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Originally Posted by andrew.v.spencer  Covers definitely influence the buying public. If you have a favourite author or have read good reviews then you might buy it anyway. However, if you're browsing unknown (to you) fantasy authors then you might go for the most interesting/least embarassing.
American fantasy covers are frequently of the he-man with a sword/half naked woman and badly drawn dragon. It doesn't matter if the book in question is particularly deep and philosophical, or is short on violence. They appeal directly to the fifteen year old boy. |
I think you are talking about the paranormal romance covers. Most of the fantasy I see and buy doesn't have covers like you just described. For instance, books written by Melanie Rawn, Anne McCaffrey, C. S. Friedman, C. J. Cherryh, and Jim Butcher, just to name a few.