Overactive Imagination Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hey guys. I've just gotten into Abercrombie's stuff and I'm liking it a lot.i would like to order the hardcovers of the 3 stand-alone books from Amazon, and I'm wondering how the quality is of the Gollancz hardcovers. I saw an Orbit HC of Red Country in Chapters and I didn't like the jacket at all... are the Gollancz ones a lot nicer?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDanish Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I own the American hardcovers for BSC and RC, and the UK hardcover for Heroes. When you ask about the jacket quality, do you mean the art? I agree that in general the Gollancz UK jackets look a lot cooler, especially for Heroes, but I don't mind the Orbit RC jacket.Don't know if that helps at all. Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overactive Imagination Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 I didn't like the plastic-like texture of the Orbit ones... I guess that's what I'm saying. Seemed really cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I have all Gollancz copies of Joe's books and they're all really fucking sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 While as a usual rule, US hardcovers are quite a bit nicer than UK hardcovers, this actually does not apply to the series you're enquiring about.The UK hardcovers for Joe's series are excellent, and have gotten a great amount of good feedback. The covers are nicer than the rather ugly US editions, not just in terms of art but also feel and design. Definitely recommended over the US version in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overactive Imagination Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Cool, thanks guys. I'm gonna go ahead and order the Gollancz ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Abercrombie Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Without forgetting that the books held within the covers is also excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagilki Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 If only the author wasn't so humble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Without forgetting that the books held within the covers is also excellent.I make it a point if pride to judge a book almost exclusively by its cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 True story: I first read Game of Thrones solely because of the cover. That garish, sequin-y silver hardcover that was one of the earliest prints. I was about 16, working as a library cataloging boy, and check it out first to myself thinking "Wow, it's a fantasy novel without an elf, dwarf or knight on the cover! Here I am today, proudly saying that I read and loved Abercrombie's books directly by way of this forum. It had nothing to do with the kick-assedness of the cover of The Blade Itself. Nothing at all, Mr. A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The UK hardcovers for Joe's series are excellent, and have gotten a great amount of good feedback. The binding kind of sucks, tho, compared to, say, the binding of Erikson HC UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reny of Storms End Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 True story: I first read Game of Thrones solely because of the cover. That garish, sequin-y silver hardcover that was one of the earliest prints. I was about 16, working as a library cataloging boy, and check it out first to myself thinking "Wow, it's a fantasy novel without an elf, dwarf or knight on the cover! Here I am today, proudly saying that I read and loved Abercrombie's books directly by way of this forum. It had nothing to do with the kick-assedness of the cover of The Blade Itself. Nothing at all, Mr. A!I found AGOT the same way. I saw it and Clash in Borders and got both. What a great decision it ended up being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I don't think I've ever bought a book from the UK that made me think, "man this is a great binding." But the covers and djs of Joe's books are top notch.Are you talking about the three stand-alones or are you going all out on the original trilogy too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samalander Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I have said it before and I will now say it again. The UK covers are beatiful. But that is their only redeeming quality when compared to the US books. Gollancz (and other UK) books have no stiching to hold them together. Just a bit of glue. They also tend to yellow much faster. If I were a member of the 1% (or Joe) I'd have both versions, strip the UK covers and put them on US books. That not being a viable option for most of humanity, I'd recommend going for US hardcovers every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagilki Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 WHAT DO YOU SEE?The Cult of Personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overactive Imagination Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 The binding kind of sucks, tho, compared to, say, the binding of Erikson HC UK.Actually yeah I have the Bantam HC of Toll the Hounds and it seems really solid.But to whoever asked - no, I'm not gonna get the First Law in hardcover. A bit too expensive, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overactive Imagination Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 BTW, what do people think about the ASOIAF Bantam hardcovers? They weren't published in the US right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 WHAT DO YOU SEE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieM Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Just a point that, if you are looking for the UK Hardcovers of the First Law trilogy, you are going to have to pay a *lot* for them. The hardback print run was very limited before Joe's work took off and are now rare and quite sought after, the prices usually reflect this. The ones you'll find cheap from Amazon sellers are generally the smaller, lower quality book club versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm not even sure if there was even a hardcover of The Blade Itself, I think maybe there was only the like... big softish awesome texture cover version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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