tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post8903152858260738590..comments2024-03-28T13:32:48.639-07:00Comments on Book Haven : Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Book Covers I'd Frame As Pieces of ArtGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-79484630306145720442014-05-12T20:04:52.771-07:002014-05-12T20:04:52.771-07:00That is very nice, bet that will look nice framed....That is very nice, bet that will look nice framed. I like the runes on the swords... I did notice my picks were largely old school, got a chuckle out of that when I went back and looked. :) Hmm... Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-39731992855952022092014-05-12T20:00:39.594-07:002014-05-12T20:00:39.594-07:00I like cozies, I'm not really the target audie...I like cozies, I'm not really the target audience but I get a kick out of the punny titles and sometimes the cover art is great as well. Something comforting about the, Sci fi and fantasy covers did always draw me in ... :) Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-90380949573719682572014-05-12T19:58:45.890-07:002014-05-12T19:58:45.890-07:00I'm a big fan of Michael Whelan, and could hav...I'm a big fan of Michael Whelan, and could have probably filled my Top Ten with his stuff- but had to stop myself. :) Some of the PErn covers are gorgeous. And Nasmith has some nice Tolkien images as well- and yes The Brothers Hildebrandt. Miss their artwork! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-46656151422448162492014-05-12T18:09:21.519-07:002014-05-12T18:09:21.519-07:00I really love that you included Drizzt covers. I ...I really love that you included Drizzt covers. I have a print of Drizzt by Tyler Walpole.. I have yet to frame it but he signed it at the Denver Comic Con: http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/LiveData/Issue.aspx?id=b2973d86-520d-4baa-840f-088b3f21aa00 . I like your style of art... very fantasy in the 70s to me. Angela's Anxious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935144213302758223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-52188472841425025102014-05-12T12:04:18.035-07:002014-05-12T12:04:18.035-07:00Beautiful covers, Greg. Great choices! My readin...Beautiful covers, Greg. Great choices! My reading preference of the moment is a good cozy mystery, but sci-fi/fantasy (etc etc etc) covers have been known to draw me to a book. :O)LuAnn @ BackPorchervationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775630749079885915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-91161466532673765492014-05-12T09:39:53.759-07:002014-05-12T09:39:53.759-07:00Great choices! The Golden Fool cover art is wonder...Great choices! The Golden Fool cover art is wonderful, and of course I've always loved Michael Whalen's Pern covers. I almost put his cover for <i>The White Dragon</i> on my list, but I'd already done three Pern covers and I didn't want the list to be entirely Pern! Oh, darn, I just remembered another cover I love that I forgot to put on my list -- the one for Juliet Marillier's <i>Wildwood Dancing</i>. I like the Naismith Tolkien art, too, and Alan Lee and John Howe and the Hildebrandt brothers... but I really love Tolkien's own original drawings!Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-14954164533904522622014-05-10T22:40:42.773-07:002014-05-10T22:40:42.773-07:00I like the Golden Fool one best - the tattoo links...I like the Golden Fool one best - the tattoo links in nicely with the wall covering.Viliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258566017694829732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-87987642394086559322014-05-10T07:20:02.281-07:002014-05-10T07:20:02.281-07:00I do too, totally with you on that. Great cover ar...I do too, totally with you on that. Great cover art will make my buy a book, even if it turns out not to be not very good LOL! And I liked a lot of Larry Elmore's stuff back in the day... heck, still do! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-3064606468056872242014-05-10T07:17:46.895-07:002014-05-10T07:17:46.895-07:00Thanks, hope you enjoy the reads! I like the full ...Thanks, hope you enjoy the reads! I like the full pictures so much more too... Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-37900456683699137422014-05-10T07:16:52.500-07:002014-05-10T07:16:52.500-07:00Thank you! Yes some are a bit old school, I though...Thank you! Yes some are a bit old school, I though that too as I was picking. Have a great day! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-58677356377098939052014-05-10T07:16:07.866-07:002014-05-10T07:16:07.866-07:00Thank you for stopping, I had a hard time picking ...Thank you for stopping, I had a hard time picking which ones to use! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-52839762578717129292014-05-10T07:15:38.699-07:002014-05-10T07:15:38.699-07:00Thanks Sofia! I started out wanting to display a f...Thanks Sofia! I started out wanting to display a few in their full glory and decided to keep going! :) Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-36206646831156403312014-05-10T07:14:54.517-07:002014-05-10T07:14:54.517-07:00Kelley, thanks for commenting. I like a lot of the...Kelley, thanks for commenting. I like a lot of the covers of the McCaffrey books, especially this one. I was struck by the way the entire art piece was often much more involved than the little bit we sometimes get on the cover. <br /><br />Nice to hear that Ted Nasmith was open to that. Several of his pieces are favorites of mine! