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: Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, timorous beastie – A cover with a beast or beasts.
For the theme this week I have chosen: The Eye of The World (The Wheel of Time Book 1) by Robert Jordan.
Cover A:
Cover B:
Cover C:
Cover D:
Cover E:
Cover F:
Cover G:
Cover E:
I really like the art direction on this cover. The lighter tones make for a great looking cover along with the red coloured writing and font style, it’s simple but stunning.
Thoughts??Agree?? Disagree??
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I completely agree! The cover you chose is simple yet it catches your attention. It makes me wonder what’s inside. With covers like this, I feel like the publisher is saying “what’s inside the book will carry the sales so we don’t need to be flashy.” I love it! 🙂
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Definitely agree and simple is sometimes alot better.😀
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I’m gonna go with Cover D , coz that’s the one i have 😉
Yeah your choice is the best looking one , but Cover D has the advantage of having an awesome owner like me XD
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Cover D was my runner up, the other covers suffer from early 90’s fantasy book cover syndrome with people and animals. 😂
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Haha glad they managed to treat that syndrome with “classy modern day cover” symptoms
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Damn right. 😂
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I like that cover, and the more understated, UK-style covers in general. But the original, US The Eye of the World cover was what sold me on the series, and it is my second favorite of all the original covers – https://everydayshouldbetuesday.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/ranking-original-wheel-of-time-covers/
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This book has some pretty bad covers, but I think I’ll have to agree with you on your choice. Have you read this book? One of the rant reviews I received from the Orang-utan Librarian was for this book. 😂
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I’ve got the book to read and it’s got the cover I picked as the winner.
I think the older covers as I mentioned to Rash suffer from the early 90’s syndrome of fantasy covers with people on horses, blah! 😂
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I guess we’re in for another rant if you have the same feelings about the book as Orang-utan. 😂
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Ha, if and when I finally get around to it! 😂
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These covers are very 90s lol! I have to agree with you though, the one you picked is the best one. I also went on goodreads to read the synopsis and I can see the cover you chose working hand in hand.
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Lots of fantasy covers from the early 90’s all seem to have that same cheesy look about them, sigh, that wouldn’t sell nowadays! 😂
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Definitely wouldn’t!!! Lol!
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Ha, definitely wouldn’t for me anyway, the book I’m currently reading even has a skull on the cover, yay for darkness! 😂
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Lol what year is that one from?
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It’s new, 2016 – it’s not out for another couple of weeks. 😂
I don’t actually own any cheesy early 90’s cover fantasy books, it’s just something I picked up from finding covers for the face-off posts that lots all have a very similar cheesy vibe to them.
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gotcha!!! they definitely do have cheesy vibes to them. I wouldn’t pick up cheesy covered books =x
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Cool, thanks. 😀
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None of these are really eye-catching to be honest. I of course have cover A. I suppose D & E are the least cheesiest though. Over all, they could have done much better with these.
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Ha, the early 90’s cheesefest cover! 😂 Have you read the book, is it worth reading?
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I have honestly not started the series. They were gifted to me at the same time I decided to pick up Song of Ice and Fire. Both were daunting reads. I will try to soon though I hope!
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I like A, E, and F.
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Agree 100%! I’ve always liked simple covers with simple fonts.
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I knew you’d pick E the second I saw it! 😀 Same one here though. The first is the most popular around I believe, but jeez Louise, it’s old!
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That was my choice as well 😊
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I agree but I also like D. I love seeing this meme so much 😀
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My favorites would have to be covers D and E. I usually don’t really like covers with people on them, and all the other covers are too busy.
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Yeah, they all seem to suffer from early 90’s fantasy cover syndrome with busy covers with people on. 😂
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Yeah I own a series of fantasy novels I got from a garage sale last week and they all resemble cover C in one form or another, but I got the entire series (5 books) for $1.50, so it was a good deal.
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Cool, that’s cheap, what’s the fantasy series called?
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The Belgariad series
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I’ve never read but heard some good things. 😀
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Cover E is my favourite too (though I own cover A). I think E is the only one that might actually inspire me to pick up the book in store or click on it online (if I didn’t already know the title and author). Many of the other covers would scare me off more than entice me!
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Cover E is the one I own, I believe it’s the newest cover, for the UK anyway. Have you read the book? 😀
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Yes I’ve read the book, not the rest of the series though. It felt a little too derivative of Lord of the Rings to me so I didn’t continue… but I’ve heard that it gets better/different in subsequent books so am considering giving it another go (I have a friend who loves it and tells me I should keep going!).
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Ah, I’ve got the first book, may have to give it a go at some point but it’s such a huge series.
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Yes that’s probably the other reason I haven’t continued – at 14 books it’s so huge it’s intimidating!
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Agree with your choice. I own the first cover in your list and it is good too.
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I definitely agree with your choice! I also like Cover D… the more simple covers appeal to me 😀
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It’s the cover A for me. I’m not a fan of the illustration, but I like it when the cover art refers strongly to the story.
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I haven’t read the book so didn’t know that, have you read it? Is it any good?
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I’ve read it and I enjoyed the first two books but it’s a long-ass series. I’m up to the 5th or 6th book now. It’s good but Jordan tends to write too damn much sometimes.
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Yeah, I know there’s 15 in the series, there massive tomes and Sanderson who I don’t particularly like finished it off, all points against me starting it though I do have the first book. 😂
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Lol, well, if you’re not bothered by leaving series unfinished, you could give that first book a try.
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Ha, I’ve read Game of Thrones, who knows if that will ever be finished so I guess I don’t mind leaving series unfinished.😂
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Yes, despite the absence of any beasties – I have to say that I agree with your cover choice. It is far classier and slick than the other offerings:)
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I actually like Cover A. It reminds me of the art on Madeline L’Engle’s books. It’s dated, but it’s pretty (to me).
Lots to choose from though!!
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