TT: The Broken Crown
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Broken Crown by Michelle West What I Love about This Cover: This cover carries the culture of the East without being insulting. It’s also incredibly gorgeous. What I Don’t Love about This Cover: I’m not Read More…
TT: The Thief Lord
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. What I Love about This Cover: Well, blue is my favorite color so that’s part of it, but I also love the architecture and styling of the buildings. I love Read More…
TT: The Dragonbone Chair
This week’s Throwback Thursday / TT: The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams What I Love about This Cover: There’s a level of tension in the characters’ faces–you just know something that arrow to the chest is bad news. Definitely more Read More…
TT: The Golden Compass
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman I’m a day late on this! Oops! What I Love about This Cover: This cover is abstract and yet intriguing. I remember wondering what was with this chick. Was she Read More…
Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be
This week’s Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be by my favorite Irish dweller, Anne McCaffrey, and her co-author, the wonderful Elizabeth Anne Scarborough. What I Love about This Cover: She’s not scantily clad! Yes, I realize this is a cold looking Read More…
Throwback Thursday: The Wind Singer
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Wind Singer by William Nicholson. What I Love about This Cover: This cover is young adult in style, yet artistic enough to draw in adult readers like myself. I love the coloration and how the Read More…
Throwback Thursday: American Gods
This week’s Throwback Thursday: American Gods by Neil Gaiman. What I Love about This Cover: This cover always reminded me of the Lost Highway soundtrack, which came out a few years before this book and had some amazing music on Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: DEATH the High Cost of Living
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: DEATH the High Cost of Living #3 by Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, & Mark Buckingham. What I Love about This Cover: There’s a stark realism to the Death covers–a gritty appeal that draws people in. Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: Harry Potter
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (aka Philosopher’s Stone). Kind of frightening to think this was first published 18 years ago in 1997. I feel old! What I Love about This Cover: Harry Potter looks Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: The Sword of Shannara
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks What I Love about This Cover: It’s definitely an old school fantasy cover. I mean, just look at that sword. What I Don’t Love about This Cover: It’s Read More…
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