Friday Face Off : ‘He had killed man, the noblest game of all’
Here we are again with the Friday Face Off meme created by Books by Proxy . This is a great opportunity to feature some of your favourite book covers. The rules are fairly simple each week, following a predetermined theme (list below) choose a book, compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite. Future week’s themes are listed below – the list has been updated to help out those of you who like to plan ahead – if you have a cover in mind that you’re really wanting to share then feel free to leave a comment about a future suggested theme. This week’s theme:
“He had killed man, the noblest game of all, and he had killed in the face of the law of club and fang.” – A cover featuring a wolf or wolves
I had a couple of books in mind but I discounted them because I’ve used them previously. Instead I’ve gone for The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson. Not a lot of covers for this one but nonetheless, a book I enjoyed My review is here.
My covers:
My favourite this week:
I love this cover. It’s beautiful. Which is your favourite?
Next week – a cover featuring clouds
Future themes: (if you’re struggling with any of these themes then use a ‘freebie’ of one of your favourite covers)
21st September – ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ – a cover featuring clouds
28th September – Eyes wide shut – a cover featuring eyes
5th October – “He sounded like a man who had slept well and didn’t owe too much money.” – A cover that is ‘noir’
12th October – “The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.” – A cover for a mystery novel
19th October -“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” – A horror cover
26th October – Trick or treat – A halloween inspired cover
2nd November – ‘Remember, remember the fifth of November,’ – A cover inspired by Bonfire Night
9th November – ‘All right! They’re spiders from Mars! You happy?’ – A cover feturing a critter of the eight legged variety
16th November – There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.’ – A scary cover
23rd November – ‘The child is in love with a human. And not just any human. A prince!’ – A cover featuring a mermaid/man
30th November – “..the children of the night. What music they make!” – a cover with a vampire
7th December – ‘I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will.’ – A cover featuring a hero
14th December -“Heavy is the head that wears the crown” – A cover featuring a crown
21st December – ‘ho, ho, ho’ – A seasonal cover
28th December – A freebie – choose one of your favourite titles and compare the covers
2019
4th January – A cover that is fresh – New beginnings for a New Year
11th January – ‘I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king’ – A cover that depicts a novel set in the Tudor period
18th January – A cover featuring an Amulet – either in the cover or title
25th January – ‘Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.’ – A cover featuring a monk/priest/person of the cloth
1st February – A comedy cover
8th February – ‘Hi little cub. Oh no, don’t be ssscared.’ – A cover with snakes
15th February – A heart – for Valentine’s day past
22nd February – “Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; the worst is death and death will have his day.” – A cover with abandoned building/s
1st March – ‘who will buy this wonderful morning’ – A cover featuring a shop or market
8th March – ‘Two little fishes and a momma fishy too’ – A cover featuring a fish/fishes or other sea creatures
15th March – ‘Beware the moon, lads.’ – A cover with a shapeshifter
22nd March – ‘A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse’ – A cover featuring a king
29th March – “I thought unicorns were more . . . Fluffy.” – A cover featuring a unicorn
5th April – ‘nomad is an island’ – A cover featuring a desert landscape
12th April – ‘Odin, Odin, send the wind to turn the tide – A cover featuring a longboat
19th April – ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – A cover featuring a school
[…] UK and US book covers and decide which is we prefer. This meme is currently being nurtured by Lynn’s Book Blog and the subject this week featuring on any of our covers is a WOLF. I’ve selected Wolf Brother […]
Oh yes – I’m with you. That is a beautiful cover. I also quite like the wolf1 cover, too…
I like the coldness that the first cover makes me feel – but I prefer the bluer version because I kind of feel like the trees have been lost in the blizzard. I love that kindle cover though.
Lynn 😀
Yay! A book I’ve read. I agree with you on the cover and this is such a good book. I enjoyed it a lot.
It was a very good read wasn’t it – i’ve not seen that cover before and I love it.
Lynn 😀
Yes, definitely! 🙂
It’s a toss up for me between #2 and #3, but I do love the one you picked. Great choice!
Thanks – I know what you mean – I prefer the third to the first cover, even though they’re so similar – the trees are more defined, they’ve almost disappeared in the whiter version.
Lynn 😀
Oh yes, I agree with you. I love your favorite too! I also like the third one quite a bit too.
This is my second time participating–is it okay to choose books without the theme word(s) in the title? I have been focusing more on cover art itself, regardless of the title.
Here’s mine this week: https://www.literaryfeline.com/2018/09/where-is-your-bookmark-peek-into-jane.html
Oh Yes, definitely, sometimes the prommpt might say a cover with the word ‘xxx’ in the title but otherwise choose whatever title you so wish 😀
Thanks for taking part 😀
Lynn
I love that cover (the one you picked). Maybe because I like blue so much lol.
The colours are really lovely – and it’s just so eye catching.
Lynn D
I never read the book but I wish I had. I love the cover you chose!
It’s a gorgeous cover isn’t it – I totally fell for it and I would pick it up in a heartbeat.
Lynn 😀
That would have been my choice as well: it’s very eye-catching!
I love it – I think I danced a little happy dance when I saw it. I’ve thought of using this book before but the covers weren’t really very different.
Lynn 😀
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I love your winner pick as well! I only know of the third cover up there – glad to know a “wolfy” cover actually exists for this book 😀
Yeah, I think I’ve looked before and this cover wasn’t available – I was really pleased when I saw it.
Lynn 😀
Lynn, I have not heard of this book, but I absolutely love your cover choice – it’s gorgeous!
Thanks – it is rather lovely isn’t it.
Lynn 😀