Jul-15-2011, 07:08 AM (UTC)
^ Any thoughts on what will appear on its cover? We've already had Verity-as-Dragon on AQ, Tintaglia on SOD, Icefyre on FF, Sintara (?) on DK and Heeby featured on DH. Thinking outside the box, maybe a rat or a pecksie?! 
Will the 'animalish' trend continue for the duration, do you think, or could we see an Elderling-like depiction soon?
Yes, I can see the stone to the right but a little to the left kind of looks like wood (?) which made me think that the wooden doors were depicted as still being intact (with there being a slight overhang or verandah kind of thingy at the very front). Looking closer (I had to save and enlarge by the way...the vagaries of age!), there is, what appears to be, a wrought iron gate there?
I'd have thought that segments of both of the doors would still be laying quite close to the opening, where they'd crashed/hung from their hinges, but it's a small matter (one which I'd not have thought to bring up if I hadn't had to look so closely at the doors during past discussions see post #23 - #26!).
Of course, it is highly likely that they can't be seen simply because they have fallen down well inside, so are out of view. They are, after all (at least, from what I could gather from the text), inward-swinging doors!! 
I do like the way they have been drawn as well. Although, the Heeby interpretation does seem consistent with the dragon on the US version of DK, which I had assumed was Heeby in flight? Overall, it appears to be consistent with the previous two covers as well?
@ finella: "I decided to love it" - I have decided to love this comment of yours, finella!! 
Will the 'animalish' trend continue for the duration, do you think, or could we see an Elderling-like depiction soon?(Jul-14-2011, 06:57 AM (UTC))thul Wrote: As for the door... Unless the second door panel (the right one) is made of stone, there is only half the door present. If it is open, as evidence indicates, then it would be visible, yet there is a clear stone block pattern to the wall where it should have been.
Yes, I can see the stone to the right but a little to the left kind of looks like wood (?) which made me think that the wooden doors were depicted as still being intact (with there being a slight overhang or verandah kind of thingy at the very front). Looking closer (I had to save and enlarge by the way...the vagaries of age!), there is, what appears to be, a wrought iron gate there?
I'd have thought that segments of both of the doors would still be laying quite close to the opening, where they'd crashed/hung from their hinges, but it's a small matter (one which I'd not have thought to bring up if I hadn't had to look so closely at the doors during past discussions see post #23 - #26!).
Of course, it is highly likely that they can't be seen simply because they have fallen down well inside, so are out of view. They are, after all (at least, from what I could gather from the text), inward-swinging doors!! (Jul-14-2011, 06:57 AM (UTC))thul Wrote: These beings do truly like the way the dragons are drawn, even if they did not quite imagine Heeby that way.
I do like the way they have been drawn as well. Although, the Heeby interpretation does seem consistent with the dragon on the US version of DK, which I had assumed was Heeby in flight? Overall, it appears to be consistent with the previous two covers as well?
@ finella: "I decided to love it" - I have decided to love this comment of yours, finella!!
"I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves."
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