J. T.’S Suggestion for the Cover Artwork

HAVE THE BACKGROUND set on what could be the plains of Africa, except that not all the animals shown should be from that continent. For example, a tiger, North American bison, or some of the plans species of Asia, could be included.

In the foreground are the three heroines.

On the right, Charlotte Topper is the tallest. She is beautiful, well built, with boyishly cut short brunette hair. Wears a scarlet halter top, leaving midriff bare, brief denim shorts, flat heeled sandals with cross-straps up to the thighs. (This is the footwear for all three). Has a choker type necklace of silver discs, wide silver bracelets on each wrist and bicep. Belt of square segments of brass, with wooden hilted ‘gladius’ type sword on the right and modern type hunting knife on the left in sheaths. Is holding a Grecian type bow in right hand and is drawing it with the left, being left-handed. The arrows in the quiver on her back extend over the right shoulder.

Beryl Snowhill is in the centre. Blonde, in pageboy style, beautiful, slightly older and shorter than Charlotte, but equally curvaceous. Wears white silk halter, black ‘wet look’ leather shorts, has similar jewellery but in gold. Belt is made from round gold and silver discs, with an ivory handled sword and knife in reverse positions to those of the brunette. Holds a battle axe in right hand, Grecian type shield on left arm.

Jill Jervis is the smallest, slightly more buxom of the other two, with rusty-red hair and good looking. Has blue halter, denim shorts. Silver choker, but bracelets only on left arm. Has brass square belt, but only a wooden handled sword. She too is drawing a Grecian type bow ready to loose its arrow. Position of her hands are opposite to those of Charlotte and arrows in quiver show over her left shoulder.