Kevin's Watch

Runes will be available in paperback on August 30th, 2005 (according to Amazon.com.) For reasons that aren't readily apparent to me, the hardback book is actually a little cheaper than the paperback right now.

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When I click that page this is the message I get:

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All other Amazon pages work for me.

Sorry, I'm not sure what's wrong with the link. I removed it. You may want to just go to amazon.com and search for Runes of the Earth if you're interested.

It's because you tried to link to a search result. Those links are only temporary, and change when you log out (or after a certain period of inactivity). The link to the book itself is permanent, or should be:

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... s&n=507846

By the way, that's a trade paperback, not mass-market, which is why it's more expensive than the (deeply discounted) hardcover. If you haven't bought Runes yet, you've got a tough decision:

1. Buy the hardcover, save 10 cents, get a more durable book.

2. Buy the trade paperback, get the corrections of all the niggling little stupid errors SRD made in the hardcover edition — many of which were called to his attention by members of Kevin's Watch! Stand up and take a bow, you shameless geeks, you.

It's because you tried to link to a search result. Those links are only temporary, and change when you log out (or after a certain period of inactivity). The link to the book itself is permanent, or should be:

Ah, of course, I should have realized that. Thanks!

August 30th, 2005

I've seen the Runes Paperback in the shops for months now...

Right, it was released in the UK as paperback sometime ago.

Ah, right ok.

I just went to amazon.co.uk and was greeted with this image under my recommendations:

Nice new mmpb cover.
Out 3rd October, according to amazon.

I really like that cover, Murrin.

Very elegant cover, Murrin. Would be nice to get my hands on a UK edition of Runes. I prefer the minimalistic style of the UK covers over the North American style.

I like that image, but i prefer the origonal hardbacks cover.

That's a definite improvement over the original UK cover.

Those of us stateside can order UK versions from amazon.co.uk. That's how I got a UK copy of one of the Harry Potter books for my eldest last Christmas. The postage wasn't too prohibitive. (Rule of thumb for currency conversion: Take the price in pounds and double it -- you're in the ballpark for what it'll cost you in US dollars....)

I too like the UK book covers more than the N.American ones.

As I posted in another thread, I have the new UK mmpb but with an opposite light/dark colors within the circle. The cover is very cool with an effect I haven't seen anywhere else that makes the picture look strangely three-dimensional. This is because it really is somewhat three-dimensional and has grooves in it, to the point of being translucent to the next, all-black page. There are book covers with embossed text and even pictures, but this is not like those. This is far better!

Back in my comic book collecting days, I have to admit that I was a big fan of covers. I've now carried that nuance over into the realm of serious novels and newspaper front pages. Don't worry, I still don't judge a book by its cover but an awesome cover is definitely an added bonus.

The cover to Runes is absolutely gorgeous, IMO. It really embodies what I feel is the actual color scheme of the Land. It also makes the characters so tiny that it doesn't interfere with the mental images I have of them, while still making it so I'm able to tell who is who.

I hope the US paperback is just as unique as the US hardcover. I've never seen a more beautiful scenic cover. I'm also a fan of the original covers, but I'm sure there are some I have not yet seen, (both in the US and UK editions). I was wondering if there's a cover gallery anywhere on this site?

Before I come out and ask the question outright, I think I'll have to peruse the options on the main page. I have to admit, I haven't explored every one of them yet.

I did discover the casino though. It likes to eat my WGD.

I found the cover gallery . Did I mention I like cover art?