Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand . . . it's done.
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jpskewedthroneI managed to finish the first draft of Well of Sorrows yesterday. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm exhilirated that it's all finished, yet exhausted. Out of the three published novels and this one, this one gave me the most problems while writing. This may be because I had multiple POVs to follow. In the Throne books, it was also one POV, so even though there were other plot threads going on at the same time, I didn't have to write about them except in the ways in which they interacted with that first person POV character. Not that I wrote out everyone's entire plot line in WoS, but I got to play with those plotlines more.
In any case, it's done. It's also broken. I like the first part and the end. The middle . . . not so much. BUT now that I know the ending, now that I can see the big picture, I know how that middle needs to be fixed. I've already got extensive notes on stuff I need to emphasize in the next draft, scenes I need to add, scenes I know I can delete, and scenes that I need to cut out and put in somewhere else as a quick flashback or whatever. All necessary because the book clocked in at 198,500 words in the end. This means I'll have to cut it by somewhere between 60,000 and 100,000 words. If I can cut 80,000 words, I'll be happy and I think my editor will be happy. Anything less and I might end up having serious talks with her.
Can I do it? Yes. This is the first book of a new series set in a completely different part of the world. So alot of what I wrote isn't actually necessary for the story, although it was necessary for ME as the author, because it was me developing the world, creating it, working it out so that it made sense and worked with all of its other parts. I cover alot of time during the course of the book, so there's alot of history as well. Most of that will come out, except for the splash of color here and there to make the world seem real and not just a stage prop. So yes, I think I can cut that many words and not counter it by adding in that many more either (although I DO need to add in more scenes to make the plot work right).
But enough about the book! Since I'm not going to be around for the next week (off to grade AP Calc papers and take a break from the book before diving into the rewrites), I decided to give you guys something to do while I'm gone. Why not a contest? Sure!
I'm not sure what the prize will be, if any. It may just be your names in lights on my LJ. It may be more. Who knows? The intent of the contest is to just have fun . . . and to test your fantasy reading skills.
What I've done is lifted a little piece of the covers of 20 fantasy novels, just enough for you to (perhaps) be able to identify the title of the book and the author. Some of the books have been released with multiple covers, so the one I used may not be the same as the cover you have sitting on your shelf. All of the covers are the US edition covers though; I'm guessing most are NOT the same as the UK version, but they may be. Some should be relatively easy to get, others . . . not so much. All of the books are either singleton books, or are the first book in a particular series. All of the books can be found on the shelf of any bookstore, meaning they were not released 60 years ago and haven't been seen since, or if they are from a few years ago, they're popular enough that you can still find them on the shelves. Some are recent releases. Some are from 10 or 20 years ago.
What I want is for you to leave a comment with your guesses for the title and author. You must have BOTH the title and author correct. Do not give me the series title (unless the series title matches the title of the first book in that series). I want the title of the BOOK for the piece of the cover shown. If you're not a member of LJ, you can leave an anonymous comment, but please include an email so that I can contact you in case there is a prize for the contest. All comments will be screened, so that you can't all cheat by looking at what everyone else has guessed. Any comments not pertaining to the contest will be unscreened. I may (and notice the MAY since I don't know if I'll have email contact while I'm gone) respond to your comment by giving you how many of the 20 you have correct . . . or maybe not.
Even though those paragraphs were rather long, it's a rather simple contest. Feel free to link to this LJ entry and let all of your friends know about the contest, since it's really just here for fun. I do NOT want this to be a competitive thing, where you slash your friends tires or whatever. You should certainly not resort to violence in order to gain some of the answers, or to keep your friends from figuring out the answers themselves. It's not worth it. No books should be harmed during the course of this contest. *grin*
So have fun! Here's the 20 pieces of the cover art:
In any case, it's done. It's also broken. I like the first part and the end. The middle . . . not so much. BUT now that I know the ending, now that I can see the big picture, I know how that middle needs to be fixed. I've already got extensive notes on stuff I need to emphasize in the next draft, scenes I need to add, scenes I know I can delete, and scenes that I need to cut out and put in somewhere else as a quick flashback or whatever. All necessary because the book clocked in at 198,500 words in the end. This means I'll have to cut it by somewhere between 60,000 and 100,000 words. If I can cut 80,000 words, I'll be happy and I think my editor will be happy. Anything less and I might end up having serious talks with her.
