GAIA ALESSI ILLUSTRATES ALIYA TO THE INFINITE CITY
Gaia captures the magical and adventurous spirit of this action-packed story from debut author, Laila Rifaat.
Aliya is whisked off by flying carpet to a parallel Egypt inhabited by magical creatures where she is enrolled at an academy for… time-travellers! But there’s an underlying presence of danger as a master of forbidden magic is watching her. If they can unlock Aliya’s inherited talent, they can change history forever…
As a huge fan of myths, legends and mythical beasts, Gaia relished working on this cover with publishers, Chicken House. She took some time out of her busy schedule to tell us more about creating the cover, along with some of her top creative tips including:
“Don’t be precious, do away with details, explore the limits of simplification. When you simplify things, ask yourself where/when do they loose integrity, shape, meaning and try to work on that limit. To me that is where the interesting stuff happens.”
Gaia Alessi is represented by Arena Illustration.