Another thought about those covers. I'm pretty sure the newer Robin Hobb and possibly Steven Erikson are the ones I would get in the UK, where the originals are not, I guess they are US-only. It could be a move towards more international covers.
I think the Brooks ones have always been transatlantic. I know my old copy of Sword had the original cover, which I also think is more representative of the contents. But then I kind of hated it, and the cover says "this is derivative and dated".
