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#1 Hocknose

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:33 PM

I've had a quick look and couldn't see any post's about this yet...

So what do think is going on in this scene and who do you think is who...I wouldn't like to guess at this point!!!

http://www.amazon.co...d=2Q0G0SVHU9DLD

But if you zoom in, that very much looks like a dragon in the firery clouds!!!

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:39 PM

Could be Great Ravens in there, but frankly, the fiery giant Balrog doesn't make any sense.

If it's supposed to be a dragon... Tiam? Korabas? CG's mommy?

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:41 PM

Looks like a dragon to me. A suspiciously orange dragon.

Clearly the figure at the front is none other than Neffarious Bredd.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:41 PM

Looks like an elephant to me. Lots of Great Ravens in the clouds. Couldn't even begin to guess at the swordsman's identity.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:46 PM

Here's the cover and a close up of the Balrog dragon.

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EDIT: ah, couldn't see the image in the OP before now.

EDIT2: You know that could be Fener and not a dragon.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:52 PM

Ok, that's a pretty damn cool cover. I can see two dragons in that. One down the left, which seems to be more flames in the shape of a dragon's head, and what everyone is terming 'the Balrog'.

When I looked at it I figured the 'horn' to be a tail, since there isn't another on the other side of the head, and I can't conceive of something just having one massive horn on the side of its head. Plus, Erikson's dragons don't seem to sport horns.

@ Apt's 2nd edit: I thought it might be Fener too, but now I'm not so sure. There's not even a hint of jade there, which I was surprised at, and as far as I recall dragons (and that is a dragon head at the side) have nothing to do with the jade giants. Plus Heboric is the one hurtling towards the earth, Fener is cowering in the Errant's temple.

Could be we're making too much of it though. Maybe that's how two dragons bone and the swordsman is just a filthy perv?

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:53 PM

Aptorian, on 20 October 2010 - 12:46 PM, said:

Here's the cover and a close up of the Balrog dragon.

Posted Image

EDIT: ah, couldn't see the image in the OP before now.

EDIT2: You know that could be Fener and not a dragon.

was just doing the exact same thing! amazon zoom is the win!

as for what it is... i guess a dragon... but whom!

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:56 PM

I like it. I still think my cover idea was better, but that's pretty dam neat.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:01 PM

Where are you getting this second dragon from? There's the big obvious head, with the wing at the left.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:10 PM

Of course, this could all just be a random image with no real relation to the events of the book!

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:13 PM

Illuyankas, on 20 October 2010 - 01:01 PM, said:

Where are you getting this second dragon from? There's the big obvious head, with the wing at the left.

I'm guessing this:

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EDIT: My money is on the dragon being Harlo...

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:15 PM

Oh, so the wing.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:27 PM

Holy fakin cow! (sorry, had to try it)

This line of covers was always connected to story, so I wouldnt guess its different in final.

Part with dead lying on battleground is great. That big bastard is IMO Korabas. Isnt otataral colored in cca this fashion? It doesnt have to be flames, just for example sun shaded by really large amount of otataral.

But who the hell is the man (?) in front? It looks more like Brys than any Malazan...and its definetly NOT Kindly...

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:28 PM

Awesome cover! Best of the new style yet (of course I still hate when they change styles). I was just hoping it would be something epic, and it is.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:29 PM

Cool cover!

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:29 PM

He's standing like he needs to take a dump.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:36 PM

I definitely wouldn't mind if it's Ruthan Gudd.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:42 PM

hmmm... not a horn, but a tail? it's a possibility, though the placement and style of it would be pretty weird for a tail. Then again, you know, fantasy novel.

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 01:57 PM

I'm going to have to agree that it looks like Korabas.
Korabas is the only dragon named in the synopsis so I believe there is a good chance that that is her. him. it?

but are we sure that it is a dragon?
I always believe that the crippled god had something up his sleeve and a huge, intimidating body like that would fit the bill IMO.

And perhaps the human is Yedan Derryg?