Dragaera

So who's that on the cover of Sethra?

Wed Oct 6 07:44:22 PDT 2004

--- asr at ufl.edu wrote:

> 
> 
> I'm reading Sethra Lavode to my wife now, and we found we were both
> independantly wondering who the devil that chick is on the front.
> 
> I could suspend belief for a wide variety of artists' liberty, but I
> can't buy
> that they'd let an Iceflame-less Sethra representation get out.
> 
> So far we figure it's Tazendra.
> 
> Is there something I'm missing?

I think you're missing that there's no "they" who care about things
like that.  As I understand it, no one can make the artist read
the book, and as far as I can tell, no publisher is going to pay
for a revised painting as long as the artist has come up with
something that might help sell books.  (In defiance of a proverb
and my comprehension, cover art really does make a difference to
some buyers, including many whose literary judgement I respect.)
So don't expect covers to accurately reflect the book.

In other words, that's Sethra Lavode, in some sense.

Jerry Friedman



		
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