{"id":5881,"date":"2011-04-07T09:37:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2011-04-07T09:37:44","modified_gmt":"2011-04-07T17:37:44","slug":"cover-art-the-magician-king-by-lev-grossman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/art\/cover-art-the-magician-king-by-lev-grossman\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Art | THE MAGICIAN KING by Lev Grossman"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/the-magician-king-by-lev-grossman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/the-magician-king-by-lev-grossman-500x744.jpg\" alt=\"THE MAGICIAN KING by Lev Grossman\" title=\"THE MAGICIAN KING by Lev Grossman\" width=\"500\" height=\"744\" class=\"center\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/cover-art\/cover-art-synopsis-the-magicians-by-lev-grossman\/\">cover for the first volume<\/a> in the series, <strong>The Magicians<\/strong>, is, in my opinion, one of the most iconic and alluring covers from the past several years. It&#8217;s simple, the tree reflected in water is memorable, a wonderful colour palette and strong typography.<\/p>\n<p>The cover for <strong>The Magician King<\/strong>, also featuring art from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.didiermassard.net\/\">Didier Massard<\/a> (which, like the first volume, is a photography of a miniature model, giving it a very distinct look), hits on some of those same notes (strong typography, nice colour palette), but the lack of a central point of focus hurts the cover&#8217;s initial impact and puts it a few notches below its predecessor. Still, it&#8217;s lovely, mystical and calming and will look nice alongside <strong>The Magicians<\/strong> as a set on a bookshelf. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cover for the first volume in the series, The Magicians, is, in my opinion, one of the most iconic and alluring covers from the past several years. 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