Well, the art department chose a different background color than the one I'd suggested--but they did a wonderful job with the caltrop! And over all, I think it's quite striking, and in keeping with the rest of the series.
I'm the author of the OUTLANDER novels--which Salon.com described as "the smartest historical sci-fi adventure/romance ever written by a science Ph.D. with a background in scripting Uncle Scrooge comic books."
I'm not sure I could describe them any better. [g]