http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/11/12/jeff-vandermeer/judging-a-book-by-its-cover/ Just another Bordersblog.com weblog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/11/12/jeff-vandermeer/judging-a-book-by-its-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-2271 Alex Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:37:39 +0000 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/?p=1121#comment-2271 The Orcs books, by Stan Nicholls, come to mind for me. Their use of a striking orc bust, set against a black background, is immediately recognizable. And that is what you want, after all. The Orcs books, by Stan Nicholls, come to mind for me. Their use of a striking orc bust, set against a black background, is immediately recognizable. And that is what you want, after all.

]]> http://bordersblog.com/scifi/2009/11/12/jeff-vandermeer/judging-a-book-by-its-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-2266 Adam Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:20:41 +0000 http://bordersblog.com/scifi/?p=1121#comment-2266 I absolutely loved Joe Abercrombie's First Law series covers. I also liked The Name of the Wind's cover and that of The Lies of Locke Lamora. I also have a soft spot in my heart for Gene Wolfe's Shadow and Claw Omnibus. I absolutely loved Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series covers. I also liked The Name of the Wind’s cover and that of The Lies of Locke Lamora. I also have a soft spot in my heart for Gene Wolfe’s Shadow and Claw Omnibus.

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