This is my weekly post where I highlight and appreciate cover designs and the general physical appearance of books. We all judge book covers to some extent. I can’t say that I’ve ever decided against a book with terrible cover art if I liked the sound of the plot, but I do purchase special editions of books and multiple editions of books based on their cover art. If book covers didn’t matter, publishers wouldn’t put out so many beautiful editions!
I know none of you are surprised to see me gushing over more of the new Daw Tanith reprints. They recently completed the Flat Earth series (no, I haven’t read it, shutup) so I wanted to show both the old and new editions. Since most of my Tanith books are found used, my paperback editions aren’t all from the same set (that I can tell anyway), but that means I can keep collecting different covers in an attempt to find one that matches (if that even exists…)
Hardcover omnis: jacket illustrations by Dawn Wilson and interior art by Tanith
Vintage Daws:
Night’s Master – 1978, cover and interior art by George Barr (no IBSN)
Death’s Master – 1979, cover art by David Schleinkofer, interior art by Jack (something, I can’t read the signature), ISBN: 0879977418
Delusion’s Master – 1981, cover art by Ken W. Kelly, ISBN: 0886771978
Delirium’s Mistress – 1986, cover art by Michael R. Whelan, interior art by Tanith, ISBN: 0879977418
Night’s Sorceries – 1987, cover art by Michael R. Whelan, interior art by Tanith, ISBN: 0886771943
New Daws:
All cover art by the divine Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
Night’s Master – 2016, ISBN: 9780756410957
Death’s Master – 2016, ISBN: 9780856410964
Delusion’s Master – 2017, ISBN: 9780856410940
Delirium’s Mistress – 2017, ISBN: 9780856410971
Night’s Sorceries – 2017, ISBN: 9780856411015
