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[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In case anyone wants notes from my over enthused ranting

book covers

[โ€“] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 3 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Pretty cover art! I have a lot of books to add to my list after last night, I'm excited!

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 22 hours ago

There are many more where those came from ๐Ÿ˜ธ

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Sci-fi & fantasy does really nice cover art I reckon. Much nicer than litry fiction.

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

But sometimes they change the style part way through a series, which drives me utterly bonkers

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Me too. I believe the industry calls it the Georgette Heyer effect. So you have to go out and buy ALL of the books again so the set matches. Utter bullshit and rampant greedmongering imo. I refuse to participate - the words inside don't change with the cover fortunately.

[โ€“] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I bet your book's cover art will be incredible, and I will Georgette Heyer the shit out of it

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 1 points 21 hours ago

Like this! It's even the same artist, so there is no bloody excuse!

mismatched book covers