(January 8, 2017 at 1:50 pm)Alex K Wrote: Blurb/summary and cover art, although the cover art mostly serves as a deterrent, in that the cover can often tell me when a book is very likely not a candidate, but not so much the other way round.
I look at the cover art as a non-verbal synopsis that wasn't necessarily agreed to by the author. If it shows a barechested Viking holding a flaming sword while spaceships fly overhead then I'll be inclined to move on.
