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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I hadn't really noticed it before, possibly because I buy ebooks now rather than browse in a book store, but you have a point. One thing to consider is that book covers are designed to capture the eye of the expected audience. The original cover of the Sword of Shannara was done by the Brothers Hildebrandt who also did artwork for some of the Tolkien calendars and original Star Wars film poster. Campbell famously said that the golden age of SF was 14 (i.e. his target audience was teenaged boys). I'm not so sure that is the case anymore.
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That's certainly true; covers are designed to appeal to the target audience. In the last several years however, Fantasy has become a lot more gritty. For example, a game such as Dragon Age is a brutal gore-fest, and it contains (very) foul language, heavy drinking, and romance dialogue that eventually leads can lead to sex (including gay couples). The Dragon Age books are not much different. Not something you'd give to a 14-year old.
Maybe the more nerdy Fantasy from back in the day tries to piggyback on the gritty Fantasy that seems to sell well.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
What's a book cover?
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It's a somewhat thick piece of paper, or maybe cardboard, onto which the title of the book is printed. It serves the purpose of letting you know what you're reading
