[Tattooed Hand]

Spindrift;242137 said:

Yeah, i have a special hatred for Hardbacks, and not just because of the price.
But it's good to see them finally trying to seriously promote him. Better late than never.

I have a hard enough time with trade paper backs - I just lugged Reaper's Gale through Thailand, Myanmar and am now in India with it. If it had been a hardback, I probably would have ripped the pages out of the binding and carried them loose leaf.

Plus, I know this won't happen, but any book I fork out for in hardback inevitably sucks.

[Tattooed Hand]

Of course, that said. I'm buying it the minute it's out no matter what.

[Chaos]

I like the hardback, I don't tend to read anywhere but at home because I get annoyed with anyone and everyone making noise. Like breathing So big and durable is fine with me

Plus no way could I wait that long.

[caladanbrood]

I'll pop my TtH cherry with the hardback because I've waited long enough, and now I'm ready, but being changeable and contrary, i'll get rid of it when the newer, hotter model comes along...

Wait, did I just type that?

[Dancer+]

I absolutely forbid you from throwing it away! You need to upkeep and expand your collection my friend.

I can't believe you would suggest such a thing, I'm going to have to keep you doing (cock) pressups until you get that thinking out of your head.

[Aptorian]

Dancer;242275 said:

(cock) pressups until you get that thinking out of your head.

According to Tenacious D you only need to make one. It will totally impress the ladies.

EDIT: 2500th post... how very Apt.

[pat5150]

For those strapped for cash, I'll have at least one copy up for grabs for a giveaway.

Plus, with Erikson in the UK at that time, his publicist told me that she'll get me some signed books to give away!

Patrick

[Folken]

You know what Folken demands a signed copy of Toll the Hounds...I shall inform the publisher of my demands. I'll probably get laughed at lol BUT it is worth a shot:D But this is good news at least this way the hardcover won't go out of stock like it did with Reaper's Gale. I actually had to put in a special request and they sent me one that was lying around in the office. Can you imagine these people have copies just LYING around...no respect...lol

[Optimus Prime]

I have a signed copy of Reaper's Gale in hardback and I want all of them in Hardback eventually. I can't imagine anyone waiting 6 months because it comes out in hardback...I'd have withdrawals. Haha...just buy the hardback and copy every page..print them out...staple them together...and there ya go

[QuickTidal]

Dunno if this has been posted, but has everyone seen the TOR cover of Reaper's Gale?

[Cold Iron]

damn thats bad

[Spindrift]

QuickTidal;242436 said:

Dunno if this has been posted, but has everyone seen the TOR cover of Reaper's Gale?

It's not that bad. It would look a lot better if the typography was more in line with the Bantam releases, rather than some sort of cartoony early 90's fantasy type.

[Optimus Prime]

Well TOR is the same publishing company that was responsible for all those dreadful WoT covers....at least in the US...there wasn't one good one...ever.

[Dancer+]

It could be slightly worse...

But it could be a lot better.

[ch'arlz]

Is this a new synopsis for TtH from amazon.co.uk?:
"There is a saying in Darujhistan, the city of blue fire, that love and death shall arrive together, dancing...It is summer and the heat is oppressive. However the discomfiture of the small round man in the faded red waistcoat is not entirely due to the sun. Dire portents both plague his nights and haunt the city's streets like fiends of shadow. Assassins still skulk in alleyways, but the hunters have become the hunted. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus, and strangers have arrived. While the bards sing their tragic tales somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of Hounds. All is palpably not well. And in Black Coral, where Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness rules, memories of ancient crimes are stirring, intent on revenge. Could it be that Love and Death are indeed about to arrive...hand in hand, and dancing? This new chapter in Erikson's monumental series is epic fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most exciting."

[Dancer+]

That's been around a while, for a couple of months. It was posted in the Reaper's Gale forum.

[Folken]

We've all seen the original cover art by Todd, which in my opinion is probably the best in the series so far and the scene is rather accurate to the novel itself. However once again TOR has decided to completely butcher Todd's art work and dumb down the colors. No surprise it looks like crap, check out the RG board or todd's website to see a better version of the cover it looks so much better than this one.

[Optimus Prime]

What is this Todd's website Jen?

[Cougar]

I wouldn't doubt the artistic merit of the picture, I think it's a fine illustration, my problem is that Ruin looks like 'a big gay elf', not a tall emaciated killing machine.

Oh, and Broody, you're a sad man, that last comment would have had Dr Freud in raptures.

"I think zat Brood ist over sexualising diese books"

[caladanbrood]

Cougar;243030 said:

Oh, and Broody, you're a sad man, that last comment would have had Dr Freud in raptures.

"I think zat Brood ist over sexualising diese books"

It was that obvious?