Facebook flog - Sep 18 2014

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Link: Sep 18 2014, 15:34
Disclaimer: This blog entry is verbatim, as originally posted on LKH's Facebook. Copyright belongs to Ma Petite Enterprises.

Here it is, the cover for the all new paperback original Anita Blake novel, Jason, on sale December 2, 2014! Thanks to everyone who participated in naming Dead Ice so we could have it in the back of Jason! -Laurell

Here are the links for pre-ordering:

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter-ebook/dp/B00N27KX8M/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1411078818&sr=1-1

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jason-dorothy-hamilton/1001556415?ean=9780515156072

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Jason/Laurell-K-Hamilton/9780515156072?id=6110786579868

Comments

[dagonista.livejournal.com]

It's very red.

"Never before published" - I don't get it. Obviously it's never before published; it's a brand new book. Is there some reason I don't understand for slapping that on the cover?

[fangedsekhmet.livejournal.com]

It looks like a cheesy romance cover, certainly not something I'd be drawn to in the horror section. Needs more Fabio.

[dwg.livejournal.com]

oh wow they've really run out of fucks when it comes to the graphic design. I wonder how long it took to scroll through the stock images to find the background and then go "yeah let's have a giant read swirly hole over the top! DONE PERFECT."

[suzycat.livejournal.com]

I am so glad that, looking at this book, I would know instantly that LKH most certainly does not write romance novels.

[cygnusrex.livejournal.com]

I still don't get why she's so obsessed with nipples. To each their own, I guess?

Also the text alignment makes me cringe because it's not off-centre enough to register as right-aligned in my head, and it's not centred enough to be centred. @A@

[world-dancer.livejournal.com]

Why is the artist showcasing his armpit hair?

[jessica collett (from livejournal.com)]

This is worse than the cheesy photoshopped Mills&Boon covers. The publishers have apparently just given up entirely.

[fangedsekhmet.livejournal.com]

Holy crap! I've just realised what the cover is!

Yes folks, it's a view outward from the crotch of doom.

And now I can't unsee it.

[jamoche]

Oh, man, I had to scroll down fast; my mom's visiting and I'd hate for her to see me looking at something like that.

[duamuteffe.livejournal.com]

Who wears a leather jacket over a bare chest? He must be super sweaty.

[rekallthegreat.livejournal.com]

It looks like a cover to a typical Romance or Erotica book. Not that there's anything wrong with that but I think her publishers are more aware of the genres she writes than LKH herself. She must really be in denial if she looks at that cover and thinks Urban Fantasy which is what she claims to write. It looks nothing like the other covers for Urban Fantasy books which are currently on the market.

[lliira (from livejournal.com)]

Romance novel covers usually show interaction between the heroine and hero, and while the hero is often shirtless, he also normally has eyes.

This cover looks more like an ad for a strip club than an ad for any kind of book. A guy with a completely waxed chest who is taking off his leather jacket under which he's not wearing anything else. No interaction, just part of a guy's torso which we're supposed to drool over. Which makes this the most honest of LKH's covers.

[cryptaknight.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of dying at the B&N link being 'Dorothy Hamilton' instead of 'Laurell K Hamilton'.

And yes, that is a terrible cover and I'm still dumbfounded at anyone thinking "Dead Ice" is clever.