I was looking at an article that was about the cover art of "your"
favorite books. Except the books listed either weren't my favorites or
else I wasn't interested in them or hadn't even heard of them. So Iooked
up the different covers from some of my favorite books and I was
surprise at how many different covers some of them have had. It was hard
to pick a favorite with so much art to choose from.
Today I'll display The Fellowship of the Ring cover art. Like yesterday, this isn't even half of what I found, but these were the best ones.
The first picture is of the copy I have.
Movie art. But I don't mind movie art if the movies were good and the
Peter Jackson trilogy was a decent adaptation. I'd never seen the cover
with Gandalf.. I like it better than Frodo. And I think that third one
may also depict the movie but I'm not sure. All three are neat looking.
Then you have the utilitarian style.
Three rings to represent the three races and Sauron's eye in the center
of the One Ring. I think the contrasting colors and different
positionings of the rings are cool looking. But I like that black cover
with one ring in the center the best I think. Yes, I'll call that one my
favorite... I like things simple.
. Then there are the more creative covers
depicting different scenes or landscapes from the book. Something tells
me that little green copy would be a gem to have in good condition. My
second favorite is definitely the last one with Gandalf and the Barlog.
Very nicely done even though it's from the movie as well.
Does anyone
have a different copy than these? My set is getting worn out.. so one
day I may look into a set with some different artwork on the covers...
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