Japanese versions part 3, King of Attolia

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

King of Attolia is notably different from the other books.  A different artist drew the pictures; the paper is different, although still much nicer than the US version; the pages are glued, not stitched; there is no vellum.   There are still the wonderful chapter icons, however.

KoA, volume 1



(there seems to be a re-occurring theme of grapes in KoA; wonder why?)

The title page:



and the Table of Contents:



Note the fibula pins, the signet ring, and the disc (top, center) is, I think, the coin he was playing with.

and 

KoA, volume 2



a close up of the Attolian lilies on the back cover:



The cover page:



and the table of contents:

Comments

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's so neat! I love the detail they put into it.

[cleo]

I think I prefer the cover artwork on these two moreso than the others. It is all very beautiful, however.

Do we know what the flowers are? I only ask because flowers are still pretty important in Japanese culture, and I am sure the artist chose them for a reason. On Vol 2 here, they look like white orchids--generally a sign of rare/delicate beauty--to me, and are those grapes on Vol 1 (or something similar to a muscadine?). Vol 1 of QoA looks like it has a species of purple orchid on the back, and the flowers on Vol 2 look like some sort of lilly. And Thief has got some sort of berry on the back as well. I guess I'm focusing on these because they interest me more than pictures of the characters...and they are so well drawn.

[avian-xj.livejournal.com]

PEGGY! Those are SO amazingly gorgeous! I knew the Japanese versions had the lovely covers, but the insides and the back covers and WOW I REALLY NEED THOSE BOOKS NOW. I really love the Thief cover and the shadow hand carried throughout the series. and the warriors on QoA. The KoA covers do look a bit different, but still. so beautiful! Thank you for all the pictures :)

[bookaddict88.livejournal.com]

They're all so beautiful! I can't decide which I like best...

[merliquin.livejournal.com]

wow... so exciting.

I've been trying to find a way to order them for ages.

I'm having trouble with the ordering form, will they ship it to other countries?

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

I am not sure how I feel about Attolia's seductive pose. On her throne. It is pretty, but *does not approve*

Can you do a close-up of the front cover of the first one? I can't figure out who/what/where/when that picture is supposed to be, but it's purty.

*manages not to fangirl as crazily this time*

XD

Thanks for posting the pictures!

[traboule.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

But I'm wondering about that very Celtic harp on the spine and cloak fibula (yes, I know they had fibula pins in Sounis/Greece too, but that one looks Irish to me). Strange. Why don't publishers in this country put this much energy into their books?? I like the way Attolia only takes up half of her throne - seems like an open invitation to someone.

I know you probably told us this in the music post, but what exactly is on your Sounis mix? I'm curious what people ended up choosing.