Guardian of the Sunset

I was approached by a fantasy writer and agreed to use one of my old images for a book cover. I touched it up and added more detail and colors and here it is

you can check out the older, uglier version here:
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EDIT: Wow, I checked my messages today and it turned out I got a DD! Thank you so much for making it happen, Ginryuzaki and ^laserBEAST!!! Peeps have been asking about the book, the series is called "Il sole di Alur" and is written by Alissandro Fusco. It's supposed to be out this winter as far as I know. I'm very glad you like the picture, folks!