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- Nefret
- Bibliomaniac
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To the second book, is that Edward II's queen? Anyway, I like the red one. Though I'd go for the blue myself.
Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}
- Lisa
- Bibliophile
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- Favourite HF book: Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
- Preferred HF: Any time period/location. Timeslip, usually prefer female POV. Also love Gothic melodrama.
- Location: Northeast Scotland
[quote=""Nefret""]To the second book, is that Edward II's queen? Anyway, I like the red one. Though I'd go for the blue myself.[/quote]
Apparently so. She's certainly not one of the more sympathetic queens in history IMO.
And when I checked on GR, I found this (it has probably been posted here before, but looks like both version of the cover are duplicates):

Apparently so. She's certainly not one of the more sympathetic queens in history IMO.
And when I checked on GR, I found this (it has probably been posted here before, but looks like both version of the cover are duplicates):

I think he now has a publisher = new improved cover.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
[quote=""LadyB""]Makes sense, it is a gigantic improvement.
Although if it was self-published before, does that mean he actually *chose* the model in Elizabethan costume to fit his medieval era novel?
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My guess would be yes, don't most self published authors choose their own covers? Or at least final approval?
Although if it was self-published before, does that mean he actually *chose* the model in Elizabethan costume to fit his medieval era novel?

My guess would be yes, don't most self published authors choose their own covers? Or at least final approval?
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
[quote=""LadyB""]But whyyyyyyyyy[/quote]
I do wonder at some of the cover choices authors make. But then publishers can be just as off. Look at the bustle on the cover of the Titanic novel.
I do wonder at some of the cover choices authors make. But then publishers can be just as off. Look at the bustle on the cover of the Titanic novel.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
- Mythica
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[quote=""LadyB""]But whyyyyyyyyy[/quote]
I imagine it's hard to find quality stock images that fit the time period and the specific story. It's such a niche subject in some ways. That's why we see so many matching covers too. That said, there are dozens of stock photos of women in medieval era dresses that the author/designer could have picked from so why he went with an Elizabethan one is beyond me.
I imagine it's hard to find quality stock images that fit the time period and the specific story. It's such a niche subject in some ways. That's why we see so many matching covers too. That said, there are dozens of stock photos of women in medieval era dresses that the author/designer could have picked from so why he went with an Elizabethan one is beyond me.
- Lisa
- Bibliophile
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- Favourite HF book: Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
- Preferred HF: Any time period/location. Timeslip, usually prefer female POV. Also love Gothic melodrama.
- Location: Northeast Scotland
[quote=""Mythica""]I imagine it's hard to find quality stock images that fit the time period and the specific story. It's such a niche subject in some ways. That's why we see so many matching covers too. That said, there are dozens of stock photos of women in medieval era dresses that the author/designer could have picked from so why he went with an Elizabethan one is beyond me.[/quote]
Yeah, even if there's a lack of stock images available I'd rather go with just a plain image of a woman's face, or even just an object like a crown, than something so obviously anachronistic.
[quote=""Mythica""]It's just occurred to me that this red dress might be the same as this green one - I think we've seen the green ones before but did we ever make a connection to the red one?
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I think it is the same dress!
Yeah, even if there's a lack of stock images available I'd rather go with just a plain image of a woman's face, or even just an object like a crown, than something so obviously anachronistic.
[quote=""Mythica""]It's just occurred to me that this red dress might be the same as this green one - I think we've seen the green ones before but did we ever make a connection to the red one?
[/quote]
I think it is the same dress!