Comments on: Cover Art | The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/ A part of the Aidan Moher network Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dribble http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3653 dribble Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:31:36 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3653 im loving the cover for "A Shadow in Summer" im loving the cover for “A Shadow in Summer”

]]> By: A Dribble of Ink » Blog Archive » Cover Art | The Price of Spring by Daniel Abraham http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3616 A Dribble of Ink » Blog Archive » Cover Art | The Price of Spring by Daniel Abraham Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:23:49 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3616 [...] once I’m actually holding the things in my hands. Also, it’s much, much better than the atrocious omnibus editions coming from Orbit [...] [...] once I’m actually holding the things in my hands. Also, it’s much, much better than the atrocious omnibus editions coming from Orbit [...]

]]> By: Alexander Field http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3537 Alexander Field Mon, 25 May 2009 04:47:51 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3537 I agree with you Aidan, that A Shadow in Summer cover is amazing. They went off track with these news ones. I just do not jive with covers like those. I agree with you Aidan, that A Shadow in Summer cover is amazing. They went off track with these news ones. I just do not jive with covers like those.

]]> By: aidan http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3534 aidan Sun, 24 May 2009 16:01:14 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3534 Yeah, that cover's a bit of a mess. I didn't realize that was also published by Orbit. They definitely went in a different direction with the new one! Yeah, that cover’s a bit of a mess. I didn’t realize that was also published by Orbit.

They definitely went in a different direction with the new one!

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 Adam Whitehead Sun, 24 May 2009 13:11:24 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3532 Aidan, I was referring to the existing Orbit cover for their omnibus of Books 1/2: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/c3/c19228.jpg Seriously, what the heck is going on with that? Aidan, I was referring to the existing Orbit cover for their omnibus of Books 1/2:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/c3/c19228.jpg

Seriously, what the heck is going on with that?

]]> By: James (Speculative Horizons) http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3529 James (Speculative Horizons) Sun, 24 May 2009 00:39:38 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3529 Yeah, Orbit are fond at the moment of sticking figures on their books (Miller, Canavan, Weeks, etc). They rarely tend to look good, but commercially they seem to work. I'm not a fan though. Yeah, Orbit are fond at the moment of sticking figures on their books (Miller, Canavan, Weeks, etc). They rarely tend to look good, but commercially they seem to work.

I’m not a fan though.

]]> By: The Mad Hatter http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 The Mad Hatter Sun, 24 May 2009 00:31:37 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3528 Orbit is just trying to replacate covers for hits such as Weeks' Night Angel and Millers' Kingmaker Kingbreaker. I like Tor's versions better. Orbit is just trying to replacate covers for hits such as Weeks’ Night Angel and Millers’ Kingmaker Kingbreaker. I like Tor’s versions better.

]]> By: aidan http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3527 aidan Sun, 24 May 2009 00:14:24 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3527 <strong>Adam</strong> - The NA cover for the first book (and all the books in the series, for that matter), is fantastic: <img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/2ntiycy.jpg"> <strong>Sean</strong> - Totally agree with you there. It's the same problem as the US cover for Joe Abercrombie's <strong>Best Served Cold</strong>. Adam – The NA cover for the first book (and all the books in the series, for that matter), is fantastic:

Sean – Totally agree with you there. It’s the same problem as the US cover for Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold.

]]> By: sean http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3526 sean Sat, 23 May 2009 23:32:21 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3526 I like the covers as far as artwork goes, but am a little less hot on them as far book covers go. Is it just me, or is there anybody else that is sternly opposed to book covers having a picturesque quality interpretation of the hero or characters on the cover? Very few books have pulled this off to my liking. One notable exception: the high druid of shannara. It was the perfect representation of walker boh, for me anyways, which made it great. But its just as likely that it ruined someone else's interpretation of the Druid. The thing is, we all mold the hero's looks, subconsciously, into someone we would like. And when you put a picture of him on the cover, you steal something from me :D but then, i am rather creative, so maybe uncreative people appreciate it. IDK. I like the covers as far as artwork goes, but am a little less hot on them as far book covers go.

Is it just me, or is there anybody else that is sternly opposed to book covers having a picturesque quality interpretation of the hero or characters on the cover? Very few books have pulled this off to my liking.

One notable exception: the high druid of shannara. It was the perfect representation of walker boh, for me anyways, which made it great. But its just as likely that it ruined someone else’s interpretation of the Druid.

The thing is, we all mold the hero’s looks, subconsciously, into someone we would like. And when you put a picture of him on the cover, you steal something from me :D

but then, i am rather creative, so maybe uncreative people appreciate it. IDK.

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/05/cover-art/cover-art-the-long-price-quartet-by-daniel-abraham/comment-page-1/#comment-3525 Adam Whitehead Sat, 23 May 2009 22:58:23 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-3525 It appears that the second cover is at least more accurate (at the risk of spoilers, there is a big war that takes place). The first one is also a big step up from the existing cover for Book 1 which was a muddy brown smear. Not very exciting. It appears that the second cover is at least more accurate (at the risk of spoilers, there is a big war that takes place). The first one is also a big step up from the existing cover for Book 1 which was a muddy brown smear. Not very exciting.

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