Can I do it? Yes. This is the first book of a new series set in a completely different part of the world. So alot of what I wrote isn't actually necessary for the story, although it was necessary for ME as the author, because it was me developing the world, creating it, working it out so that it made sense and worked with all of its other parts. I cover alot of time during the course of the book, so there's alot of history as well. Most of that will come out, except for the splash of color here and there to make the world seem real and not just a stage prop. So yes, I think I can cut that many words and not counter it by adding in that many more either (although I DO need to add in more scenes to make the plot work right).
But enough about the book! Since I'm not going to be around for the next week (off to grade AP Calc papers and take a break from the book before diving into the rewrites), I decided to give you guys something to do while I'm gone. Why not a contest? Sure!
I'm not sure what the prize will be, if any. It may just be your names in lights on my LJ. It may be more. Who knows? The intent of the contest is to just have fun . . . and to test your fantasy reading skills.
What I've done is lifted a little piece of the covers of 20 fantasy novels, just enough for you to (perhaps) be able to identify the title of the book and the author. Some of the books have been released with multiple covers, so the one I used may not be the same as the cover you have sitting on your shelf. All of the covers are the US edition covers though; I'm guessing most are NOT the same as the UK version, but they may be. Some should be relatively easy to get, others . . . not so much. All of the books are either singleton books, or are the first book in a particular series. All of the books can be found on the shelf of any bookstore, meaning they were not released 60 years ago and haven't been seen since, or if they are from a few years ago, they're popular enough that you can still find them on the shelves. Some are recent releases. Some are from 10 or 20 years ago.
What I want is for you to leave a comment with your guesses for the title and author. You must have BOTH the title and author correct. Do not give me the series title (unless the series title matches the title of the first book in that series). I want the title of the BOOK for the piece of the cover shown. If you're not a member of LJ, you can leave an anonymous comment, but please include an email so that I can contact you in case there is a prize for the contest. All comments will be screened, so that you can't all cheat by looking at what everyone else has guessed. Any comments not pertaining to the contest will be unscreened. I may (and notice the MAY since I don't know if I'll have email contact while I'm gone) respond to your comment by giving you how many of the 20 you have correct . . . or maybe not.
Even though those paragraphs were rather long, it's a rather simple contest. Feel free to link to this LJ entry and let all of your friends know about the contest, since it's really just here for fun. I do NOT want this to be a competitive thing, where you slash your friends tires or whatever. You should certainly not resort to violence in order to gain some of the answers, or to keep your friends from figuring out the answers themselves. It's not worth it. No books should be harmed during the course of this contest. *grin*
So have fun! Here's the 20 pieces of the cover art:
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Date: 2008-06-07 09:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 09:17 pm (UTC)Some of the covers make for interesting challenges, since there are multiple covers out there. For instance, #2 looks like the newer versions of "A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin, but it's certainly different from the original painted cover. #14 is "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch, but in the mass market version, not the hardback purple and silver version we own.
#18 is "Eye of the World" by Robert Jordan, which I've never actually read.
Other ones I can identify, as they are right here on my bookshelves:
#19 is "Tigana" by Guy Gavriel Kay
#16 is "The Skewed Throne" by, um, you.
That's all I've got.
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Date: 2008-06-07 09:23 pm (UTC)Yeah, the multiple covers for some of them might throw people. The original version of Game of Thrones wasn't painted, it was just a throne on a silver background. Then they used the painted man on a horse/winter scene. And now they're using the stylized covers. And I also have the purple/silver cover for Lies of Locke Lamora.
I figued Tigana might give people more of a problem, but maybe not. And my own was more or less a freebie. *grin*
Let me know if you get any others!
