[Reborn]

What do you think about the paperback cover for The Bonehunters?

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553..._V45181860_.jpg

[Folken]

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*goes off to burn bantam*

[Illuyankas]

I've seen worse. At least it's purposefully vague, and it's a hell of a lot better than the hardback.

[Reborn]

I really prefer this one before the one on the hardcover -- too bad I already own the book -- but I wonder why they changed it as they haven't done so before. Do you think it was because of complaints regarding the cover on the hardcover?

[Dolorous Menhir]

Makes the series look like generic fantasy tosh.

Not that the original cover was any better in that respect. I mean, a guy with knives. Gee-whiz. No-one's going to walk past that in a store and stop to leaf through it.

[polishgenius]

I prefer the old one, just, because even though it was a bit generic this one looks nothing like the others. Unless they're re-covering all of them, which is irritating when it happens mid-series...

[caladanbrood]

They've finally given up on the usual title-style then? Thats a shame. Thats a horrible cover, and a big let-down:(

[Folken]

Reborn;155833 said:

I really prefer this one before the one on the hardcover -- too bad I already own the book -- but I wonder why they changed it as they haven't done so before. Do you think it was because of complaints regarding the cover on the hardcover?

no complaints were lodged to the publisher per say...however the only complaint most of us had was that they had removed the Malazan font and what not. The cover was pretty awesome imo. However they're redoing the covers of all the novels, you should see new covers soon enough for the other novels as well if I remember (and interpreted) correctly.

*returns to burning bantam*

[Tattooed Hand]

They are both pretty lame, but for different reasons. The original was just cheesy. Kalam (I presume) looked like a mouth breathing knuckle dragger.

And this person looks like a performer about to rip his clothes off and do a dance number complete with dry ice.

[Folken]

looks more like a kid with shiny knives...*continues burning the rooster*

[Kurt Montandon]

Jen said:

looks more like a kid with shiny knives...*continues burning the rooster*

In all fairness, that's a not-too-inaccurate description of Apsalar.

Really, it just looks too CGI, like that hideous cover to A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold, and many David Weber/John Ringo covers.

[Bl1nder]

Prefer it to the one I got, mostly because I was very dissapointed in the way Kalam was done

[Battalion]

I couldn't agree more. The Kalam in the first one was dreadful, in my view. Realy dreadful. The new one is okay, that is better, I think, but it is kind of out of sorts with the earlier ones.
Still think Mightnight Tides was the best.

[Folken]

If you take a look at the Night of Knives cover art, you'll notice a similar artistic concept. The design is different, but the over all concept remains the same...ohhhh well. w/e its whats inside the cover that matters most anyways:p...this will just make for a very ugly looking bookcase

[Werthead]

I'm guessing this means we're getting this cover style for the Reaper's Gale hardcover/trade then? Brilliant :confused:

(Goes off to burn Bantam. Finds Jen'isan has already done it. Howls at thwarted vengeance.)

I wish both Bantam and Voyager (for ASoIaF) had taken a leaf out of Orbit's book. When Orbit changed the cover style for the Wheel of Time books, at least they left the spines with the same layout and font, so it doesn't look too noticeable on the shelf. However, it looks like both font and cover design will be totally changed for the new MBF books mid-series. What's worse is that both WoT and ASoIaF's covers were changed to appeal to the non-fantasy crowd and were very successful in that regard. However, going by TBH, this change makes them look even more like corny fantasy novels than the original. I guess I'll withold full judgement until the other covers are released

[Talon]

Ugh......I agree with the statements re Kalam...but did they have to change the font..now it'll make the series look like a 'second hand book store' on the shelf......bah..

[Abyss]

It looks like it came from a Forgotten Realms spin-off book... 'Assassins of Nippledale' or something.

- Abyss, has learned to ignore most book covers.

[Bl1nder]

Kalam looks like a tavern drunk on the original cover tbh, this one is slightly better, but common, surley they can do better than that!

[Abyss]

Bets it was a stock pic and not a specific commission.

And that salon.com cover blurb makes me think the book was printed two decades ago and forgotten, then re-released.

- Abyss, "Yeah, the book has assassins with knives and stuff... do you have any pictures of assassins? With like, smoke and stuff? And a hood, cuz i think there was a character called Hood..."