The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme!
This week’s theme: “New” beginnings.
Lynn said we can interpret this theme any way we like, so I chose to feature a book with the word “new” in the title. The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar came out way back in 1992, but I think I discovered it around 2006. I loved this quirky urban fantasy that is a perfect example of Martin Millar’s trademark humor. Here are the covers I found:
Soft Skull Press edition 2006 | U.S. Tor edition 2008 | Piatkus Books edition 2011
Italian edition 2004 | German edition 1998 | French edition 2016
Fourth Estate edition 1992 | Portuguese edition 2014 | Romanian edition 2008
Chinese edition 2010 | German edition (year?) | Russian edition 2007
Some of these are just weird? (The Chinese edition, what??) But I do love the quirkiness of a couple, especially the Fourth Estate edition. But my favorite has to be the French edition:
What a lovely eccentric set of covers, Tammy – and yes, I definitely agree with your favourite:)).
Oh, indeed! As soon as I saw the cover for the French edition I fell in love with it: the color choice and the buildings seen through some sort of haze make them look… well, magical! 🙂
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Quirky is right. I don’t think I’d pick up the more bizarre-looking ones. The Soft Skull Press version seems understated, serious (like it’s hinting that the book is literary), and highlights the title. I like it the best.
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So many unique covers. I have to say the last one is my favorite. Very stunning!
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Oh wow, so many different covers. I really like the one you went with best too. Something about it.
Ooh so many different ones. I kinda like that Piatkus cover- it’s so quirky- and the Italian edition too.
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I agree, I like the French cover. It has a great monochromatic look to it. And the fairies looking out at the city, sitting on the viewer, that’s fantastic. It gives a very particular feeling to it.
There’s so much variety in the cover design of each edition; it’s hella impressive! 😮 Thanks for sharing! 😀
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Hmm, none of these are really leaping out at me, but the Chinese edition is kinda cool! I look at that and wonder what the heck I’m looking at 😀
I love your interpretation of this theme and your cover choice. I’ve not heard of this before but I’m going to go and check it out so thanks.
Lynn
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