tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post5281844104687606412..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT UK cover artAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-12183757357700548962010-04-25T05:57:06.539+00:002010-04-25T05:57:06.539+00:00I'm going to have to disagree, Wert. I love th...I'm going to have to disagree, Wert. I love that cover and its simplicity, and the only thing that would make it better would be if the letters and ouriboros on the front were in gold lettering. <br /><br />It kind of reminds me of the hard-back covers of the Prince of Nothing books (the ones with text scrawl).Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14463994840847583342010-04-25T00:27:51.888+00:002010-04-25T00:27:51.888+00:00I saw the uniform-designed editions (and actually ...I saw the uniform-designed editions (and actually bought some volumes) a few years back when I was living in Ireland for some time.<br /><br />That was after 2001, though, so I'd obviously missed out the editions with "real" cover art. Didn't known about them.<br />Thanks for this info, Adam.<br /><br />I kind of appreciate the consistency with the "new" covers since I might complete my collection with them, provided series comes to a satisfying conclusion (and my hopes are high with what I've heard about Sanderson's job).<br /><br />However, for all the people who started their with the original cover art, the deviation to the ersatz-LotR design must be a sucker!Jenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623941508503788134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14380843934356928472010-04-24T21:46:08.508+00:002010-04-24T21:46:08.508+00:00I prefer actual artwork as well and find this rath...I prefer actual artwork as well and find this rather dull. And sorry, gave up on Jordan a couple years ago, too.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-28565265035642482132010-04-24T20:34:59.203+00:002010-04-24T20:34:59.203+00:00The American cover was two posts back.
The UK cov...The American cover was two posts back.<br /><br />The UK covers were the same as the US ones up to the hardcover of WINTER'S HEART, by which time Orbit seem to have decided that Sweet's art had gotten just too bad. When WH went to paperback in 2001 they switched to a (heavily LotR-influenced) uniform series of black covers in paperback and different-coloured ones in hardcover.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-91888435828135422252010-04-24T16:53:28.391+00:002010-04-24T16:53:28.391+00:00Up to "Gathering Storm" the covers of ev...Up to "Gathering Storm" the covers of every volume had the same cover art. Unadorned and kind of stylish.<br /><br />TGS broke this pattern if only slightly.<br /><br />It's up to debate whether one prefers actual art (in the sense of paintings, depicting characters / scenes from the novel) or the approach that was taken for the WoT books. Depending largely on personal taste I'd think.<br /><br />Call it dull, but it's consistent.<br /><br />I generally prefer paintings as cover art but there's also always the danger of real bad cover art. Like the notorious "gay cover" gracing one edition of Rothfuss's "Name of the Wind"...Jenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623941508503788134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-45038411655849121522010-04-24T15:07:16.180+00:002010-04-24T15:07:16.180+00:00Oh boy...Oh boy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-82387322704042727262010-04-24T14:08:58.351+00:002010-04-24T14:08:58.351+00:00You said there was an American cover - can you lin...You said there was an American cover - can you link to it in the post as I would love to see it.<br /><br />Secondly, did you know all that off the top of you head or did you look it up somewhere? <br /><br />I enjoyed tGS and hope ToM will be just as good, if not better. Now to wait till winter...bloggeratfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070448374018984315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-69117826528427441442010-04-24T12:04:14.073+00:002010-04-24T12:04:14.073+00:00Agreed, Adam. But one thing Jordan was always good...Agreed, Adam. But one thing Jordan was always good on, even though they very often flattered to deceive: his titles. Many of them are gorgeous!Nick Cirkovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032740830320521883noreply@blogger.com