tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post3398466392280282500..comments2023-09-01T10:14:30.179+01:00Comments on Graeme's Fantasy Book Review: Which cover would you go for? 'The Dirty Streets of Heaven' (Tad Williams)Graeme Floryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411505049326440010noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-86185868127470515272012-08-09T19:38:19.247+01:002012-08-09T19:38:19.247+01:00True, although in my defence (what with one thing ...True, although in my defence (what with one thing and another) I'm a couple of years behind myself with cover art. Catching up though! I guess I just never got that awful 'Bonehunters' cover out of my head :o)<br /><br />I actually like the 'hooded figure' motif, just so long as it looks like it has had a little effort put into it (unlike 'The Straight Razor Cure'...) It also works really well for the artist who only has to draw a hood rather than a face... ;o)Graeme Floryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411505049326440010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-36560095510516643542012-08-09T17:45:22.787+01:002012-08-09T17:45:22.787+01:00In fairness the UK > USA cover thing is a coupl...In fairness the UK > USA cover thing is a couple of years out of date. The American publishers have pulled their finger out and produced some great covers recently, whilst the UK market has become overloaded with the 'hooded figure' motif of late.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-88186979246986269292012-08-08T19:59:23.384+01:002012-08-08T19:59:23.384+01:00I have to go with the US cover on this one. The UK...I have to go with the US cover on this one. The UK cover is very stridently monochromatic, very cold. The US cover is warmer and tells you up front that angels are involved.Seitherinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814784917734395789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-81685458687343236332012-08-08T06:40:28.279+01:002012-08-08T06:40:28.279+01:00I agree that the US cover actually shows the chara...I agree that the US cover actually shows the character, which is cool, I like the look of the UK cover much better.<br /><br />I'm usually one for the "UK covers are better than US covers" too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548680159204361401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-23365285898875599162012-08-08T04:49:52.945+01:002012-08-08T04:49:52.945+01:00I love Tad Williams, like you I don't think he...I love Tad Williams, like you I don't think he can write a bad book, and I also haven't read all of Shadowmarch, but I am looking forward to this. Of the two covers I'd go for the UK one. It's classier. I don't know why the US doesn't take it's lead from the UK regarding covers, they're almost always better.Elfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955473789404631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-71925441039147470822012-08-08T01:28:01.443+01:002012-08-08T01:28:01.443+01:00I also think I like the UK cover better. It's ...I also think I like the UK cover better. It's more intriguing and the colors pop much more. :DLiesel K. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860816358217211833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-17823249272050933982012-08-07T19:38:06.557+01:002012-08-07T19:38:06.557+01:00I like the UK cover better just for aesthetic reas...I like the UK cover better just for aesthetic reasons. The US cover is too close to the poster for the movie Heaven Can Wait.<br /><br />If they had put some sort of wings/halo on the silhouette in the UK version it would win hands down.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369296787105922759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-1259274555182301182012-08-07T18:40:02.729+01:002012-08-07T18:40:02.729+01:00UK cover all the way the USA cover is just too gen...UK cover all the way the USA cover is just too generic - quite boringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-18979744340647374312012-08-07T17:34:36.085+01:002012-08-07T17:34:36.085+01:00I would go with the US one. Maybe it's the col...I would go with the US one. Maybe it's the color scheme. Maybe it's the fact that the image on the UK one just seems hastily done by someone who just discovered Photoshop. The UK one also looks more 'urban fantasy', and I tend to dislike 99% of urban fantasy covers.Elliehttp://spacetalkers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-16190093138108651952012-08-07T16:27:44.636+01:002012-08-07T16:27:44.636+01:00For a change I'll go with the US cover (usuall...For a change I'll go with the US cover (usually prefer the UK offerings). You can see from the out what the main character is.<br /><br />The UK cover looks very Nic Cage "City Of Angels" ish to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com