Tuesday 8 November 2011

Same Book/Different Cover: Magic Bites

This is an occasional feature where I compare different covers of the same book...what I'm particularly interested in are re-issued covers for the same book and recently foreign editions.

This time I'm looking at Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews. This is the first of the Kate Daniels series and a must buy series for me. While I didn't think the first book was outstanding, but it was enjoyable and there was something about it that made me want to know more (that and I had a massive crush on Curran!) so I bought the second book Magic Burns, which was great, and the third Magic Strikes which was excellent. Definitely a series that gets better and better. Anyway, what do the covers look like across the globe?

French Cover

German Cover

Spanish Cover


US Cover

UK Cover
French Cover: I like the colours on this and the close up of the model & sword. The neon cityscape beneath is pretty as well. Not that keen on the type-face.
German Cover: Very similar to the French cover with the same model I think. But the cityscape is spookier and more graveyard-like. Knowing about the tech and magic shifts in Atlanta I think this suits it best.
Spanish Cover: While I like the pose of the model, I don't really like this cover much. The model looks very masculine to me!
US Cover: I love that Curran is on the front and the model is the most Kate like to me (in a Buffy-esque pose), but something about the whole page doesn't quite fit for me - not sure why...
UK Cover: I like the type-face on this cover and the sword, but the model is not my favourite. She doesn't look like I imagine Kate would look like!

My favourite is the German cover - what is yours? :)

5 comments:

  1. I'd go with the French and German covers.

    The Spanish...is that a man or woman?!

    Do not like the US, and the UK, well nah

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  2. Love the French cover, but agree the font is not great.

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  3. In France we just take these covers this month because not a lot persons bought the other ones, so it's a new test for the series... I confess I have the others and they're so less beautiful. you can see them here http://www.amazon.fr/Kate-Daniels-1-Morsure-Magique/dp/2811200843/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1320773583&sr=8-10
    thanks for the covers !

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  4. I still need to read it and see who Curran is! Can you believe it? I might have to put Curran in my book man harem. *drool* Hee hee...

    I have to be honest... none of these covers do it for me. I would probably be more drawn to the US one just because of the kitty on the front. KITTY! :D

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  5. I have the old UK covers - the same as the US ones, I think, or similar enough, anyway. I like them, but I don't think they stand out very much.

    ~Ailsa

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