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-17979449145566382902014-05-07T16:14:37.055-07:002014-05-07T16:14:37.055-07:00Ooh, a Larry Elmore cover, makes me feel all nosta...Ooh, a Larry Elmore cover, makes me feel all nostalgic! ;_;<br /><br />This was a great topic, too bad I didn't notice it until too late. I should do something similar in my blog sometime. I love good cover art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-48584784824056164882014-05-07T11:33:58.235-07:002014-05-07T11:33:58.235-07:00Thanks for stopping by my TTT earlier! I love wha...Thanks for stopping by my TTT earlier! I love what you said about how looking at these covers makes you want to revisit those books. I feel exactly the same way. I especially love the covers to Golden Fool and A Time of Exile. I'm adding both of them to by TBR list, since I haven't yet read either. Great illustrations, and I loved looking at the full pictures! You can really tell how much thought and creativity went into these covers by looking at the larger images. Great list!Bookmark Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268509613086029168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-47278984579519912772014-05-07T08:40:28.354-07:002014-05-07T08:40:28.354-07:00Amazing picks! I love that you posted full pics, t...Amazing picks! I love that you posted full pics, they look stunning! Some old schools here but so pretty, and you can tell there's some work put into these. :)<br />Great selection!Ulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347043469153303773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-2236566957654075542014-05-07T06:55:03.416-07:002014-05-07T06:55:03.416-07:00Lots of great looking fantasy reads up there. Love...Lots of great looking fantasy reads up there. Love the covers!<br /><br />Teresa @ <a href="http://www.readerslive1000lives.com/" rel="nofollow">Readers Live A Thousand Lives</a>Teresa Mary Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573535131010947664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-46449837168537224262014-05-07T03:01:27.312-07:002014-05-07T03:01:27.312-07:00I love that you added the original pictures - they...I love that you added the original pictures - they look so much different (and better in my opinion) without all the text. I'd take the cover of Golden Fool anytime! It's pretty cool. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904593804283835293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-80050286086923097312014-05-06T23:42:09.900-07:002014-05-06T23:42:09.900-07:00I loved all of your picks especially the Anne McCa...I loved all of your picks especially the Anne McCaffery cover. I think I read nearly all of her Pern series. She had a way with dragons didn't she? I like how you also displayed the entire art piece along with the cover. A lot of the picture is missing on the cover. I actually corresponded with artist Ted Nasmith and he gave me permission to display his artwork as my blog header. He seems to be a very nice person. thanks so much for stopping by today. <a href="http://ladygaladrielkj.blogspot.com/2014/05/tuesday-top-ten-and-intro.html" rel="nofollow"> kelley—the road goes ever ever on </a>kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-10104130970464573252014-05-06T20:30:57.566-07:002014-05-06T20:30:57.566-07:00Me too. Nothing like a good cover piece they reall...Me too. Nothing like a good cover piece they really set the tone for a fantastic story. I will totally buy a book if the artwork is good! :) Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-71128281436958225082014-05-06T20:28:28.034-07:002014-05-06T20:28:28.034-07:00That's one of my favorites too- he has some Mi...That's one of my favorites too- he has some Middle earth pics that just blow me away. Love his renderings! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-46491859645216021202014-05-06T19:18:25.754-07:002014-05-06T19:18:25.754-07:00I really love the huge epic fantasy artwork. The W...I really love the huge epic fantasy artwork. The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson have some pretty amazing cover art similar to those you have listed. Great picks!Michelle @ In Libris Veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491579673142118208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-90155775387273094632014-05-06T18:53:53.469-07:002014-05-06T18:53:53.469-07:00Great picks - I sense a fantasy theme here. :) I r...Great picks - I sense a fantasy theme here. :) I really like the Silmarillion one :)Milkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895194323920181272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-6103315169073657442014-05-06T12:47:10.876-07:002014-05-06T12:47:10.876-07:00I agree! I love his Middle Earth stuff...so evocat...I agree! I love his Middle Earth stuff...so evocative. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-61057276201705110812014-05-06T12:02:52.776-07:002014-05-06T12:02:52.776-07:00The Nasmith cover is wonderful. It's nice for ...The Nasmith cover is wonderful. It's nice for us to give some love to the illustrators for once! :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.com