Okay, so technically speaking, I'm not a fan of Stephen King. A fan would have read most, if not all of his books. A fan would probably have at least watched the film adaptations of his books. Me, I've just read Bag of Bones and listened to L.T.'s Theory of Cats and indulged myself in various film adaptions like Shawshank Redemption, Hearts in ( Read more... )

So it's been forever since I've posted one of these, and that's only because I'm lazy. I've got a list of authors/books I can use for this feature, but a good many of them are trilogies or part of a series, and I haven't wanted to sit down and down the html coding. Like I said, lazy ( Read more... )

Here's another one of Pyr's reprints from the UK, where the book was published in the UK first, and then Pyr published it in the US with a VERY different cover. And my two cents are going to be a little interesting too, since I've already book. I do feel, though, and the covers are very different and like Faith Hunter books, look so different that ( Read more... )

This is an interesting comparison, because the basic premise of the art is pretty much the same. However, they're different enough I'm curious what people's reaction will be to the different covers ( Read more... )

This is an interesting comparison for me, because more often than not, when Pyr publishes the US release of a book that's already been published overseas, the covers are very, very similar. Not always, but often. But not in this case ( Read more... )

This is a REALLY interesting cover contrast for me, because they're so totally different. Both sets are for the US (I'm not sure this book has been published anywhere BUT the US), but one's for the trade publication, which was first, and the second is for the mass market publication, which was second (duh). Talk about different! I know next to ( Read more... )

Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire series has received a lot of attention lately thanks to the HBO adaption True Blood. It certainly got my attention, and I don't even watch the show! Would if I could, but we don't have HBO ( Read more... )

So this poll is a little different. For starters, you've got FIVE covers to choose from. David Anthony Durham has received quite a lot of attention for his fantasy debut, and he's gotten quite a variety in cover art. I just picked the most obvious/appealing. But that also means I wasn't ABOUT to give you every single combination of US and UK; UK ( Read more... )

I'm starting to wonder if I'm shooting myself in the foot the way I ask questions. After all, the cover that you like best may not necessarily be a cover striking enough to make you take another book that's sitting face out on the shelf. I think this poll is good example of that, because I'm starting to realize what I consider "eye-catching" is not ( Read more... )

You know the drill: if you were browsing in the bookstore and you came across this book, face out so you could see the cover, and you knew NOTHING of the author or the series, which cover, if either, would interest you enough to pick up the book and read the blurb/first few pages ( Read more... )