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Cover art is up - Orb, Sceptre, Throne

#21 blackzoid

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 03:23 PM

Wheres my ship dammit!
Who does the artist think he's fooling. He wanted the ship in the foreground and the guy in the background, but he was forced to change it up. City in the Jungle will have ships all over that jungle.

Also, isn't it about time to ask Hetan very nicely for the prologue?
Very very nicely.

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#22 Abyss

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 03:56 PM

It's probably meant to be Kyle.

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 03:59 PM

WHERE IS HIS OFT-DESCRIBED MOUSTACHE

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#24 Abyss

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 04:09 PM

On a secret mission. Duh.

(the mustache, not Kyle)

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#25 HiddenOne

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 04:27 PM

What?!? Moustache is on a secret mission??? Where's the spoiler tags, man, now I'm so disgusted I must cancel my pre-order...

Also, cover art is blah, why can't some new blood be transfused here? It does remind me of TCG (guess thats the color scheme Puck is on about)

My guess for the identity of the man on the cover is...the busboy who works at Kruls Bar & Grill, who lays down the mob and takes up the rapier to avenge the poor tippers in the city, then he will take a ship to find Greymane's grave and sing a sad song over it.

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#26 Dolmen 2.0

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 04:32 PM

kyle has a moustache?

No! It cant be true! So young, so innocent...

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#27 Asharak

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 04:47 PM

It would be great if it was Paran(ergo he is a main character in the book), but I dont want to get my hopes up. At least it wasnt entierly dominated by ships this time.

#28 tiam

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 05:02 PM

Its Grizzin Farl.

You heard it here first folks.

Edit- Lets try and stay positive. Its not as bad as the American 'a wacky christmas' cover of BH

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#29 Asharak

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 05:22 PM

It is Nefarias Bredd

It is known

:-)

#30 Kanese S's

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 05:52 PM

Abyss, on 07 September 2011 - 01:31 PM, said:

Am i alone in thinking this really looks like the TCG cover?

But otherwise yah, generic fantasy cover nonsense. I would have preferred another big ship.

On the bright side, December is SOON!

I also would prefer another big ship. He had a thing going with the ships.

Laseen did nothing wrong.

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#31 Khellendros

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 10:25 PM

Where's the freaking ship dammit?! If I squint real hard I can just about make one out in the background...not nearly good enough! Don't they want people to know that this is a series about naval warfare and ship parades?

As for the man....Bellam Nom sounds like a good fit if we are making up someone for the generic man in foreground. Or, Murillio Resurrected! Dun dun dun!

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#32 Sinisdar Toste

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 10:37 PM

darujhistan at least looks nice. but it is terribly similar to the CG cover.

i think if the swordsman turns out to be a central character, say, one of the noms, then i will forgive the cheesy-ness. also, orb, sceptre, throne is sounding less clunky, but maybe that's just familiarity. i wonder if the title is symbolic or literal...

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Posted 07 September 2011 - 10:42 PM

Arsewipe McBogroll the Third, on 07 September 2011 - 05:02 PM, said:

Its Grizzin Farl.

You heard it here first folks.

Edit- Lets try and stay positive. Its not as bad as the American 'a wacky christmas' cover of BH

grandma got run over by the trygalle, while pickling seguleh on christmas eve.
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#34 WhiskeyJackDaniels

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 02:57 AM

Its obviously the Tyrant.

So, you're the historian who survived the Chain of Dogs.
Actually, I didn't.

It seems you stand alone.
It was ever thus.

#35 Tsundoku

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:24 AM

Well, there you go, I actually don't mind it. I kind of like the colours too. That probably just confirms I'll never be an art major.

I guess I have been conditioned by thousands of books over the last 30 years that either have a cover bearing no resemblance whatsoever to the material therein, or are just plain shitty.

Speaking of which, it could have been done by that dude who did all those ghastly WoT covers. So we can at least be grateful for that.

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#36 Kanubis

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:47 AM

Do we give it any credit for having the blue gas lighting that Darujhistan is famous for? Cos I liked that.

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#37 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:57 AM

I wonder if the orange haze surrounding the central figure is not just an artist's affectation, but something more significant -- Soletaken haze, even?

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#38 Gothos

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 10:18 AM

No, it's the cheap shot of art these days, using orange and teal everywhere to create perfect contrast.
It's been blighting movies for a good ten years now. Next time you watch a movie from the 2000's onwards, take a look at the color palette.
No, you can't unsee that.

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#39 Illuyankas

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 02:51 PM

I posted a picture in the TCG cover thread about exactly that, Gothos.

#40 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 08 September 2011 - 03:33 PM

Arsewipe McBogroll the Third, on 07 September 2011 - 05:02 PM, said:

Lets try and stay positive. Its not as bad as the American 'a wacky christmas' cover of BH

Which was at least a literal depiction of a scene in the book.

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