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Date: 2008-06-07 09:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 09:42 pm (UTC)Let me know if the previous contest-related comment is still visible. It says it isn't on my screen at the moment, but I don't trust the internets.
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Date: 2008-06-07 09:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 09:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 10:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 09:50 pm (UTC)1. THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR, Tad Williams
2.
3. WIZARD'S FIRST RULE, Terry Goodkind
4. ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE, Robin Hobb
5.
6. SPIRIT GATE, Kate Elliott
7.
8. THE GOLDEN KEY, Kate Elliott, Melanie Rawn & Jennifer Roberson
9. THE FURIES OF CALDERON, Jim Butcher
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA, Scott Lynch
15. HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON, Naomi Novik
16.
17. SHIP OF MAGIC, Robin Hobb
18. THE EYE OF THE WORLD, Robert Jordan
19. TIGANA, Guy Gavriel Kay
20.
...damn. I *know* I know 11, 13, 16 and 20, but I can't place them. Well, I shall try editing this later, perhaps. :)
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Date: 2008-06-07 10:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 10:16 pm (UTC)I'm having fun with this, seeing what people recognize and don't. I can already sense a sequel . . .
this is all got - had to at least try.
Date: 2008-06-07 10:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 10:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 10:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-07 10:53 pm (UTC)3 is Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
5 is Goblin Quest by Jim Hines
12 is Devlin's Luck by Patricia Bray
15 is His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
16 is yours, right? The Skewed Throne
17 is Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
18 is The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
20 is Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
And number 19 is really bugging me because I know I should know that one.
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Date: 2008-06-07 11:04 pm (UTC)1 looks like a Jody Lee painting, though I can't be certain
4. Assassin's Apprentice, Robin Hobb (painted by Whelan)
6. Spirit Gate, Kate Elliot (painted by Kaluta)
8. Golden Key, Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliot (Whelan - one of my favorites of his)
13 is unquestionably a Palencar painting, though I'm not sure which
14. Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch (and a truly hideous cover that one is)
15. His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik
18. Eye of the World, Robert Jordan (Darrell K. Sweet)
19. Song for Arbonne, Guy Gavriel Kay
So I actually know... 35% of these. Ouch. Not nerdy enough, clearly...
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Date: 2008-06-07 11:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-08 12:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-08 01:05 am (UTC)OK, this will drive me mad.
1) Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
2) Game of Thrones by GRRM
3) Wizards First Rule by The Yeard (you are a cruel, cruel man)
4) is killing me because I *know* this one...gah!
7) HP: Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling
9) I've read this one, too. No clue, though.
13) Dragons of Babel by Michael Swanwick
14) Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
16) The Skewed Throne by "some guy"
17) Liveship Traders (whatever the first one was) by Robin Hobb?
18) misunderstruck says I had read this one. I am still baffled (ETA: OK, he just told me which one this is. I cannot believe it missed it!)
19) Tigana by GGK
20) Looks like the cover of Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.
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Date: 2008-06-08 01:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-08 01:36 am (UTC)Oh lordy, I just realized how many times I've edited this - I keep finding things in my bookcase.
In any case, I think:
1 - The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
2 - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
4 - Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
6 - Spirit Gate by Kate Elliot
7 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
8 - The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, and Kate Elliot
9 - Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
11 - The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt
12 - Devlin's Luck by Patricia Bray
14 - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
15 - His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
16 - The Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier
17 - Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
18 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
19 - Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
20 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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Date: 2008-06-08 01:39 am (UTC)1. The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams
3. Wizard’s First Rule, Terry Goodkind
6. Spirit Gate, Kate Elliott
8 The Golden Key, Melanie Rawn
15 His Majesty’s Dragon, Naomi Novic
16 The Skewed Throne, Joshua Palmatier
18 Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
19 Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
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Date: 2008-06-08 02:02 am (UTC)8. The Golden Key, by Rawn, Roberson, and Elliott
14. The Lies of Locke Lamora (paperback edition), by Scott Lynch
15. His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik
16. The Skewed Throne by some guy with a funny name. Palm-something... ;-)
19. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
Several of the others look kind of familiar, but these are on my own bookshelves, so I remember them better. 4, 6, 10, and 20 are bugging the crap out of me. 7's kind of familiar...
