Ok, ok, so the above doesn’t have all the cool accents etc. that the REAL Hungarian title does.
For those who can actually read Hungarian – or just like seeing the Trilogy in all its polylingual glory – here’s the Hungarian cover of The Way of Shadows:
When senior design student Herman Chaneco was tasked with designing covers for a book series – which shadowy trilogy do you think he picked?
Herman Chaneco has managed to pull of some stunning light-and-shadows art here with his own creations for the Night Angel Trilogy covers. As he put it: “Notice that the shadows create two images. One fills in the typography and the other light source creates the character.”
Pretty amazing art!
Here are the three covers, in order, with two shots each so you can see the covers with the light at different angles:
Was it just my imagination, or did that shadow just take a swipe at me with a sword?
Those wetboys… always creeping around on ceilings where you can’t notice them…
Somehow, Chaneco managed to make it look like Kylar could be either beyond or in the shadows… at the same time.
Many thanks to Herman Chaneco for sharing his hard work, I’m pumped I get to share it with you all (and I’m pretty sure he got an A+)!
If any of you has some great original Night Angel Trilogy or Black Prism visual art, feel free to send it to me at brent@brentweeks.com. Mostly because I love to see it–but every once in a while, if I’m confronted with awesome, I may ask your permission to share them with everyone.
Well, maybe not ever. But pretty sweet, regardless. Not only does it have the answers to a lot of your questions, but I’ll go out on a limb and say it’s an entertaining read, too!
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And no, I don’t think “Awesomest” is a real word. Yet.
Catch Brent (and many other fun, funky, frequently fungible fantasy fiction writers!) at Powell’s Fourth annual book-signing extravaganza on November 14th at 5pm at Powell’s Books in Cedar Hills Crossing.
Other authors include Lilith Saintcrow, Ilona Andrews, Devon Monk, Gail Carriger, Jay Lake… and the list goes on!
Go here for directions, and here for more info on the event. Hope to see lots of you locals there!
… or in Russian, “At The Edge of the Shadow”. As well as I can tell, EKSMO has renamed the trilogy “Masters of Might and Magic”. Many thanks to the alert reader who let us know that the Russian cover for the second book is now available online. Once again, the artist has pulled things from the book in a great way. Notice the divided background between day and night which puts Kylar right at–well, you know.
Lots more details from the series on this cover. Can’t wait to see what they do for the third book in the trilogy!
*EDIT* Apparently, the “Masters of Might and Magic” is an imprint under which EKSMO publishes foreign fantasy books. Thank you to Aleks for the heads up!
Don’t miss a brand new interview between SFSignal’s Patrick Hester and Brent on the wonders of Oregon gas stations, the perils of lengthy book signings, trilogies versus mega-series, and whether Teddy Bears can save bookstores…
Back by popular demand – more book tour! Because I just couldn’t get enough. And someone asked me. And it worked out. Allegedly I have some fans there, so please come see me!
September 25th, noon
Borders Bookstore
4980 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93309
661-328-9800
Then, really, I’m done. No more book tour for a while.
Woo hoo! It looks like the hometown kid made good. Making the transition from paperback to hardcover is a bit scary: Will anyone think a Brent Weeks book is worth 25 bones? Well, it seems that some people do. Enough people, in fact, to make the Gray Lady notice.
The Black Prism debuted on The New York Times best seller list at number 23.
Last time, with the mass market paperback, I reached my apogee at number 29, so I’m very pleased. Of course, the printed list only shows up to 15, so if you go hunting my name, you’ll actually need a computer. But hey, look at this, you have a computer right in front of you! Marvelous! See that thingy near your hand? Use it to point HERE.
And I’m not a big ware-hawker… (Hmm, a were-hawk, there’s a story in that somewhere).
*ahem*
So, you’re looking for a signed book. Some authors are crazy enough that they grow big beards and say, Send All Your Books To My House (With Something Interesting) And I Will Sign It. Problem is, I’m not that guy. I have only a small goatee, and a penchant for losing even my own things.
Ergo, come to a book signing.
“Ah, Brent,” you say, “but I live in a foetid corner of Tasmania, and though I voted as per your instructions, you are not coming to an urban center near me. More’s the pity. Do you hate Australians?”
No, in fact, I like Australians so much, I don’t even attempt to do the accent–unlike many Americans, who are totally unable to restrain themselves from that whole “shrimp on the barbie” line. (I’m strong. I also don’t attempt the Sean Connery accent. Though that one’s a near thing.)
But, granted, there are a few thousand corners of the globe to which I have not trotted, or at least not while anyone knew that my scribble on a piece of paper might have some sentimental value to someone on the Australian version of Ebay. (Do you have Ebay Down Under? I heard in Russia it’s Mobile Money or something…)
To the matter at hand: You want a book with a Brent Weeks scrawl in it. I want you to be a happy fan. Here’s where The Signed Page steps in.
Basically, you buy the book through The Signed Page at a reasonable mark-up; I sign it (for free, I don’t make any money off this), and they will send it to you–and if I understand correctly, they send books anywhere in the world. And I will be happy to personalize your book for you. HERE is the direct link to Shawn’s Brent Weeks page.
I’m signing the first batch of books when I’m up in Seattle for my book tour on August 26th, so if you want your book without delay, please get your order in. Sorry for the short notice. (I live 3.5 hours away from Shawn, so I can’t promise the fastest signing all the time.)
Those of you not interested in were-hawks, carry on.
I was flattered when local (amazing) indie bookstore Powells asked me to do an essay for Powells.com, and stunned when I saw the great list of other authors they’ve had do the same. I didn’t want to just phone in some marketing schtick, so I worked hard on this. I really hope you enjoy it. And while you’re there, check out some of those other essays.