According to an article on the 007magazine.co.uk website, the cover model for this edition is Vincent Wong, an actor who actually appeared in seven Bond films. His most notable role was General Li in Die Another Day - an associate of villain Colonel Sun-Tan Moon, who was named in honour of this novel for the film that, due to coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the Bond films and 50th of the Bond novels, was loaded with such Easter eggs.