Category: By the Cover

Oh, man. We’re nearly out of Wheel of Time covers to talk about. That’s almost as depressing as being done with the series itself. Of all the covers in the series, this one is among the more accurate and interesting. It may not be action-packed, but it creates a nice sense of mystery. This is…

How many times can the artist draw Rand standing with a hand raised? This makes twice now, maybe three times? This cover just comes across as silly more than anything else. I’m fairly sure it’s trying to adapt one of the heavier scenes from the book. But in execution, it just looks like some dude…

Why must the best Wheel of Time book have one of the weakest covers? That just isn’t fair! This is a very dull cover. The artwork is as stellar as ever, obviously. Still, they chose to adapt one of the least exciting scenes of the book, so it doesn’t exactly sell you on the book…

Wow. All three of the Slump covers are basically the same thing. And all three of them are really boring. But to be fair, this is the least boring of the three. Which is surprising, since this is easily the most boring book of the lot! ‘Path of Daggers’ had Rand on the cover. ‘Winter’s…

I’m starting to sense a theme with these covers. This cover is basically the exact same as the Path of Daggers cover, only with different characters and a different backdrop. It’s an army marching forward. To be more specific, it’s Perrin and his forces marching through the snowy woods and mountains to find the Shaido…