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rolanniTuesday. It is Book Day!
Which I had Totally Forgotten, sigh.
The Anniversary Edition of I Dare by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, following the adventures of ne'er-do-well Pat Rin yos'Phelium on Surebleak is now on sale from ALL of the Usual Suspects, with! A spiffy new cover from Sam Kennedy*. Go forth! Tell all your friends! Books make great presents and we are right here at the beginning of Potlatch Season, so what could be more perfect?
Nothing, that's what.
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*Do not, please, b*tch about the cover. It's old, the b*tching about the covers; I don't commission or create the covers, so I can't do anything about whatever fault is found this time. Also, even if I could fix it; it's too late.
And, yanno, I don't want to fix it! It is in fact a great cover: It shows action! adventure! determination! a truly lovely Korval-themed jacket! and is true to the story. I'm happy. If you're not happy, I refer you to Thumper (and ghod, of all the things I've forgotten, WHY do I remember Thumper?), who laid down a Potent Life Rule: "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Thank you.
Signed, cranky author who has been listening to people complain about covers for 35 years.
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Date: 2025-12-02 04:52 pm (UTC)Well ...
Date: 2025-12-03 12:20 am (UTC)* geometric or other abstract stuff and a fancy-font title
* bad clip art splodged together
* bad AI art
Only a handful of books still have genuine human-made art based on what is in the book.
It makes older covers look brilliant in comparison, even if they weren't the best of their age.
I like this cover, though -- you're right that it's dynamic, shows the characters, and gives a sense of the content.
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Date: 2025-12-03 03:21 am (UTC)