tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post6089522742638677218..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: Book Covers: Poll results - your preferenceGlenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-15439573753451285012010-05-30T15:51:20.705+08:002010-05-30T15:51:20.705+08:00Thanks for the interesting comments, everyone! I g...Thanks for the interesting comments, everyone! I guess in the end, it's all about individual choice, and the publisher has to go for what they think has the widest appeal.<br /><br />The irony of that is that once again it boils down to a couple of people making a decision about that they think has the widest appeal!!Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-76009285183079785712010-05-26T09:35:39.590+08:002010-05-26T09:35:39.590+08:00Those are the ones I picked. :) They are all great...Those are the ones I picked. :) They are all great covers though, I do have to say. Always interesting to see how a cover influences the eye to pick up a book.Melissa (My World...in words and pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-32102895690511586812010-05-25T23:01:40.638+08:002010-05-25T23:01:40.638+08:00I haven't read the book but I did like the Aus...I haven't read the book but I did like the Australian cover(I suppose Voyager know their audience). The first German cover I also liked both for its good use of red-just enough to stand out from the background, but not too bright-and the idividually styled font really attracted me.<br /><br />The French cover was too yellow, and the second German cover made me think of 70s pulps-it might be retro and then again it may have just been on the shelves for a really long time. The US cover, well, pastels, pink and prominant uncovered thigh-yuck! How do US fantasy covers always manage to be so awful? The Russian cover I found to be just too busy-don't forget the KISS principle!Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290731721638936110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-30240222341712001622010-05-25T22:15:44.173+08:002010-05-25T22:15:44.173+08:00That's very true, if that is the only cover yo...That's very true, if that is the only cover you ever saw other than online, it does give you a bias towards it. It appears that Australian covers seem to reflect the essence of a story more than anywhere else. I cannot imagine anyone who fights with a sword running around half naked, no protection from your adversary.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-31201868266809557052010-05-25T14:29:01.010+08:002010-05-25T14:29:01.010+08:00Another aspect of the voting - I did pick it up in...Another aspect of the voting - I did pick it up initially because of the cover (I bought it for other reasons). But I only had one to choose from when I was buying it, and I have no idea whether I was looking at other books at the time. So I'm already familiar with the cover, so I'm biased to vote for it.thirdmonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427317795364578379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-36197013938243957092010-05-25T12:25:16.873+08:002010-05-25T12:25:16.873+08:00Ilove that Aussie cover, yet normally I don't...Ilove that Aussie cover, yet normally I don't go for covers that don't at least attept to depict a character. Nevertheless, this one really grabs me. The porthole effect is very clever.<br /><br />One reservation about the depiction of characters: there's nothing worse than seeing a blue-eyed blonde in what's supposed to be battle dress but which actually leaves her almost completely exposed. It puts me off a book, yet so often the description of the character and her accoutrements within the book are quite different from the cover!Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.com