Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a new weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy. Join us every Friday as we pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe.

This week’s theme is: “This solitary tree! A living thing – a cover with a tree or trees.”  And  I decided to go a bit old school on this one.

COVER A

COVER B

COVER C

COVER D

COVER E

AND THE WINNER IS . . .

I have to admit really liking Cover D, but since The Black Company is a classic fantasy series I love, I have to pick Cover A as my top choice, because not only is it nostalgic, but also because all the images directly relate to the actual story.

Which would you choose?  Why?

And, why not join in next week with your own selections.