Outside of a Dog: Pratchett, Terry: (26) Thief of Time (re-read); (29) Night Watch

Mike

Mike wrote on December 6, 2002 at 9:20 AM:

I like the US covers, these days. Tasteful and well-designed. And I hate comic fantasy art, so.

(I plan to add permalinks, too; I have extravagant plans for revamping my pages; perhaps I'll do that over Christmas.)

Kate

Kate wrote on December 6, 2002 at 10:17 AM:

"Tasteful and well-designed"?

It's _purple_ _and_ _yellow_.

Pam

Pam wrote on December 6, 2002 at 1:58 PM:

U.S. Discworld covers: I don't think they're hideous, but I think they're pretty blah and undistinguished. They are an improvement over both the old Darrell Sweet covers and the mid-90s Harper-Collins ones whose designers subscribed to the theory that no book cover was complete without LOTS AND LOTS of shiny foil.

I also had the impression that Vetinari was older than he apparently is, although his age, as portrayed in this book, is consistent with the illustration of him in The Last Hero.

This post did remind me that I wanted to reread Guards, Guards! I suppose this is a sign that I ought to organize my books (they are still in post-move "cram them all into the bookcase in whatever order, so I can get rid of the damn boxes" condition).

Mike

Mike wrote on December 7, 2002 at 10:39 PM:

Purple and yellow are actually good together, I maintain. And it's muted purple, and muted yellow. But mostly I mean, the fonts and illustration are low-key and elegantly done.

Nobody would use the words "low-key" or "elegant" to describe the garish British covers (or the garish Roc covers of the old American versions).

Mary Kay Kare

Mary Kay Kare wrote on December 9, 2002 at 2:25 PM:

Mike, I'm with you. My favorite colors are purple, green, and yellow and I think they all go fabulously together. So does New Orleans.

MKK