Category: By the Cover

  • By the Cover: Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive)

    By the Cover: Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive)

    Been a while since I’ve done one of these. Also been a while since I talked about this series. Today’s gonna be one for nostalgia. Today, we return to analyze another cover in the Stormlight Archive series. Book five is coming this December, so I’ve been re-listening to the audio books at work. A few…

  • By the Cover: The Sunlit Man

    Been a hot second since we’ve done one of these. But I did promise, if you’ll recall. Minor spoilers ahead. Obviously. The color pallet is simple and striking. Dark red, orange, and yellow; a fitting pallet for a world such as this one. The black silhouettes of everything in the foreground are made all the…

  • By the Cover: Red Seas Under Red Skies

    How long has it been since we’ve done a cover analysis? Not since the Wheel of Time series, right? No, it can’t have been that long… right? ‘Red Seas Under Red Skies’ is a wild book. Thievery, cunning, high-seas adventures, betrayal, and lots of people calling other people fucking assholes. It’s one hell of a…

  • Movie/TV Tie-In Book Covers are Lame

    The release of a film or TV adaptation of a novel is a big event. Not only does it introduce the story to a brand new audience, it also drums up interest in the original novel. If the adaptation is done well, or at least is good in its own right, then it’s a win-win…

  • A Memory of Light (By the Cover): Time For the End

    Here we go. The last Wheel of Time cover. Is it gonna be epic? Hilarious? A blend of both? Will it be accurate or will it be generic fantasy? Well, looking at it, I’ve come to a bold conclusion: this is the best cover for a Wheel of Time book. This cover has everything. The…