Adding, since I can't reply to my own (screened) comment...
12. Devlin's Luck, Patricia Bray
20. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
I'll search up more later (I'm at work). Knowing your publisher and friends makes the webcheating a little easier...
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Date: 2008-06-08 02:23 am (UTC)14. Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch
18. Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
19. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
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Date: 2008-06-08 04:03 am (UTC)Some hints would be nice. I have a feeling 10 and 11 are obscure. :/
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Date: 2008-06-08 06:25 am (UTC)Number 11 is The Magic of Recluse by L.E. Modesitt Jr. published by Tor.
Number 16 is The Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier published by Daw.
Number 18 is The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan published by Tor.
I hope I might have gotten at least one of those, but of course I only knew very popular ones and your own.
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Date: 2008-06-08 07:45 am (UTC)My guesses for the covers:
1. The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams
3. Wizard's First Rule, Terry Goodkind
5. Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
7. I'd say one of the Valdemar books, but I can't find which one
8. The Golden Key, Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliot
11. The Magic of Recluse by L.E. Modesitt
15. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
17. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
18. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
19. Tigana by Guy Gavrial Key
20. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
I can't place the rest (I know I've seen them somewhere, but I can't figure out where).
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Date: 2008-06-08 10:51 pm (UTC)4 = Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice
5 = Jim C. Hines, Goblin Quest
6 = Kate Elliott, Spirit Gate
7 = J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (US edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
12 = Patricia Bray, Devlin's Luck
14 = Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora
15 = Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon
16 = Joshua Palmatier, The Skewed Throne
19 = Guy Gavriel Kay, Tigana
20 = Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
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Date: 2008-06-08 10:52 pm (UTC)contest
Date: 2008-06-09 02:09 am (UTC)1 Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
2 Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
4 Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
5 Goblin Quest by Jim Hines
6 Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott
7 Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
8 The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn et al.
9 Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
11 Magic of Recluce by L. E. Modesitt, Jr
13 The Redemption of Althalus by David & Leigh Eddings
14 Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
15 His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
16 Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier
17 Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
18 Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
19 Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
20 Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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Date: 2008-06-09 05:46 am (UTC)1: THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR, Tad Williams
2: A GAME OF THRONES, George R. R. Martin
3:
4: ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE, Robin Hobb
5:
6: Kate Elliott, SPIRIT GATE
7:
8: THE GOLDEN KEY, Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott
9: FURIES OF CALDERON, Jim Butcher
10: POISON STUDY, Maria V. Snyder (Although this is the old cover, not the new one.)
11:
12:
13:
14: THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA, Scott Lynch
15: HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON, Naomi Novik
16: THE SKEWED THRONE, Joshua Palmatier (ha ha ha :>) )
17: SHIP OF MAGIC, Robin Hobb
18: THE EYE OF THE WORLD, Robert Jordan
19: TIGANA, Guy Gavriel Kay
20: THE NAME OF THE WIND, Patrick Rothfuss
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Date: 2008-06-09 10:09 am (UTC)14 The lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
10 Poison Study by Maria V Snyder
4 Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
17 Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
20 The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
8 The Golden Key by Kate Elliott
9 Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
6 Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott
18 The Eye of the Wind by Robert Jordan
16 The Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier
2 A Game of Thrones by George R Martin
3 Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
12 Devlin's Luck by Patricia Bray
1,5, 7 and 11 feel familiar, however, I can't place them right now. Maybe I'll add them later. 13 is a recent release, I think. I have seen it somewhere. No hunch whatsoever about 19.
I'm such a nerd.
Monika H.
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Date: 2008-06-09 01:12 pm (UTC)Possibly it's because some of them are non-Aussie covers, which impacts on my ability to know :)
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Date: 2008-06-09 02:00 pm (UTC)1 - Tad Williams, The Dragonbone Chair. I have that one on my shelf. Classic.
