gertiekeddle Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I like this actually. It has some decent colours and a neat choice of motive. Just I'll never get why so many fantasy series seem to need to get announced with those huge title and author letters. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 New Bakker cover art from Overlook Press: [url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gDW8Rw1NL._SL500_.jpg"]The Darkness That Comes Before[/url] [url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51U-2%2BUHqDL._SL500_.jpg"]The Warrior Prophet[/url] [url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51feAooUGrL._SL500_.jpg"]The Thousandfold Thought[/url] These new editions are coming out in september. Perhaps the US cover art for [i]The Judging Eye[/i] will be something similiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I don't really like the Morgan coverart...I do like the new Bakker ones, though; much more than the US paperback covers with the guy on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 The new Bakker ones resemble medieval art of battles, particularly of the Crusades. Interesting, no? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreverlad Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 [quote name='Dylanfanatic' post='1467118' date='Aug 3 2008, 19.59']The new Bakker ones resemble medieval art of battles, particularly of the Crusades. Interesting, no? :D[/quote] As far as art goes, the only difference between the Cat Stevens and new ones is the maturing face missing. All 3 books had the bottom image refocused and moved up to the center. When I made my Goodkind/Bakker parody cover I realized how loud the multiple texts are. I approve of the changes, moving Bakker's name above and removing some of the noise from behind the book title/blurb. I like the old trade pb covers but I'm sure the 3 new ones will be more mainstream marketable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 True, they are the old paperbacks' cities moved up and out in prominence, but I think that heightens the effect, not to mention the style again is quite similar to that of medieval battle art, which is quite fitting for the setting of the trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna vander Poele Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 The Bakker ones look like they're for historical novels. Pretty cool-looking though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 The new [url="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/artbio_23/"]Clarkesworld Magazine[/url] cover might be one of my all-time favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThRiNiDiR Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 The US cover for The Steel Remain has just terrible font, but this is nothing new for you across the pond ;) I agree with what you said about Bakker; the covers are ok - not great, but ok - and they look 100% alt.history and that means a wider more mainstream market =). Now the cover for Clarkesworld is just out-of-this world great! Tnx Larry for this; it's definitely being used for my next eyecandy cover article :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsherds Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 [quote name='Gigei' post='1458802' date='Jul 28 2008, 11.14']Has Whelan done any new covers lately? I like his covers the best and some of the new/old Elric covers.[/quote] I LOVE Whelan. Also, the dude who's done some of SE's work...Todd...something, I think. [quote name='Dylanfanatic' post='1467118' date='Aug 4 2008, 00.59']The new Bakker ones resemble medieval art of battles, particularly of the Crusades. Interesting, no? :D[/quote] Uh. Keep in mind that I never got much unto his first book, but seeing as that all looks like artistry of the Crusades, that feels to me like someone shouting 'Look at what Bakker ripped off of! See! It's right on the cover!' Honestly bad timing on my part to try his series right after covering that part of history in class and watching a documentary on the 1st Crusade. I felt like I was reading the documentary's transcript. On topic, I happen to love fantasy art, at least that of it that's tasteful and a bit more...realistic? I'm thinking of Valejo here. Don't like that crap. But I do like a lot of fantasy art, and I don't mind being honest about what I'm reading, so I'm ok with colorful covers on my books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agulla Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Recently Bakker has said that he used the First Crusade on purpose, he wanted to write novels about [i]belief[/i] (and how people can be manipulated through their beliefs) and he decided to use historical examples to make sure that the reader knew that he was not making that part up, that people can do terrible and amazing things moved just by their beliefs. He explained that if he had invented the story readers would have thought that it was just something invented by the writer. It would seem that they are trying to reinforce this notion in with these new cover art. I liked the original Prince of Nothing art (Canadia paperbacks and US hardcovers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna vander Poele Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 [quote name='Agulla' post='1467431' date='Aug 4 2008, 02.20']I liked the original Prince of Nothing art (Canadia paperbacks and US hardcovers).[/quote] [i]Canadia?![/i] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agulla Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I wanted to write Canadian, it's a typo but now that I think about this I like this name better. It has some fantasy feel about it. "[i]Once upon a time in the lands of Canadia, home of the great Gnosis wielding neuropathic philosopher Bakker and the not less great Pat the Blogger, someone discovered that they had been living just north of a place called America..."[/i] Yes, it sounds perfect. Someone should inform the Canadians that their country is no longer called Canada. And the Worldcon next year is in Canadia, how fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigei Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 [quote name='potsherds' post='1467409' date='Aug 4 2008, 04.13']I LOVE Whelan. Also, the dude who's done some of SE's work...Todd...something, I think.[/quote] Is he the guy who did the awesome Rake cover? I wish I had it. *drools* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dits Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Two upcoming novels I'm looking forward to had some slick looking covers: Caine Black Knife and Mistborn: The Hero of Ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 [url="http://ofblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/us-cover-art-for-bakker-and-morgan-plus.html"]Blog bit[/url] up about the US cover art for the upcoming Bakker and Morgan novels and a bit of a discussion about US/UK cover art and a perceived fallacy there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 The upcoming paperback edition of Gilman's [i]Thunderer[/i] has [url="http://randomhouse.com/catalog/covers_450/9780553591101.jpg"]new cover art[/url]. I think this is much better than the old one. Gollancz is re-releasing Stephen Donaldson's [i]Gap Series[/i] next month. Here are the new UK cover images: [url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TbFvXDXEL._SL500_.jpg"]The Real Story & Forbidden Knowledge[/url] [url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517vEwTTy8L._SL500_.jpg"]A Dark and Hungry God Arises[/url] [url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41-ZpUxIWnL._SL500_.jpg"]Chaos and Order[/url] [url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-SsWQVwbL._SL500_.jpg"]This Day All Gods Die[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 I like that MMPB cover of Gilman's book much better than the HC one. Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat5150 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Since it's somewhat related, I invite everyone to vote for their favorite SFF artist in this week's poll on the blog. :) Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 [quote name='pat5150' post='1500451' date='Aug 30 2008, 14.36']Since it's somewhat related, I invite everyone to vote for their favorite SFF artist in this week's poll on the blog. :) Patrick[/quote] :huh: Shouldn't there be samples of all the artists in the poll... or links? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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