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rj_andersonI am so excited. I love this cover SO MUCH. (Brian Froud! Drew my character just for this book! Eeeeee!) So without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to Linden, the heroine of Rebel (a.k.a. Wayfarer in the US):
And this gives you a look at the whole cover, with spine and back copy:
Her messy hair and her pigeon toes and the 80's-looking bomber jacket fill me with squee.
And this gives you a look at the whole cover, with spine and back copy:
Her messy hair and her pigeon toes and the 80's-looking bomber jacket fill me with squee.
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Date: 2009-06-05 03:57 pm (UTC)You know, the illustration would also make a great poster ad...
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Date: 2009-06-05 04:13 pm (UTC)If I recall correctly, you said that the cover of Knife was something that Brian Froud already had available, that you were lucky to get. So it is nifty-keen that he agreed to especially do the cover of the next book - though it makes sense from a publishing perspective to get the same artist to do all the covers in the same series.
Eeeeeee!
Linden is an interesting contrast to Knife; Knife is silver, Linden is gold.
May I ask why the UK title is "Rebel" and the US title is "Wayfarer"? I actually prefer Wayfarer, myself.
Oh, and I notice that the cover says "The thrilling sequel to the bestselling Knife" - is Knife really a bestseller? Cool!
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Date: 2009-06-05 04:20 pm (UTC)And apparently KNIFE is indeed a bestseller in the UK! I have no idea how these things are decided/measured, but the book's already in its fifth printing since January, so that seems like a very good sign.
And I forgot to mention that the cover for REBEL will have the same iridescent finish as the one for KNIFE. Shiny! Shiny faeries! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha!
(One day I will be a Dignified Professional Author, but apparently this is not that day.)
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Date: 2009-06-05 04:18 pm (UTC)The art is gorgeous and I'm sure the inside of the book is as well. When will it be out?
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Date: 2009-06-05 04:31 pm (UTC)"Thrilling sequel to the bestselling KNIFE" = I am squeeing and jumping up and down for you! Does it get better than seeing that on your book?! :D :D
I'm so happy for you!
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Date: 2009-06-05 04:33 pm (UTC)And thank you! *jumps up and down with you*
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Date: 2009-06-05 05:02 pm (UTC)From an authorial standpoint, it's really weird how by the time your first book comes out, you are so over that story and well into the next one... or in some cases, the one after that.
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Date: 2009-06-05 05:48 pm (UTC)Also, did you see the Strange Horizons review of Knife (http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2009/05/knife_by_r_j_an.shtml)? They say very nice things about it - which is especially squeeful for me, since I've been reading Strange Horizons since before I first found your blog.
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Date: 2009-06-05 07:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-05 05:56 pm (UTC)*wild applause*
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Date: 2009-06-05 10:33 pm (UTC)Also, when my teenage cousin came to visit last week, she read Knife and loved it so much she took it with her on the plane. And it's going to my grandmother next.
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Date: 2009-06-05 11:19 pm (UTC)There's a specialist children's bookshop in my bit of London (may have mentioned this before) and it's been on display ever since it came out.
If Bookbag are still talking to me, I may see if I can bag their copy of Rebel.
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Date: 2009-06-06 01:16 am (UTC)Yay for the specialist children's bookshop keeping KNIFE on display, please tell them I love them. :D
And I forgot to say -- thank you for your lovely kind words about KNIFE in your LJ! I laughed and laughed at your story about the sudden pigeon attack, though I'm sure it didn't seem at all funny to you at the time...
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Date: 2009-06-05 11:20 pm (UTC)Spring 2010? *whimper* I guess I'll just reread Spell Hunter a few more times...
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Date: 2009-06-06 01:20 am (UTC)And Linden is a very different character from Knife, but I hope readers will like her.
*note to self: need Linden icon*