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New Covers - The Divine Sacrifice & The Beloved Dead
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New Covers - The Divine Sacrifice & The Beloved Dead
As promise, here are the new covers. I'm anxious to hear what you guys think.
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[quote=""TonyHays""]As promise, here are the new covers. I'm anxious to hear what you guys think.[/quote]
They're gorgeous, very evocative; they capture the mood of the series and have branding, which is always good. I think they'll attract readers. Congratulations!
They're gorgeous, very evocative; they capture the mood of the series and have branding, which is always good. I think they'll attract readers. Congratulations!
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I think the covers look very different. I think they look quite mystical - just right for an Arthurian book!
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Covers
Thanks, guys. Michy, I gave them a huge number of illustrations (from books like one of the Osprey guides on warfare in Arthurian times) to consider. I think they were going for a version of Roman sandals with the straps going halfway up the leg. But it kind of looks like a cross between a plain sandal and a Roman army boot. I was told at one point that they had hired one of the artists that does Bernard Cornwell's covers to oversee the repackaging of the series. I wasn't unhappy with the earlier covers, but I do like these much better.
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Thanks!
Thanks, everybody. I thought they did a great job on them. We'll certainly have a chance to tell if having people on the cover truly does help sales. These covers are nearly a complete turnaround from the first ones.