Top white background contains black sans-serif text reading CHRISTOPHER PRIEST. Below this, four lines of cyan-blue block text read FUGUE FOR A DARKENING ISLAND. The lettering features geometric apertures and sharp angles. The lower two-thirds of the image consists of a high-contrast black and white illustration. A white figure of a person sits in the lower-left foreground, knees pulled to the chest and arms wrapped around the legs. The figure is viewed in profile, facing left, with short hair and closed eyes. The figure sits on a black solid surface. To the right, waves of black ink with white circular patterns and stippled textures rise upward. In the upper-right area, a vertical rectangular frame with concentric internal lines stands upright. A black silhouetted figure leans forward through this frame. The silhouette's head is bowed, and one arm reaches downward toward the waves. Splashes of black droplets and jagged shapes surround the frame and the silhouette. The waves feature thick, curved black lines indicating motion, interspersed with white areas containing small black dots. A small white monogram composed of the letters A and V is located in the bottom right corner. The transitions between the white background and the black ink elements are sharp, with no gray mid-tones. The black figure in the frame is rendered as a solid shadow without internal anatomical features. The seated figure in the foreground has thin black lines defining the ear, eye, and fingers.
