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Charlie Stross commented on
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The UK and US editions are coming out from different publishers, who target different price-points with their hardcover editions because they're publishing in different markets with different customer expectations of retail prices. Ebook prices are in turn geared to hardcover prices (so as not to cannibalize the high-end hardcover sales too badly). In addition, there's VAT to pay on the ebook editions. And right now the Euro is in the tank against Sterling and the US dollar. All of these factors combine to make it hard to tell what's going on here, but I think what you're seeing is mostly...
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NelC commented on
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Huh, I must be in a minority for liking the Mark Frederickson covers. I hate to say it, but these covers look a little generic: city skyline, silhouettes of man and woman holding guns. The violin motiff is the only thing that has any unique connection to the narrative. Why, there isn't even anyone in a lycra bodysuit! I — naturally — prefer this spoof bit of fanart I did a little while ago. (It was actually going to be part of a larger piece I haven't gotten around to yet.)...
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paws4thot commented on
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I can appreciate that as superhero art, but it doesn't IMO fit the Laundry Files (either as a book cover or a stylistic representation of Charlie's writing)....
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NelC commented on
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That's good, since it was meant to be the opposite to Charlie's vibe. :) It's not completely successful, since I really should have twisted Mo to show the traditional boobs'n'butt pose (not to mention make the villain a tad more svelte), but I couldn't bring myself to do it in the end. But then again, UK comics such as 2000AD don't do so much of the superhero thing anyway....
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Charlie Stross commented on
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Point of note: ANNIHILATION SCORE is the Laundry superhero crossover novel....
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