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[Mr. Veech]

Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Locrian

For what it's worth, Tom also loved the Mars' Songs/Grimscribe cover. I haven't asked him about this one, but I know he likes Mars' style.

I actually love the Songs/Grimscribe cover to death.

[Spectral Tapeworm]

I might have considered it, but I just got the Hippocampus edition earlier this year. My budget is very limited, so I'll not be getting another one. Anyways, I do prefer the simple black and white cover pesonally, not to say anything against the artist in question. I have the penguin edition of Grimscribe/Songs; it was the first Ligotti collection I purchased.

[MadsPLP]

I like the artwork, but I don't think the book cover works. Too cluttered and too much text. A simpler cover with the artwork in a frame and fewer blurbs would have worked better, I think.

However, Ligotti on Penguin is wonderful. And the blurb that he's the writer of Songs... and Grimscribe is nice too - that means it must have sold quite many copies. How many printings has it gone through?

[luciferfell]

Did someone say new preface from Ligotti?

[bendk]

Quote Originally Posted by BeelzeBob

I'd love to take credit, but some folks had already been talking about it for a couple of days in the 'Literary News' thread. I didn't see that until after I'd made the new post.

It was a good idea to start this as a new thread, BeezleBob. I didn't, because I haven't visited the site as often recently and I suspected it was old news and I just missed it.

I like the art of Chris Mars and thought the Songs and Grimscribe cover was great. This one isn't bad, but I think the cover design may take some getting used to. The first volume must have done well for Penguin to follow-up.

[Dr. Locrian]

Penguin Songs/Grimscribe sold very well, and I think went through at least two printings if not more.

[Frater_Tsalal]

Well, I think one reason why the first Penguin cover worked a bit more for me was because it was designed to look a bit more like a typical Penguin book (you know, the art at the top half and a black box of text at the bottom). And this new one seems to be eschewing that format. Frankly, I would have tried to get someone like Dave Felton to do it, but as he's doing the first Vastarien I suppose one shouldn't be too greedy.

[cannibal cop]

I don't really care for Mars's art, but even so, a quick Google search turn up a number of his pieces that I think would make far better covers for Ligotti. For instance:

Conspiracy:



Grimscribe:


And there's more at least as good where they came from.

Oh well, I hope the book does well in any case.

[Mad Madison]

Here's hoping Penguin will decide to pick-up and publish a reprint of Noctuary at some point.

[luciferfell]

Hopefully Noctuary/Teatro Grottesco as a bundle.