At last I get some time to sit down and tell you all what happened. We arrived an hour early, and slowly the queue got longer and longer. He finally arrived,...
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Amy Harlib
aharlib@...
Oct 1, 2000 4:47 pm
Hi Xina! Glen Cook's style is not everyone though I love him. Always thought of him as the 'Hemingway' of heroic fantasy! Amy ... back. I've written a...
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Mike DePaoli
mikedepaoli@...
Oct 3, 2000 4:26 am
Hi everybody! I just wanted to let everyone know who was interested that my book, Brother Prodigal, is now out! At the moment it can only be purchased on...
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Louise Cusack
louisecusack@...
Oct 3, 2000 6:57 pm
Hi I'm an Australian fantasy fan and I wanted to ask the list members what sort of fantasy book covers really grab your attention on the bookstore shelves. Do...
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Geri
g.maisano@...
Oct 3, 2000 8:01 pm
... I do pick up books because of their covers. Anything with a dragon on it, or any kind of monster or picture that is Tolkeinish. Not so much people. But I...
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Ruth Arnell
emmanadine@...
Oct 3, 2000 8:47 pm
I'm like Geri, I'll pick up books because of their covers, but I try not to buy based on just the cover. A lot of the recent covers I've seen, such as on...
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Sarah
moenchs@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:56 am
Just about any cover by Michael Whelan or Jody Lee will have me reaching for it. Very recognizable artwork for some of my favorite fantasy books. Michael's...
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Steven Berry
sberry@...
Oct 4, 2000 1:39 pm
... only ... bought ... go ... Just wanted you to know I ordered the book...... I will read it , then let you know what I think . -steven sberry@... ...
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Steven Berry
sberry@...
Oct 4, 2000 1:42 pm
... what sort ... shelves. ... picture ... prefer ... don't care ... My dear I love the books that convey a sense of magic to the book.Covers that reach out...
1163
Fantasy_Books@egroups...
Oct 4, 2000 3:26 pm
The following Fantasy_Books poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Has the recent trend to large numbers of sequels adversely affected...
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Amy Harlib
aharlib@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:25 pm
I prefer abstract, surreal and decorative art (usually considered non-commercial in the publishing biz). I have seen absolutely hideous, garish,...
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Louise Cusack
louisecusack@...
Oct 4, 2000 7:07 pm
Thanks for the comments on the covers. I've checked out out Jody Lee and can see why she's popular, especially with women readers. I wonder why no blokes...
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Mike DePaoli
mikedepaoli@...
Oct 5, 2000 1:53 am
Covers are the first thing that attract me to a book. I think Keith Parkinson is my very favourite artist. But then I look at the synopsis, and then I decide...
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sphinx
SPHINX@...
Oct 5, 2000 4:29 pm
... what sort ... shelves. ... picture ... prefer ... I love a good book cover. I like either a good abstract piece like my bookcover (check it out at...
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ireand
ireand@...
Oct 6, 2000 12:26 pm
Book covers are important to me only to the extent to which they get me to pick the book up from the shelf. From then on, it is the blurb that counts. Only. ...
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Gaye Wood
gw02@...
Oct 6, 2000 2:09 pm
I tend to look at covers *after* I've started reading a book. Sometimes it helps solidify the setting or character in my mind. Although, bad cover art does...
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Phantasmagoria
phantasmagoria@...
Oct 7, 2000 8:18 am
Hi All, This message is to invite all of you to come and check out a very cool, FREE Internet game that I run on eGroups called DESERT ISLAND. You can...
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Mike DePaoli
mikedepaoli@...
Oct 8, 2000 10:24 pm
I have to agree with you there. Robert Jordan's covers are horrible. I have no idea why they chose that artist. I'm amazed his books are bestsellers and that...
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Louise Cusack
louisecusack@...
Oct 9, 2000 6:45 pm
Many thanks to all who answered my query on covers. I've been to a specialist sci-fi/fantasy bookstore here (in Australia) and have ordered a book called...
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The Bookdragon Review
TBR@...
Oct 10, 2000 3:48 am
While I have to admit Darrell K. Sweet's covers are not always my favorites for fantasy or science fiction novels (he's the artist for Robert Jordan's books),...
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Sarah
moenchs@...
Oct 10, 2000 4:37 am
Which covers has Keith Parkinson done? I like Sweet's covers of Modesitt's books, I don't read Jordan, so I don't usually look at his covers on those. I still...
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Rob Kershaw
xastan@...
Oct 10, 2000 1:10 pm
Hi all My favourite has to be Geoff Taylor, his covers for the later Eddings books were fantastic. I also like Keith Parkinson (death gate cycle) and Rodney ...
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Ruth Arnell
emmanadine@...
Oct 10, 2000 2:24 pm
... Yep, Jody A. Lee does the cover art for Lackey. Who does Parkinson do art for? Ruth ...
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Mike DePaoli
mikedepaoli@...
Oct 11, 2000 1:46 am
I think the question is what HASN'T Parkinson done. The Death Gate novels by Weis and Hickman are good examples. Some of the Sword of Truth novels (my...
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Eoin
takhisis@...
Oct 11, 2000 1:18 pm
Hi everyone, I am starting a new job on Monday, don't know if I will have the same internet access there as I have here. Will do my best to post and do polls...
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The Bookdragon Review
TBR@...
Oct 12, 2000 2:26 am
... Parkinson did the covers to some of David Edding's Sparhawk/Elenium books; Weis & Hickman's Deathgate Cycle; covers for TSR and more. Sincerely, Melanie C....
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Eoin
takhisis@...
Oct 12, 2000 10:13 am
I don't know if he has done any book covers recently but I must say that Larry Elmore has to be my favourite fantasy artist of all time. He is the one who did...
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Samantha Moorman
onhel@...
Oct 12, 2000 9:22 pm
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Samantha Moorman
onhel@...
Oct 12, 2000 9:24 pm
I hit the wrong button before. That date is for Winter's Heart. ... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private,...
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Mike DePaoli
mikedepaoli@...
Oct 13, 2000 1:45 am
How could I forget Larry Elmore. He rocks! His art first got me interested in reading and writing fantasy. I like the Chronicles covers (the original ones -...
