Interesting comparisons

[jpskewedthrone]

OK, so I finally managed to yank my eyes from my cover art and look on the inside of the dust jacket where the marketing info is printed. And I actually read it. They compare my book to the works of:

Ursula K Le Guin (Earthsea)
Tanya Huff (Quarters series)
Raymond Feist (Magician)
Patricia McKillip (Riddle-Master)

Interesting. Not what I would have expected. Not what I would have said if someone had asked me, but then again, I'm not really sure what I would have said.

They also said . . . let's see . . . that it was a "highly original premise" and that it was "character-driven". A bunch of other stuff too, but those were the things that leapt out at me. I'm not sure about the premise thing, but I do agree that it's character-driven.

Anyway, something (for me) to think about. The comparisons I mean.

Comments

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Okay, so if you were writing the marketing copy, who would you have compared yourself to? Which book(s)?

[storytellersjem.livejournal.com]

I'd like to be compared to George R.R. Martin, please. :) Sharon Kay Penman and Roger Zelazny are good, too. :)