I like the first one because it looks like it uses more effort and I think it just looks better to me. The first one looks better made and neater as well.
I like the top one better because it grabs my attention more than the bottom one and it would be the cover I would pick of the shelf. If it is really fantasy I would pick the bottom one cause that one looks more fantasy like. But other wise the top one.
Thanks so much guys... looks like cover one gets it!
I did not give a summary for a reason, I wanted the gut instint. I wanted to know, would you pick it up to find out what it was about and which one would make you do that.
This has been a big help for me and I am sure I will be doing this again soon.