2009/10 - Jon Mayhew 'Mortlock'
2010/11 - Darren Shan 'Birth of a Killer' illustrated by David Wyatt2011/12 - Curtis Jobling ''Werewolf: Shadow of the Hawk' illustrated by Andrew Farley
2012/13 - Thomas Taylor - 'Haunters' illustrated by Steve Wells
2013/14 - Niel Bushnell - 'Timesmith' - illustrated by James Fraser
2014/15 - M. G. Harris/Gerry Anderson's - 'Gemini Force One' Black Horizon by Blacksheep.
2015/16 - M. G. Leonard - 'Beetle Boy' - illustrated by Julia Sarda
2015/16 - M. G. Leonard - 'Beetle Boy' - illustrated by Julia Sarda