Comments on: Cover Art | Spellwright by Blake Charlton (UK Edition)

By: Cover Art | Spellwright by Blake Charlton (UK Cover, take two) | A Dribble of Ink

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:29:40 +0000

[...] apparently Blake Charlton’s UK publisher reads my blog. I tore his UK cover apart when it was released a few weeks ago, and just today, a new cover for the novel was released. [...]

By: BlakeCharlton.com » An Interview about Spellwright & my Contemplations Fantastic

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:52:08 +0000

[...] funny). Aidan’s criticisms are always well-informed and thoughtful (even when they’re directed at, say, one of my covers). If you’re curious about what’s happening in Speculative Fiction, it the place to be [...]

By: Jacob Topp-Mugglestone

Jacob Topp-Mugglestone — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:39:17 +0000

I disagree, really. Not too bad, but pretty generic!

Looking forward to your review, Aidan – sounds an interesting premise for a novel.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:36:36 +0000

Terrible cover.

I disagree with James. I think the US artwork is absolutely gorgeous. But I think TOR did a terrible job with the cover DESIGN, especially the fonts they used. Fack.

You see. These are the kinds of things that would utterly destroy me as a debut writer. So much depends on artwork, layout, cover design, etc… all of those things mean more than money put into publicity or marketing, in my opinion.

By: Cover Art & Synopsis | The Dervish House by Ian McDonald | A Dribble of Ink

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:48:18 +0000

[...] yesterday’s travesty, I thought it was time to redeem the Cover Art section of the website to its former glory. As with [...]

By: aidan

aidan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:49:03 +0000

I’m not sure what it is about this book that’s caught my attention so heavily. It just seems like the type of thing that will end up being totally up my alley, given Blake’s tastes and the early buzz.

I should be getting my hands on a review copy soon enough, so keep any eye out for a review.

By: James (Speculative Horizons)

James (Speculative Horizons) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:29:49 +0000

I didn’t think much of the US artwork, but it is indeed better than this crap. I’m so sick of hooded figures on book covers – I know it sells books, but seriously…enough already. All these books look the same…

I have to say that I’m not really anticipating this book. The central premise sounds interesting, but I read a few pages of the opening chapter and thought the writing was poor. Sure, it was unedited, but even so I wasn’t at all impressed.