Well, my dear Gentle Reader. I ran a series of polls recently to do with cover art. I just wanted to get a feel for the prevailing opinions on my cover art out there. Partly out of pure curiosity. Partly with an eye towards my own hybrid work coming up.
Since Google forms now provides nifty pie charts (PIE!) I thought you would like to see the results for yourselves.
The Parasol Protectorate
Not unsurprisingly the clear winner was Soulless, the original. This powerful cover got me where I am today. All hail Donna, her parasol, and some serious pink slashes!
The Finishing School
I was delighted to see Waistcoats & Weaponry walk away with this win. Certainly one of my favorite covers, partly because that’s my fan. Also, I like a cover where the model is looking out at you, confrontational and powerful. Plus you all know how I feel about teals and greens. Love love.
Custard Protocol
Not really a fair fight since there are only two books in this series, so far. And one of them isn’t even published yet. Still, here we have it!
Other Covers
For the sake of international interest I included a few of my covers from outside the USA (I basically just chose my favorites of the sets, one each of the German covers and the second omnibus and the new limited edition hardcover.) The winner was, to my delight, the Subterranean Soulless!
So now, to make it utterly impossible for you, I am asking you to pick your favorite of these four! I know, I know, I’m mean. But inquiring minds want to know.
Who wins fan favorite Gail Carriger cover? Only you can decide.
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I like the cleanness of the artwork on the finishing school books, but to be honest I've always felt the model was too modern/model-looking. For the character depiction, I think Imprudence is the winner for me.
Oops, I meant Prudence.