Dec 02
Click for full imageDaniel Comments: Saw this stunning cover work at the book swap table in work.
Published 2000
(Average: 8.00 out of 10)
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Daniel Comments: Saw this stunning cover work at the book swap table in work.
Published 2000
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December 2nd, 2013 at 11:06 am
I hate to think what’s exciting him, but an up tuck would hide it better than a left tuck.
December 2nd, 2013 at 11:11 am
Kirk slid down the 45-degree floor to get to the Inspiral Carpets gig on time. Unfortunately, the bouncer had a falcon…
December 2nd, 2013 at 11:22 am
I’d prefer a SINGED copy.
December 2nd, 2013 at 12:06 pm
At left: Jack Sparrow, captain of the Black Tomato.
December 2nd, 2013 at 12:23 pm
When Marvel Multiverse went wrong: Thor with Excalibur and Loki with a tea cosy on his head.
December 2nd, 2013 at 12:38 pm
I can’t do any better than the publisher’s own description:
Sword Publishing
“Do you like Harry Potter or The Hobbit? Why not try something different and read a book by Mark Robson? Mark’s books are easy-to-read, ‘swords-and-sorcery’ style adventures suitable for anyone aged 10+. The highly appraised Darkweaver Legacy is a quartet brimming with heroes, villains and magical adventures.”
“Highly appraised”, indeed. Followed by the sequel: The Forging of the Royalty Check.
December 2nd, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Thought for a minute that the space sheep had been replaced by Ottakar’s signed by the author stickers.
Got to say though I am loving the swordsman’s quilted gilet.
Stylish and warm.
December 2nd, 2013 at 1:55 pm
@Bibliomancer. Someone has to get hold of that other edition featured on the “Sword Publishing” site, just for the, ah, *special* font – unless of course, “The Forging of the SVord” is an entirely different book.
December 2nd, 2013 at 2:12 pm
Sad to see the Eye of Agamotto slumming it in pre-teen fantasy.
December 2nd, 2013 at 2:30 pm
@Rachel J — Do you mean Thc Forcing or Thc Svord ? That edition is the mother of all font problems. New cover artist also. I suspect today’s cover art is a Mark Robson production also.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:31 pm
On closer examination, Kirk Douglas’ vest is made of the polystyrene dimpled trays they use to pack apples in boxes, but with a crucifix on it. So he’s not just a Viking on a Crusade, he’s a Viking greengrocer on a Crusade.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:51 pm
The eye on bad-goatee man’s amulet seems to be rolling itself upward, as though saying, “Good lord what have I gotten myself into now?”
December 2nd, 2013 at 5:34 pm
What’s going on with the guys arm… is that an extra joint or a shoulder pad?
December 2nd, 2013 at 6:21 pm
@SI: try that pose yourself! Shoulders rolled back, square, left arm across your torso. Your deltoid will form a capital D as well!
December 2nd, 2013 at 10:45 pm
@SI: I’m not sure that arm is even connected to his shoulder. It’s as if it was sliced through just above the biceps, but for some reason is still hanging there.
December 3rd, 2013 at 7:09 am
The black guy is thinking: “Bitch, please…“
December 3rd, 2013 at 8:37 am
For a weapon with a two-handed hilt, that’s an awfully short blade. Guess that’s what happens when you buy a forged blade instead of the real thing.
December 4th, 2013 at 4:22 pm
Can i borrow those stretchy pants for Thanksgiving?
December 5th, 2013 at 11:46 am
If that’s the young protagonist Calvyn in the background, is that Hobbz in the foreground?
December 17th, 2013 at 1:59 am
Who the heck is Ottakar, and why would I want his signed copy?
Why do I get the feeling that I would understand this perfectly if I lived in England?
December 17th, 2013 at 8:28 am
“The DARKWEAVER Legacy: Book 1″…
Make up your own trilogy/saga/endless series! You only need a snazzy DARK title, like:
– The DARKTROLL Testament
– The BLACKHEAD Quest
– The Saga of the DARK DIRTY NAILS
– The DARKBUSH…. oops, sorry, NSFW.
December 28th, 2013 at 10:45 am
It’s never a good sign for sales figures if you need add stickers to signed editions.
Besides, is Ottakar really popular enough a name to warrant that?
July 2nd, 2015 at 8:34 pm
Hair is hard! Here’s a pro-tip, cover artists: put all your characters in hats or make them bald!
October 23rd, 2018 at 12:45 am
Don’t miss ‘The Forging of the Sword”s sequel,’The Quilting of the Armor’, and the exiting conclusion to the trilogy, ‘The Trimming of the Bangs’!
October 28th, 2018 at 3:51 am
@JuanPaul I’m just waiting for it to be expanded into a quadrilogy with “The Tilting of the Floor”.
November 6th, 2020 at 5:29 am
Apparently things aren’t going so well for Mark. His Wikipedia page was deleted in 2014 with no discussion or protest, and this book isn’t even on his (still under construction) web page any more.
Even Ottakar’s no longer exists.
His “Imperial” series looks to be using the Generic Extruded Fantasy Product like that ultimate cliche cover we saw here once.