Okay. I'll admit it. I was googling around about my book, and look what I found:
It's the cover for the Dutch version of the Name of the Wind. Personally, I think it looks cool as hell.
I don't read Dutch, but I can almost piece together what they're saying on the publisher's website. If you're curious, the page is over here....
Later,
pat
I don't read Dutch, but I can almost piece together what they're saying on the publisher's website. If you're curious, the page is over here....
Later,
pat
posted by Pat at 8:51 PM
14 Comments:
That cover is sweet. I have been planning on picking up the UK version, so i might have to get this one too
Wow. Very nice. I'm assuming you didn't see a copy of this before Dutch publication...?
I think that would make me a bit anxious.
I can just imagine some cover from _insert_country_here with a couple of drunk harry potteresque cutesies swilling wine and laughing while a neandrethal looking blacksmith beats a dragon to death with a large cello...
Heh. I'd love to see that picture.
Generally speaking, I trust these places to know what they're doing in terms of marketing. Most of them have been very gracious so far, asking me my opinon, and getting my imput before they make decitions.
That said, they want the book to sell a lot of copies, same as me. But they know their target audiences much, much better than I do. So it could be that a cartoony cello-wielding blacksmith might actually appeal to that culture more. Barring dishonesty, I'm willing to take their lead on these things.
I have to admit, I like the US cover better, but that's because it was my reason for buying the book.
Wowwww. I almost like this cover better than the original. (Almost.)
It baffles me that not only do you not have a copy of this already, but that you had no idea what the cover was going to look like! What a great surprise!
I actually think I like this cover better than the two that I have. I don't think it's actually better, it's just different, in a good way.
It's a cool looking cover.
But I would like to see a cover drawn by Pat.
I wonder if they read the book or just look at the title.
Speaking of book covers, why are there two in the US? Usually it seems there would be a different cover if a book was written years ago and re-released, but not right off the bat. Speaking of which, I have the one with the half undressed Kvothe...heh,heh.
I have thought that the other cover looks a bit like Pat...
(Hello Pat, from Hudson!)
Sienged, You really don't want to see the cover I would draw. I have little to no graphic talent. It would be stickfigures doing incomprehensible things to each other. In crayon.
And that's if you're lucky....
pat
Wow, Patrick! U weet u het groot hebt gemaakt wanneer uw boek in het Nederlands wordt gedrukt.
This is beautiful. I am attached to my Gargoyle cover (that's how we were introduced after all) but I definitely like this cover better than the Fabio version... That was just weirdness.
Yeah, that's a great cover.
*Laughs* I usually care very little about the artwork on the dust jacket... because as a rule, the dust jacket winds up in the trash. I like the look of a gilded fabric book spine on the shelf... it just has a certain look.
That said, pretty much EVERY NotW cover I've seen BESIDES the Fabio cover has been fantastic. And the Wise Man's Fear cover looks amazing, too.
I really like that cover.
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