Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme here at Books by Proxy. Join me every Friday as I pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe.
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
Welcome to the Friday Face-Off! This week we’re comparing covers which feature gold!
And when it comes to fantasy you’re never far from a beautiful gilded or embossed cover. This week the UK and the US are going head to head with Assassin’s Fool by Robin Hobb. With two gorgeous covers from Harper Voyager and Del Rey, take a look and see which one is your favourite!
UK Harper Voyager – Cover #1
Cover Art by Jackie Morris + Stephen Raw
US Del Rey – Cover #2
Cover Art by Alejandro Colucci
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The composition of this series of covers never fails to hit my cover sweet spot. The Harper Voyager cover is awash with gold, with a beautiful calligraphic typeface and that gorgeous flying flag. Simple, elegant and eye-catching and, like with all good treasure troves, as soon as I saw it I coveted it!
By comparison the Del Rey cover portrays an artistic view of a lone figure striding through the snow. Beautifully imagined with faded antlers and a misty white snow storm, I just wish this cover captured my attention as the Harper Voyager cover does.
Which cover wins your vote this week? Have a cover of your own? – Post the link below!
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Next week’s theme is:
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea, in a beautiful pea green boat…
A cover which features a boat
Remember to check The Friday Face-Off Feature Page for upcoming themes
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Steve @ Books and Beyond Reviews
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I definitely agree with your choice 🙂
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I like both covers but I think on balance your choice would be my favourite too.
Lynn 😀
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I don’t think I’ve seen a Hobb cover I dislike! 😀
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It’s a no-brainer for me – I love your choice with a passion… I think this series of book covers are absolutely beautiful. That said, it might also be because this is one of the very few series that we regularly buy the hardcover books for as we love them so much! Brilliant book for the subject:))
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They really are gorgeous aren’t they? I nevere fail to love a Hobb cover in all their many styles! So much attention to detail always goes into them 😀
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I love the UK cover too. It looks so great in real life and I just wish all its wonderfulness would should on screen as well.
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I know! I always think this goes for metallic, embossed or textured books – you never really get the same effect from an image on screen!
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Tough pick for me this week, as they’re both really good. I think I’ll have to go with the Del Rey cover though, I usually prefer covers with people on them!
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There are very few Hobb cover which I don’t love – so much skill and detail goes into them that I never fail to be impressed! 😀
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