I've been checking up on the author's blog - and he's excellent at sharing. Thank you Mr. Sanderson. However his latest entry has me cynical all over again, though through no fault of his own. TOR (the publisher) has released the cover art. And it sucks. Oh dear lawd it is awful.
Too bad SNL is over this season. This should get it's own "Really?" with Seth Meyers. This cover deserves to be mocked. Is that a wormhole in the house? A secret tunnel to Narnia? I want to junkpunch the editor that approved this.
How can I convince other people to read this series, when all the coverart looks as if it was picked from a local junior high submission contest?
As to why we are saddled with Mr. Sweet and his interpretations...It's clear that TOR signed some deal with the artist and are as such contractually obligated to use him for the whole series. Because surely otherwise rational publishers would have sacked him long before now. Or maybe the decision makers are similarly out of touch.
Did you see the midget/hobbit on the Crossroads of Twilight cover? There are no fucking hobbits in Randland! Can ANYONE explain that one?
