The Friday Face-Off is a new meme created by Books by Proxy, where the idea is to compare the UK and US covers of a book with each week being a certain theme, this week’s theme is a cover which features the word ‘blade’ in it’s title.
For the theme this week I have chosen Traitor’s Blade (Greatcoats book 1) by Sebastien de Castell and instead of just choosing the UK and US covers, I have treated you all to a smorgasbord of choices by picking the Canadian and French covers to!
UK Cover:
US Cover:
Canadian Cover:
French Cover:
The Winner: UK.
Out of the four covers this week my least favourite has to be the US one as I really don’t like the stylised depiction of Falcio, Kest and Brasti but I think all three of the other covers each have something good going for them and are all what couldbe deemed ‘quality’ covers. I really like the depiction of Falcio and the colour palette on the French cover. The Canadian is rocking a UK edition Joe Abercrombie book style cover just not quite upto his standards. Whilst the UK is simple looking but at the same time also very fetching and stands out with the simple white background and the figure and font in the foreground done in a bright and vibrant colour.
So it was a decision between the UK and France for me and in the end I decided to remain patriotic to the UK this week and choose my home country as the winner…and hey….as anyone reading this post from the UK knows, it’s nice for us to occasionally win something! 🙂
The Tattooed Book Geek 
UK cover all the way — but that French cover looks extremely good to my eyes.
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Have to agree, when I chose to include the Canadian and French covers, I was really surprised how good the French cover actually is.
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I completely agree with your choice – the UK cover is the favourite for me. Such a strong, beautiful image. But I am also very impressed with the French version:). And this week, we haven’t chosen the same book! This is my Friday Face-off… https://sjhigbee.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/friday-faceoff-renewed-shall-be-the-blade-that-was-broken/
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Yay, we didn’t copy though this week I chose the same as Lynn from Lynn’s books though as I have added the French cover to, it’s not technically completely the same! 😂 Can’t believe I picked the same again, out of the 3 I’d thought of choosing, The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley, The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie and Traitor’s Blade I thought Traitor’s Blade was my safest bet, oh well, shows us bloggers all have good taste! 😊
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I actually have to go with French! UK is a close second, but I’m getting some serious Prince of Persia vibes from the French edition, and that is one of my favorite game franchises.
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French cover really is surprisingly cool. Ah, Prince of Persia games were awesome!
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I agree – either UK or French. Very eye-catching.
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Oooh la la – I love the French cover – ti’s so cool – just look at that guy- I never even spotted that cover. That’s a book that I would pick up right there! But, same choice this week and I agree with the UK cover.
Lynn 😀
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Great choice! I love that French cover!!! So gorgeous. But I’m totally with you on the winner. So simple but effective. C’est magnifique!
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I have to go with the US. I’m ambivalent about the art style, but it actually nails the “three musketeers” vibe really well, and unlike any of the others it shows all three of them.
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Agreed! That is definitely the best cover!!
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