The Friday Face-Off: Kings & Rulers

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: Kings & Rulers

I’ve decided to go with The Wicked King by Holly Black, the second book in her The Folk of the Air series. Hey, “King” is already in the title, and the king in question is a Faerie King! I found six different covers, let’s take a look:

U.S. Little, Brown Books edition 2019 | Barnes & Nobel special edition 2019

Owlcrate exclusive edition 2019 | Illumicrate exclusive edition (Hot Key Books) 2020

Chinese edition 2020 | Ukrainian edition 2020

There are some interesting choices here. I think the Illumicrate edition is beautiful, but it’s not my favorite. I actually like the slight color difference of the Barnes & Nobel edition, but ugh I hate that ugly sticker!  For me, I’m sticking with the copy I have, which is the original U.S. hardcover:


Which is your favorite cover? Have you read The Wicked King?

Posted September 10, 2021 by Tammy in The Friday Face-Off / 8 Comments

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8 responses to “The Friday Face-Off: Kings & Rulers

  1. My mind went to The Wicked King on this one, too! Great minds and all that, eh? 😉 I hadn’t seen the Owlcrate one before, but I really like that one! I think it’s my favorite. 😀 Though I’m pretty partial to the B&N one, too, because I love the contrast with the dark colors.

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