Cover Lover: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastian de Castell + Blurb For Greatcoat’s Lament
Cover Lover was a meme originally created by our friend and fellow book blogger Jaedia at Once Upon A Time, and since then we’ve adopted it as a feature here to talk about the covers of books we love or that strike our fancy.
Today, in celebration of the paperback release of Sebastien de Castell’s Traitor’s Blade on September 4, 2014 from Jo Fletcher Books (UK), I would like to share the different covers I have seen for this extraordinary novel. I loved this book to bits! Definitely one of my top books of the year, be sure to check out my 5 star review.
Below you have the UK, Canadian and US covers, from top to bottom, left to right.
Bold, dashing, adventurous and filled to the brim with pure, swashbuckling entertainment. That’s what Traitor’s Blade is for me.
What are you thoughts? Have you read Traitor’s Blade? If so, do you have a favorite version of the cover?
And as a special treat, we have the description for book two to share with you, Greatcoat’s Lament, due out on March 5, 2015! I can’t wait. Thanks to Jo Fletcher Books!
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“Tristia is a nation overcome by intrigue and corruption. The idealistic young King Paelis is dead and the Greatcoats – legendary travelling magistrates who brought justice to the Kingdom – have been branded as traitors. But just before his head was impaled on a spike, the King swore each of his hundred and forty-four Greatcoats to a different mission.
Falcio Val Mond, First Cantor, with the help of fellow Greatcoats Kest and Brasti, has completed his King’s final task: he has found his Charoites – well, one at least, and she was not quite what they expected. Now they must protect the girl from the many who would see her dead, and place her on the throne of a lawless kingdom. That would be simple enough, if it weren’t for the Daishini, an equally legendary band of assassins, getting in their way, not to forget the Dukes who are determined to hold on to their fractured Kingdoms, or the fact that the heir to the throne is only thirteen years old. Oh, and the poison that is slowly killing Falcio.
That’s not even mentioning the Greatcoat’s Lament . . .”
The BiblioSanctum 
Love the UK cover and the US has a strong three musketeers vibe, which is quite appropriate. But I kind of feel like the Canadian cover is an Abercrombie knock-off (map, weapon, blood).
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The UK is my favourite, and I agree about the map one.
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I had included some of my thoughts in the post before taking it out in the final draft, but I wrote that the US cover gave off strong 3 Musketeer vibes too! I think that’s why it’s my favorite.
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I like the blue one 🙂
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It’s pretty, but also doesn’t say much about the story which is why I don’t think it does the book justice 🙂
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I prefer the UK cover for this one.
Lynn 😀
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UK cover is nice! But I thought I was going to be in for a grimdark-ish type novel when I first saw it 😀
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I like the US cover the best. The UK second and the Canadian third. Those coins on the cover are bugging me for some reason! I have not read it yet, but I keep hearing rave reviews. You should do more Cover Loves, this was fun!
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I hate to say it…but the Canadian cover is my least favourite. It’s just boring. The UK cover definitely wins the day in my mind. How can you not love a billowing cloak, right? I actually haven’t read this yet (I KNOW, THE SHAME) but I have it as an ebook and I’m gonna read it before the year is out. I want to love it as much as everyone else does!!
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I neeeeeed it! I burn I pine, I YEARN!!!! Gives it to me, the precious.
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