On 16th August Hodder Books will publish the paperback edition of Laini Taylor’s brilliant YA fantasy novel “Daughter of Smoke and Bone”.
The book itself is wonderful, and you can find my review and the hard back cover over here. I have a bias towards the original cover, because it’s the cover I own and love — and I adore designs that use feathers. but there’s plenty of interesting aspects in this new cover. It seems to be aiming at an older audience (crossover?), reminding me a lot of some women’s fiction covers while still keeping the story elements obvious, and I like that the font is almost identical to the original.
I have yet to read this (it’s on my TBR) but my first thought was, “Ooo, that’s a good cover–I think I might prefer it to the original.” And then you said, “It seems to be aiming at an older audience…” to which I sighed and started counting my grey hairs. :) No offense taken–you’re probably right. After all, they released “adult-friendly” versions of all the Potter books in the UK. On the one hand I want to say it’s a shame people over 35 feel uncomfortable buy books with covers aimed at “young people”–but I’ve got to admit there’s truth to it. Whether it’s social conditioning or what, I don’t know, but like it or not, it’s a reality. *sigh*.
Thanks for sharing the cover, Emma! :)