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Gollancz to publish an omnibus of first two Gap novels?

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Is this what I think it is?

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Certainly looks like it. Looks like the Mordant's Need omnibus was successful enough that they're reprinting more of Donaldson's work.

Looking further, I see they have books 3, 4, and 5 in individual editions scheduled for release on the same date as this omnibus. Good to see they'll be getting this series back on shelves.
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Good news, indeed. I can't wait to see the cover art!

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-I wonder if TRS section will still have the Author's note...?

If it did, it would probebly have to be rewritten a little.
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Wow. That's some amazing artwork. Donaldson always seems to get great artwork these days. :roll:
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That really sucks. The original artwork is easily the best hes ever had in a novel, why don't they just stick with it if they aren't going to do something cooler?
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Ugh. Not impressive. The Dreaming, if you are referring to the Paul Youll covers, I totally agree with you. I love that art. It fits the story perfectly.
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Cool news about the new publishing. But yeah, that cover art sucks.-jay
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... but does it rate a trademark jay "craptastic"?
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I'll see your craptastic and raise it one ick.

Sheesh! What did they do, lift scenes from Space 1999?

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I'll cover your ick and raise it 2 UGH's.
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The Dreaming wrote:That really sucks. The original artwork is easily the best hes ever had in a novel, why don't they just stick with it if they aren't going to do something cooler?
No kidding. I mean, seriously, that is really crappy cover art. Someone actually looked at that and presumably looked at the original...and decided on this?

I sure hope people don't judge books by their covers like I believe they do...
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It's a bit bland, but not really better or worse than the existing UK cover art. There's a thing at the moment in the UK for minimalist art of this sort on SF/F covers, so it's not surprising.
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wayfriend wrote:Wow. That's some amazing artwork. Donaldson always seems to get great artwork these days. :roll:
I wouldn't go as far as to say 'amazing', but it's better than the weirdly retro-looking ones I own.
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Those do make it look like a lame Heinlein novel.
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wayfriend wrote:lame Heinlein
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Mortice Root wrote:Ugh. Not impressive. The Dreaming, if you are referring to the Paul Youll covers, I totally agree with you. I love that art. It fits the story perfectly.
Looking at SRD's site it looks like the covers of the first two books were actually first done by a guy called Chris Hopkins.
www.stephenrdonaldson.com/background/pu ... s/gap0.php

Personally when i click on the covers I get a big white window of nothing, so I don't even know whats on the second cover.

And I don't like the new cover art either. I really liked the ships on the paul youll illustrations, especially the one on TDAGD (creepy buggy looking ship).
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Whoops, my bad. I was referring the Paul Youll art - it replaced the original art from the hardbacks - (the Hopkins stuff) on the first two books when they went to paperback. Don't know why those covers aren't up on SRDs site.....
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