Books Received: August 18, 2008 (+ Book Meme)

5 Comments

1. Paul says:

   August 18, 2008 at 4:41 am

   Coolest: the Martiniere cover for Pirate Sun

   Worst: A tie between the Afro Samurai, the Darkest Mask and the Moorcock. 

    

   I want to eventually read the Schroeder, and I do need to re-read the Moorcock at some point…

   Reply
2. Jason says:

   August 18, 2008 at 9:23 am

   Michael Moorcock’s “lric: To Rescue Tanelorn” cover is the worst, with “Of Quills and Kings” (just strikes me as old and dated and bland) coming in at a distant second.

   Schroeder’s “Pirate Sun” cover is easilly my favorite, as it makes me want to read the book without knowing anything else about it (though I do).

   Reply
3. Carl V. says:

   August 18, 2008 at 3:22 pm

   I met Jennifer Rardin at a book signing yesterday.  She was very nice and I love the covers of her books, especially the latest.  My wife went ahead and picked up the first volume, I’m looking forward to hearing what she thinks about it.

   Reply
4. Fred Kiesche says:

   August 19, 2008 at 8:24 pm

   I already have Pirate Sun and the Elric volume. Pirate Sun is the best. I’m not sure if I’d call the Elric volume the worst, but he’s had better art gracing his volumes!
   
   Not really “worst”, but doing nothing to spark interest: Bitten to Death, Hunter’s Prayer, Of Quills and Kings. Meh.

   Reply
5. Eric says:

   August 20, 2008 at 5:09 pm

   Best Cover: THE DARKER MASK is very interesting. Lots of publishers are playing around with a comic book aesthetic these days. Hats off to TOR for giving it a shot.
   Worst Cover: The PIRATE SUN cover painting is quite nice, but the design is claustrophobic.
   Book to Read: I need to rediscover ELRIC.

   Reply