This month I wanted to look at one of my favourite books - The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook. It's a great read with a mix of romance, action, steampunk, invention and political intrigue with two memorable lead characters - highly recommended! Considering that it covers a complete mix genres I was very curious to see what types of covers it would inspire!
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| Italian Cover |
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| French Cover |
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| German Cover |
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| UK Cover |
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| Polish Cover |
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| US Cover |
Italian Cover: This looks more like a vampire book than steampunk. It's very dark and I'm not sure I get the connection to the story.
French Cover: This cover has close up of Mina which I quite like. She give it quite a lot of attitude in that pose and the fashions are what are described in the book
German Cover: This looks like an anime cover or a scene from one of those swashbuckling films
UK Cover: I like the mix of fog, clockwork, the Duke and Mina on the cover giving it plenty of attitude. Nice.
Polish Cover : I like the clockwork motif of the cover and the picture of an airship over Big Ben, but the girl just doesn't look like Mina to me - there just isn't enough stubbornness in her stance
US Cover: What a male chest! The trouble is having read the book this model is not masculine enough to be the Duke - he should be hairy and broadshoulders. The guy on this cover, while nice just doesn't have a certain je ne sais quoi...
My Verdict? I like the UK Cover best - has the best of everything!
So what cover do you like best...? :)
German and French cover look sassy but it's UK cover that is most correct. I think they seem to forget that Mina has Asian slant in her eyes which is what gives her most trouble in her work. UK cover at least addresses it. :)
ReplyDeleteI still need to read this book! I would have to say is the UK cover wins, but the French is a close second. :)
ReplyDeleteUK rocks, the rest sucks. The Italian makes no sense
ReplyDeleteI have to say I love the UK cover, but the Italian one has me curious with that eye! LOL!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the UK cover, although the French cover is nice too.
ReplyDeleteI love the UK cover it's exactly how I picture him in my head. I still have a soft spot for the US cover though as that's the book I had at first.
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