LKH Lashouts

Why the hell hasn't this scar ever been on any of the covers? I mean, it's plot-related, it's intriguing (hey, how'd she get that on her chest? read to find out!) and it would just plain look cool, even a bit sexy. I have numerous scars myself and have never understood the appeal, and even I think it'd be nice and artistic-looking.

Yet while the cover to A Stroke of Midnight displayed ample quantities of heaving bosom, there were no scars. I realize the scar is usually disguised by glamour, but there's no reason it couldn't be shown.

In fact, both of LKH's protagonists have scars, and the covers for both series portray basically naked women...with nary a scar or even a mole in sight. We don't even need to see all the scars; just the more (relatively) photogenic ones. Anita's cross and Merry's hand would make spiffy cover fodder, and appropriate for their respective series. It's a shame they were ignored in favour of "prettier" covers.

Out of curiousity, I was lurking about on LKH's official board, on the Ask Laurell section, and a hopeful fan asked whether or not there will ever be an Anita/Merry crossover. Apparently the official word is that no, not gonna happen, because a) two completely different alternate universes and b) according to Laurell the fae don't exist in Anita's world anyway.

Let me say that again: the Anitaverse officially has no fae.

Um, except NO. LKH wrote an ENTIRE BOOK with fae characters and a fae backstory and just generally lots and lots of fae-ness. And yes, it's an Anita Blake book! Available right at your local bookstore! Yet official word is that it never happened. Nope, whole months of Anita's life aren't canon, nothing to see, move along.

In other words, she just jossed Bloody Bones.

*headdesk*