Anticipated 2007 Releases

I just finished my (advance) copy of the book and will post my thoughts soon. The cover on my version is a letter from DAW Publisher Elizabeth Wollheim.
 
Yes, these two covers are not thrilling to say the least. I had a little chat with Betsy Wollheim (Daw Books' president) about that, but I'm sworn to secrecy!

Hobbit, I'm curious to see what you'll think of The Name of the Wind. Rob, I'm glad you liked it! After all, it's the reason why I gave your name to Daw -- since we have pretty similar tastes in book!;)

Speaking of which, Rob and I will be interviewing Patrick Rothfuss in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for that!

Patrick
 
I actually don't mind the second cover at all and think it fits the book quite fine. When I get around to buying my hardcover copy, I definitely will be going for the second and be rather pleased. Last thing I want is repititious bordered vista with a sword or a gauntlet or something that wants you to know that, yes, this is fantasy. But it is polite fantasy. The first cover is dreck and really misses the mark not just in taste but in what tone the book takes overall. And aids the argument for polite covers which are boring and getting downright ulgy when every single new fantasy series seems to employ them.
 
I hadn't realised the second/bottom cover is just a close-up of the first/top cover.

That top one looks to romancey and makes me think of bad 80s hair-bands like Poison, or even worse Winger. Thankfully the words between the covers are FAR better.
 
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