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For Fantasy/Sci-Fiction Lovers: What Makes You Reada Book?

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For Fantasy/Sci-Fiction Lovers: What Makes You Reada Book?
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RE: For Fantasy/Sci-Fiction Lovers: What Makes You Reada Book?
January 8, 2017 at 2:46 pm (This post was last modified: January 8, 2017 at 2:56 pm by ApeNotKillApe.)
(January 8, 2017 at 1:52 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(January 8, 2017 at 1:50 pm)Alex K Wrote: Blurb/summary and cover art, although the cover art mostly serves as a deterrent, in that the cover can often tell me when a book is very likely not a candidate, but not so much the other way round.

I look at the cover art as a non-verbal synopsis that wasn't necessarily agreed to by the author. If it shows a barechested Viking holding a flaming sword while spaceships fly overhead then I'll be inclined to move on.

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RE: For Fantasy/Sci-Fiction Lovers: What Makes You Reada Book? - by ApeNotKillApe - January 8, 2017 at 2:46 pm

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