Originally Posted by hildea
I'm a woman, and reads mostly science fiction and fantasy, but also other stuff, including romance with happily ever after-endings.
The first cover make me think of Seanan McGuire and Lois McMaster Bujold. I'd expect it to be centered around action, the protagonist trying to prevent disasters or saving people. I'd expect the comet dust to be literal, and probably the main threat.
The second cover looks more philosophical or contemplative. I'd expect a book mostly about the protagonist's inner journey. Here, the comet dust might be figurative.
I'd be more likely to read the first one than the second one.
In both cases, I'd probably put the book back on the shelf when I noticed "Apocalyptic Christian Fiction". I do read apocalyptic fiction (though mostly post-apocalyptic), and books where the protagonist have different religious beliefs from me, but in a book with "Christian" on the cover I'd expect the religious message to be so strong that it would be jarring for non-Christians. (But I know that this is a predudice, so if the book came with a recommendation from someone who had tastes similar to mine, I'd try it anyway.)
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