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Old 7th March 2006, 12:11 PM   #14 (permalink)
Mark Robson
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Re: Cover Art - Imperial Assassin

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Originally Posted by Aerin
my third reaction was "Well, that's highly impractical. He/she/it is clearly using illegal means to enter/leave a building, in plain sight of a whole city, and with plently of light(ning) to see him/her/it by."

I could go on for a while, but I think this is enough for now. I have to comment on how the rain is so awesome, though. Oh yes! I have a question for you! How much symbolism is there in your books? Or this cover, for that matter?
Thanks again, everyone. I'm delighted that everyone has mirrored my response to this.

Aerin, you're right about being in plain sight, but how many people look up into torrential rain? He's pretty high up there - your point of view is a bird's eye one. Imagine being stood on the ground. Would you be likely to notice him?

There is a lot of symbolism in terms of how the cover is designed. The spider has huge significance to the plot, and the dragon on the first book will make a lot more sense for having read this second one too. As for symbolism inside the cover, could you be more specific? I'm not sure what you mean by the question.
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