Dec-08-2011, 09:39 PM (UTC)
(This post was last modified: Dec-08-2011, 09:39 PM (UTC) by Farseer.)
^ Ah, too funny, 'thul beings! 
(So says Farseer as she quietly checks in with what's happening here on thePlenty at 6am in a motel room far from home...whilst wrapped in a heavy blanket in the middle of summer so she doesn't freeze to death from the air-conditioning but can't turn the offending machine off or else she'll wake her very tired, sleeping family...)
Honestly, I wish I could forget Kyle!
Wonderful to finally hear from someone who has read the Dutch version - well met and welcome to the hunt, Rocketking!
It is definitely possible that the mistake could be Robin's. From memory, rather than Keffria, I think it was Althea who was mistakenly noted as being Malta's mother (?) at one point in the UK version of one of the RWC (or maybe it was even the LST?) books.
Still, I agree, Robin should be told so that the information can be passed on if it hasn’t been already. I have just now asked her where she would like such things directed eg via the Newsgroup or via direct email etc and will let you know as soon as she replies. Great pick-up, Rocketking!
Just confirming joost’s words – the golden cover is the US cover and the silver the UK cover. A different cover was released earlier for the US version but publishers decided to go with the Jackie Morris UK cover art for both versions. I can see how it would be very confusing, particularly for unsuspecting ones!
Not sure if I have this a'right, Valarya, but fountains were dotted throughout Kelsingra while there seemed to be only one well that we've been told about. Knowing we have a spoiler tag for all other books I will forge on ahead and say that the Skill-well that Fitz saw, and then later Tintaglia, had a windlass that operated it and (I think...don't have the books to reference!) this windlass ended up at the bottom of the well when Tintaglia grew frustrated and pushed/bumped it down there. Therefore it was definitely configured/designed as a 'well' and not a fountain.
Someone correct me if I'm way off the mark (!) but I think I also recall that the Skill drawn up from the well was then placed into fountains for the dragons to drink from, such as would happen at a cattle trough...as belittling as that sounds to our noble RotE dragons! This being the case, I imagine that the cover art features such a fountain, and not just your everyday water fountain, given that there is a dragon propped upon it. Will keep an eye out for this as I make my way through my re-reads.
One thing's for sure...I am looking forward to finding out!!
(So says Farseer as she quietly checks in with what's happening here on thePlenty at 6am in a motel room far from home...whilst wrapped in a heavy blanket in the middle of summer so she doesn't freeze to death from the air-conditioning but can't turn the offending machine off or else she'll wake her very tired, sleeping family...)
(Dec-08-2011, 11:40 AM (UTC))Rocketking Wrote: About a month ago I finnished the dutch version. Translation is pretty good. There's only one mistake: (no spoiler) Malta refers to Ephron as her father. Now Kyle wasn't a father you would like to have but that's not a good reason to forget him. Probably a mistake by the translator but it could be a miss by Robin.
Honestly, I wish I could forget Kyle!
Wonderful to finally hear from someone who has read the Dutch version - well met and welcome to the hunt, Rocketking!
It is definitely possible that the mistake could be Robin's. From memory, rather than Keffria, I think it was Althea who was mistakenly noted as being Malta's mother (?) at one point in the UK version of one of the RWC (or maybe it was even the LST?) books.
Still, I agree, Robin should be told so that the information can be passed on if it hasn’t been already. I have just now asked her where she would like such things directed eg via the Newsgroup or via direct email etc and will let you know as soon as she replies. Great pick-up, Rocketking!
(Dec-07-2011, 08:09 PM (UTC))finella Wrote: Hello again,
could you perhaps do me a favour and have a look at amazon.de. Typing "City of Dragon, Robin Hobb", I can pre-order two different editions for the same price:
the first is a golden cover with 352 pages by harper voyager
the second a silver cover with 400 pages by haper collins publ. uk
The drawing is identical
These two different editions really confuses me. Thanks for your help.
Just confirming joost’s words – the golden cover is the US cover and the silver the UK cover. A different cover was released earlier for the US version but publishers decided to go with the Jackie Morris UK cover art for both versions. I can see how it would be very confusing, particularly for unsuspecting ones!
(Nov-23-2011, 04:32 PM (UTC))Valarya Wrote: Is that the Skill-well the dragon is standing on... or perhaps just a fountain, I wonder?
Not sure if I have this a'right, Valarya, but fountains were dotted throughout Kelsingra while there seemed to be only one well that we've been told about. Knowing we have a spoiler tag for all other books I will forge on ahead and say that the Skill-well that Fitz saw, and then later Tintaglia, had a windlass that operated it and (I think...don't have the books to reference!) this windlass ended up at the bottom of the well when Tintaglia grew frustrated and pushed/bumped it down there. Therefore it was definitely configured/designed as a 'well' and not a fountain.
Someone correct me if I'm way off the mark (!) but I think I also recall that the Skill drawn up from the well was then placed into fountains for the dragons to drink from, such as would happen at a cattle trough...as belittling as that sounds to our noble RotE dragons! This being the case, I imagine that the cover art features such a fountain, and not just your everyday water fountain, given that there is a dragon propped upon it. Will keep an eye out for this as I make my way through my re-reads.
One thing's for sure...I am looking forward to finding out!!
"I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves."
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