2 - yeah, no idea
3 - Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule. Yeah. Iconic there.
4 - Raymoned E. Feist, Apprentice? Or is it that Assassin's Aprrentice by the author I can't name?
5 - Looks like Eragon's evil twin
6 - Revenge of Horace the Egyptian birdie?
7 - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, Prisoner of Azkaban?
8 - Christopher Columbus and the Revenge of the Dragons of Doom? :)
9 thru 12 no clue at all
13 - David Eddings, The Redemption of Althalus. Good call! I think this one is a little obscure, and I sort of lucked into it with a used copy I picked up on the cheap a long time ago. Very strange book. Interesting parts, but Eddings' POV-jumping just kills me.
14 to 15 no clue at all
16 - I would have thought a Wheel of Time book by the look of the painting but sadly, no.
17 no
18 - Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World. Also Iconic. Moreso than Goodkind's cover.
19 and 20 not on your life.
Obviously I need to read more!
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Date: 2008-06-09 07:39 pm (UTC)It's taking me a little while to look some up, is all, but the challenge is fun. A book-cover scavenger hunt!
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Date: 2008-06-10 01:14 am (UTC)4. Assassin's Apprentice, Robin Hobb (with assistance from
5. Easy one-- Goblin Quest, by Jim Hines.
6. Spirit Gate, Kate Elliott
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, JK Rowling (with assistance from
8. The Golden Key, by Rawn, Roberson, and Elliott
9. Furies of Calderon, Jim Butcher
11. The Magic of Recluce, L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
12. Devlin's Luck, Patricia Bray
14. The Lies of Locke Lamora (paperback edition), by Scott Lynch
15. His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik
16. The Skewed Throne by some guy with a funny name. Joshua Palm-something... ;-)
17. Ship of Magic, Robin Hobb
18. The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
19. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
20. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
Random update...
More than halfway there. I am (perhaps foolishly) assuming that you haven't used two different books by the same author. I will be sooooo mad at you if you do.
When I'm all done, I'll reveal my evolving webcheating strategies.
Also, I congratulate you on GENIUS idea to get people (well, me at least, but I can't imagine I'm the only one) to look up genre books.
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Date: 2008-06-10 11:35 am (UTC)1-The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
This was so familiar but took me forever to remember.
2-A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
medium-hard
3-Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
got it on the second try
4-Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
last one I got,familiar but misleading esp. because it was 2nd by that author
5-Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
pretty easy
6-Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott
one of the at first glance
7-no idea,is that a foot hanging in air? urban fantasy? is the pole part of a canopy?
8-The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn,Jennifer Roberson,and Kate Elliott
another at first glance
9-Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
2nd try got it
10-Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Thought I guessed it,but checked an alternate cover so took longer.
11-The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt
2nd try.
12-Looks familiar but can't find it.
13-Another familiar one-but can't find it.
14-The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Got it at first glance.
15-His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
first guess.
16-very familiar but can't get it.
17-Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
first guess
18-The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
easiest by far
19-Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
2nd guess and I never read it,very unique cover
20-The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
hardest,lucked out.
This contest was a lot of fun.Thanks.
I spent waaaaaaaay too much time on it though. Amazon was indispensable.
Hi, sent over by <lj user="barbarienne">
Date: 2008-06-11 04:37 am (UTC)7. Harry Pooter and the Sorceror's Stone, J.K. Rowling
9. Furies of Calderon, Jim Butcher
13. Redemption of Athalus, David Eddings
18. Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
19. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
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Date: 2008-06-11 06:35 am (UTC)I only recognized four cover clips offhand and know I've seen four others, but 8 total is a pretty measely score, even if I could track down the ones I think I know.
FINAL ENTRY!
