You know me. I always love a great looking cover.
And here is such a one! I’m happy to see Tor, who I feel has not done a very good job taking Todd Lockwood’s amazing art and incorporating it cover art, just taking the UK artwork and layouts for Steven Erikson’s Malazan series and using it in the US!
While Tor is spot on with its covers and I really enjoy what Irene Gallo does because she’s great at it, for some reason they just couldn’t capture Erikson’s work as a presentation. Odd, really.
What do you think? Like the cover art for Dust of Dreams?
I love it!
I think it's a fantastic looking cover. The shading and lighting and colors are all rich and well-balanced, great contrast.
When does Dust of Dreams come out? Didn't realize the series was already on the 9th book. Erikson cranks them out fast. This is a series I've had on my list for quite some time to read, just trying to get through other books first that have taken priority. How do you like the series?
I haven't heard a US release date, sadly. I think it is coming out in the UK and Canada in August or September.
I've been waiting for this series to get close to completion before starting it. Well, I started Moon but knew I'd have to wait before finishing it and continuing on. Steve is such a smart guy, I'm really looking forward to reading his opus.
How many more books until the series is complete?
Dust of Dreams is the ninth book. The last one will be the tenth book (The Crippled God if the forums are to be believed). At least the end of that series. The next book will almost certainly be out sometime next year. There has been one book in this series per year since the first one. I suspect that trend will not change.
This series has been my favorite since a friend of mine put Gardens of the Moon into my hands several years ago. It's truly worth reading. Gardens is a bit of a struggle to get through if you are new to Erikson. In fact, my same friend has since suggested people go read Memories of Ice first and then go back and read the first two since Memories of Ice is a bit easier on the brain and lets the reader see how great a story it is. Of course, this ruins some of the payoff of the first two, but if someone can't get through Gardens, then it's worthwhile.
Even when I first read it, I struggled until about two-thirds of the way through. There's just so much to absorb and you haven't learned to trust Erikson as yet that he is going somewhere great. I love this series. It has been an amazing ride so far, and I can't wait to see the conclusion.
Also, this cover is awesome. When you posted the European cover a few months ago, I pre-ordered a copy of then! :)
It's nice for readers that Erikson cranks out a book a year. Like you mentioned, I've heard there is a lot to absorb in the first novel. I will definitely read the series at some point, no doubt.
Moon is indeed hard to get into. Just like the first 100 pages of The Dragonbone Chair. But ultimately there is a pay off that it is great.
Yes, there is only one more book, and knowing Steve, he is already well into writing The Crippled God.
Then he plans on writing a trilogy that takes place in the Malazan world. He talked about this in the video I posted last year of him reading from Dust and answering questions from fans in the bookstore.
And that cover is awesome! For sure.