People asked me:
Where did I get the cover for The Sphere from? And what does it mean?
Honestly? It started as a bit of a joke.
Remember the first images the Hubble Space Telescope sent back to NASA.?The HST was sent to space way back in April 1990. Wooo! That's a good while ago.
Naturally - as soon as images came back, scammers weren't far. See - 'Fake News' is not an invention of this millennium.
And there was this iconic image of Earth cradled in clouds (Google it!). Nobody knows exactly, where it originated from or when. And although the Hubble Space Telescope has given us incredible images and insights into outer space <HST images>, this particular one wasn't taken by Hubble!
To cut a long story short:
The iconic image of “Earth in a Cradle of Clouds” was allegedly taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. It made a huge impact on the internet but later turned out to be ‘fake news’.
I chose this image, altered it a bit myself. I like this image. I think it is striking, but at the same time, it creates a false impression – just like The Sphere creates an environment based solely on the imagination of whoever uses her.
Nothing is real!
I chose the cover as an allegory for all that The Sphere stands for: unknown origin, a creator of unreality, yet beautiful; it is an inspiration and an enigma alike. Something that could be real, but isn’t.
Since The Sphere is an artificial environment and creates virtual realities based on the user's imagination, I thought it a fitting tongue-in-cheek jest, to take a beautiful - if faked - image of Earth (the ultimate goal for Bella, and Nick), add some digital embellishments to it, and use it as the cover for my book.
That's really it as a formula:
A bit of fun + awesome image (it does look dramatic - no doubt about it!) = stunning cover for a hopefully interesting book.
The Sphere is available to download for free for #kindleunlimited subscribers worldwide!
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