Justine Larbalestier

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French cover of Magic or Madness

This is my first foreign language edition, published by Editions du Panama. I’m stoked! And don’t you think it looks like my name belongs there? With all those other French words? I’ve returned to my motherland! Or, okay, my great great great grandmother’s land (give or take a few greats).

Very different to the US cover, eh? I imagine the woman is meant to be Esmeralda, which fits with the title: In the Witch’s Claws.

Posted by Justine at 21:02, 15 February 2006 under Magic or Madness trilogy, Praising | 20 Comments »

Comments

  1. Gwenda Says:

    OMG, it’s beautiful! You should get yourself a nice wall-hanging made of that. I love it. The giant toad is AWESOME. Yay!

    February 15th, 2006 at 10:32 pm

  2. Chris Barzak Says:

    that is so cool! it’s so…french!

    February 15th, 2006 at 11:22 pm

  3. Andrew Wheeler Says:

    That is quite a cover — it looks like something from Weird Tales in the ’30s, almost. Very nifty.

    February 16th, 2006 at 1:12 am

  4. Cherie Priest Says:

    WOW! That’s really awesome! And yes, verra verra French ;-)

    February 16th, 2006 at 1:16 am

  5. Diana Peterfreund Says:

    i like esmeralda…. but… okay, I’m going with #3. It’s very “french”.

    February 16th, 2006 at 1:22 am

  6. jennifer (aka literaticat) Says:

    Wow, that is hot. It looks very Dillons-esque. (Which, in my opinion, is a compliment of the highest order!)

    February 16th, 2006 at 2:45 am

  7. cecil Says:

    total beaut cake of a cover! and yes, your name does look perfect there.

    February 16th, 2006 at 3:41 am

  8. John Scalzi Says:

    Every cover should have a giant toad on it. I’m just saying.

    February 16th, 2006 at 4:38 am

  9. Jason Erik Lundberg Says:

    Very groovy, and I dig the giant toad. And yeah, your name is definitely appropriate among all the French words. So what part of France was your great-great whatever grandmother from?

    February 16th, 2006 at 6:36 am

  10. Will Says:

    Are you exporting these now?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4716252.stm

    Isn’t there some kind of law?

    February 16th, 2006 at 8:57 am

  11. 11. Justine Says:

    Cane toad “evolving” into an eco disaster? They’ve been a disaster ever since they were brought over from Hawaii.

    I was very touched though to have a cane toad on the front cover. It’s the one truly Aussie touch . . .

    February 16th, 2006 at 9:05 am

  12. lili Says:

    love the cane toad! love it!

    February 16th, 2006 at 11:06 am

  13. da Says:

    its MFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF…

    February 16th, 2006 at 12:03 pm

  14. da Says:

    oh! and tres francaise

    February 16th, 2006 at 12:04 pm

  15. margo Says:

    Your name belongs there but bigger, so much bigger! (I did type that in caps before remembering your anti-caps rule).

    Deeply gorgeous. A poster big enough to go floor-to-ceiling in the Surry Hills apartment entertainment area. Nothing less.

    February 16th, 2006 at 4:47 pm

  16. Charlotte May Says:

    Frantastic !!! A spitting image of …!!!!!

    February 16th, 2006 at 5:49 pm

  17. Lauren Cerand Says:

    Swoon; that’s a beauty — congratulations, Justine!

    February 16th, 2006 at 6:03 pm

  18. rjurik Says:

    Oo la la. C’est magnifique. Super-good.

    February 16th, 2006 at 10:29 pm

  19. holly Says:

    THAT IS SO, SO, SO AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS!

    February 17th, 2006 at 4:17 am

  20. 20. Justine Says:

    Wow! I sure do hope your reactions are an indication of how it’s going to be received in France!

    February 17th, 2006 at 3:23 pm

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