tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post2903884413708508052..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Gollancz HorrorsJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-57127712497256572502008-08-13T16:00:00.000-07:002008-08-13T16:00:00.000-07:00Looking back, I was probably a bit harsh on Morgan...Looking back, I was probably a bit harsh on Morgan's debut--it just seemed a bit lacklustre compared to the book which followed it (I read them out of order). And yes, Hammer House of Horror is exactly what these look like.<BR/><BR/>I also see my earlier response here was mangled by Blogger. I think it's meant to say "I know what you mean--some of those..." etc.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-58199113311643917352008-08-13T08:34:00.000-07:002008-08-13T08:34:00.000-07:00It's not odd to include Stephen King, like him or ...It's not odd to include Stephen King, like him or not (I'm more a not)he is rather a giant in that field, it is a bit odd to include a work of his that isn't actually horror though.<BR/><BR/>The covers don't work though, I'm not quite sure why, there's a Hammer House of Horror vibe that doesn't quite match the material (Song of Kali for example is I think a much more skilled novel than that cover implies). Perhaps they're simply a tad ugly.<BR/><BR/>The sf ones you link to (as opposed to those John linked to) are I think quite good. I was interested to note you didn't like Altered Carbon (the text, not the cover), I thought it very good but I agree with you that the cover was well matched in any event.Max Cairnduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456908303542544616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-43730702294963490272008-08-08T20:06:00.000-07:002008-08-08T20:06:00.000-07:00I kome of those sci-fi books are great, but was g...I kome of those sci-fi books are great, but was glad I already had them in better-looking editions.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-11186571322707365692008-08-08T13:46:00.000-07:002008-08-08T13:46:00.000-07:00There's no quite about it: these just don't work. ...There's no <EM>quite</EM> about it: these just don't work. I dunno, Gollancz try so hard, but I get the impression they do their covers in-house rather than farming them out to somebody decent. I'm reminded of those sci-fi classics they put into plain coloured covers with simple illustrations and rounded corners a few years ago (<A HREF="http://astormofwords.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/lord-of-light-gollancz.jpg" REL="nofollow">here's one</A>, and <A HREF="http://booklit.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/matheson-i-am-legend.gif" REL="nofollow">here's another</A>). Nice idea, and almost there, but the design is just not good enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com