A Dance with Dragons Cover Art Released

[Lacedaemonian]

Any news on the UK release of this volume? I am desperate to continue some of the series of works I am in the middle of.

[Werthead]

I know the original plan was to release the UK and US editions on the same day rather than getting the UK edition out first, as is normal, but that's gone out the window now. GRRM's last word was that the UK will get the book first, probably by 4-6 weeks

As for the cover art, no sign of it yet. I'd expect to see it within the next couple of months.

[Lacedaemonian]

Yes sorry I derailed this thread a little but I did not feel the post warranted it's own thread. So the book is out this year?

[Werthead]

The plan is for it to come out either late this year or early next year. Whilst GRRM is still writing it, however, it's impossible to be sure.

[Werthead]

It's a bit on the minute side at the moment and I'll post a pic once the bigger version is up, but:



Better. Much better than the US cover, in fact. Voyager are also listing a November date (which is more likely for both the UK and US, frankly) and GRRM has said in the comments section of his Notablog:

No. As I have said before, when DANCE is done, I will post the news on my Update page.

I am trying to finish by the middle of June, however. These announcements are predicated on me being able to do that.

If I do not, in fact, deliver the finished before before the end of June, all bets are off.

And Amazon pub dates are almost always made of hope and vapor.

[Overread]

I like it -- looks less like the flag of Wales at least

[Werthead]

I just had a brainwave that the sword may not be a generic sword. It could be Blackfyre (it's too thick to be Dark Sister) That would be sweet.

[the smiling weirwood]

With no perspective on it there is no way to know how thick it is. But it is more likely to be Blackfyre.

[Charming Serpent]

I concur Wert. From those spoilers I have read it would seem a sword is being sent to Young Griff with Tyrion and I think GRRM mentioned that Blackfyre would turn up eventually.

[Culhwch]

Much more impressive than the first one. Hopefully that's the one we get here, too.

[Werthead]

Australia usually gets the UK editions, so yeah, that should be the one you get as well.

[Culhwch]

Interesting that they are so markedly different - from memory weren't the two Feast covers still along the same lines?

[Werthead]

They were the same colour, red, but not much apart from that. The US cover had a crow on it and the UK one had a chalice.

[Culhwch]

Ah, I thought they both had chalices. My mistake...

[KiwiBird]

Is there a larger picture anywhere, if that is the hilt of blackfyre, its ugly.