True. However, Paarfi is a Human. He has internalized the cycle, the houses, and their colors very effectively. Is he going to tolerate the Enchantress being depicted in the color of disease and decay? Hardly. "Color her black for sorcery; color her gray for death." ----- Original Message ----- From: Daemian Spayde <Daemian_spayde at sbcglobal.net> To: <Dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:46 PM Subject: Re: _SL_ cover Defense > > <<<snippage of lots of complaints>>> > > Something that people might consider when regarding the covers of these > books is who the 'Intended' Author is. > > Remember, these are the 'Paarfi Romances'. As such, I think the covers have > been Very well done, as they reflect Paarfi's over-zealous interpretation of > his main Characters. > > The fact that these books 'might' be considered the 'Trashy Romance Novels > of the modern Draegeran Age' is perfectly reflected in the style and design > of each of the three Covers. > > For those who don't read trashy romance (or know someone who does), 99 > percent of the time, the person on the Cover (Pre-Bird Fabio) hardly > represents even ONE Character in the book! The Cover of these books (and I > am sure that Paarfi uses the same motivation) are intended to 'catch the > readers attention, and get them to pick up the book'. > > Don't get me wrong. I'm agreeing with what everyone else is saying about how > it looks nothing like Sethra, but I, for one, think that was the point. > Remember that in Draegera some people call these 'Historical Fiction', which > means that Paarfi may have a tendancy to imbelish a bit. > > Just my two Orbs worth, > > Daemian >