Date: 2008-06-12 12:40 am (UTC)1. The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams
2. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin. CANADIAN EDITION, you bastard! I owe lots of props to
3. Wizard's First Rule, Terry Goodkind (this drove me mad, because Amazon.com only has the newer cover!)
4. Assassin's Apprentice, Robin Hobb
5. Goblin Quest, by Jim Hines.
6. Spirit Gate, Kate Elliott
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, JK Rowling
8. The Golden Key, by Rawn, Roberson, and Elliott
9. Furies of Calderon, Jim Butcher
10. Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder
11. The Magic of Recluce, L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
12. Devlin's Luck, Patricia Bray
13. The Redemption of Althalus, David and Leigh Eddings
14. The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch
15. His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik
16. The Skewed Throne by some guy with a funny name. Joshua Palm-something... ;-) (Fine. To conform with the rules, I will say it: Joshua Palmatier.)
17. Ship of Magic, Robin Hobb
18. The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
19. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
20. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
I got 14 of them myself. The other six were solved by my F'list. I owe mucho thanks to:
We are a collective entry as "Team Barbarienne."
This was so much fun. I totally want to create a similar puzzle now.
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Date: 2008-06-12 12:59 am (UTC)5, 8, 14, 15, 16, and 19 I got right off the bag, easy.
Next step required knowing your publisher. I went to the DAW website and poked around, netting Patrick Rothfuss, and gathering additional names for Amazon.com searches.
Then, knowing who many of your friends are, to went to Amazon.com and look up all books by, for instance, "Patricia Bray," and checked out the covers.
Then I asked Amazon for all books in the category "Fantasy" and the words "Book 1" in the name. Netted a few more.
Then I asked Amazon for recommendations, to try to get some of the newer books that I might not know about yet. This netted Jim Butcher.
Then I knew you had to have drawn from some big bestsellers that I still wasn't getting, so I started looking for "Terry Goodkind" and so on. That actually took several rounds, because those guys have been repubbed with different covers. Ah, maddening, I tell you! Google Images helped clear that fog eventually.
Working Amazon was helpful, but sometimes frustrating. For example, Poison Study shows on Amazon only with the trade edition cover, so I passed it over several times. (Two days later,
And as last resort, I appealed to the masses of my f'list. I'm very proud that I was able to get two more on my own before my f'list got six for me.
This was a great diversion. I'm not sure I'd be up for another round soon, but I had a great several evenings playing detective!
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Date: 2008-06-12 09:40 pm (UTC)Does any writer feel differently at the end of a book?
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Date: 2008-06-16 06:43 am (UTC)1 The Dragon Bone Chair by Tad Williams
7 Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
5 Goblin Quest by Jim Hines
19 Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Still missing are number 11 and 13.
Monika H.
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Date: 2008-06-18 12:53 am (UTC)These are my guesses on the cover contest. It was a lot of fun, though sometimes frustrating because I recognized the little scene but could not place it.
1. Tad Williams - The Dragonbone Chair
2. George RR Martin - A Game of Thrones
3. Terry Goodkind - Wizard's First Rule
4. Robin Hobb - Assassin's Apprentice
5. Jim C Hines - Goblin Quest
6. Kate Elliott - Spirit Gate
7. JK Rowling - Harry Potter & Sorcerer's Stone
8. Elliott, Roberson,Rawn - The Golden Key
9. Jim Butcher - Furies of Calderon
10. Maria Snyder - Poison Study
11. LE Modesitt - Magic of Recluce
12. Patricia Bray – Devlin’s Luck
13. David & Leigh Eddings - The Redemption of Althalus
14. Scott Lynch - Lies of Locke Lamora
15. Naomi Novik - His Majesty's Dragon
16. Joshua Palmatier - The Skewed Throne
17. Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic
18. Robert Jordan - Eye of the World
19. Guy Gavriel Kay - Tigana
20. Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind
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Date: 2008-06-18 03:56 pm (UTC)3 - Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
5 - Goblin Quest by Jim Hines
6 - Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott
7 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
8 - The Golden Key by Jennifer Roberson, Melanie Rawn, Kate Elliott
12 - Devlin's Luck by Patricia Bray
13 - The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings
15 - His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
16 - The Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier
17 - Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
18 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
19 - Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
(Erm, LJ being wonky, apologies if this posts twice.)