Comments on: UK Cover Proof for ECHO

By: Hummingbird

Hummingbird — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:05:00 +0000

Hallo Diana! The composition, and graphics (speaking as an artist and designer myself) are striking, as you yourself have said. The image is intriguing and also mysterious. All good. I’d be drawn to the book in a book store by the cover alone; by it’s arresting visual statement, and luminous presence if I weren’t already a reader of your novels. Go with it and well done to the designer!

By: Spruce Hill

Spruce Hill — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:44:00 +0000

I forgot to put my blogs in my comment

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By: Spruce Hill

Spruce Hill — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:42:00 +0000

I just love it. It is stricking. I found your blog a week ago or so and had trouble posting a comment. As my techy skills are very low on the scale.

I just finished A Breath of Snow and Ashes for the second time and I believe I enjoyed it more than I did the first time. I think I must have rushed through it the first time out of excitment. As I read it again I realized I had missed some parts.
I am loving your blog and am looking forward to visiting often to catch up on all of your new updates.

By: Daily Goddess

Daily Goddess — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:06:00 +0000

The UK cover is beautiful! Very striking, especially imagining the gold embossing. Brianna's paper-making thought in ABOSAA (& I paraphrase) about bugs dissolving in the pulp except for the lacy, skeletal wing structures was my immediate association…apt; yet another link between so many characters, plots, images and so forth in the series. It reminds me of the the US cover of TFC with the gold-embossed stag brooch on deep red, and how striking it was & still
is. To be more concise, (g)—I love it & can't wait to see what the US cover will be!
BrighidLady
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:){Sorry, my name is in 'the Gaelic', lol, spelled "Brighid" but pronounced "breed“)
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To Diana—Certainly edit this out for the blog, but may I tell you briefly about the day I bought The Fiery Cross? I was working for Hospice at Charlotte & got paid only monthly so payday was treat day(translate "bookstore day"!).I walked into Barnes & Noble, and a large display of the books were held perfectly in two cross-beams of dazzling sunlight—a glorious heap of rubies and gold; even better, the next Outlanderbook with a Celtic stag(my spirit animal) on the cover! I consider all of your books treasure, but that day, they literally appeared so! Thank you for many hours of enjoyable time spent in another world, one you made possible. I appreciate every moment you have put into your work, in creating that world for myself & others to enjoy. Thank you!
Brighid/Beth

By: Jewell

Jewell — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:56:00 +0000

Dear Diana,

Thank you so much for the lovely Christmas treat!

I was wonderfully surprised today when I checked your site to see a page of the graphic novel. While always trusting your judgement, I haven't been able to really picture the graphic novel - that is until today. It is nothing short of beautiful. A work of art in two mediums. Count me as one of the hooked and anxious!!!!

Wishing you and your family a very happy New Year.

Jewell

By: CJT

CJT — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:53:00 +0000

I love the blue, and the shadowy look of the leaf but the type is wrong. Not by much but this is a little spooky. I of course don’t know the story but if is set more in America, it needs to be… a little more “American”. Does that make sense.

Claudia

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:52:00 +0000

Ummm.. after I posted the last blog I found that I had more to say. I would like to weigh in on some of the past blogs and throw my opinion into the ring.
I personally have not seen an actor yet who I thought could portray Jamie (although i have found since reading your books I am crazy for any actor with a Scottish brogue). And I do think that it would be nice for any casting director to find someone new and fresh to portray Jamie and Claire should the movie possibility progress that far.
I find myself and any other person I know that has read your books always tossing around the possibilities of who could play Jamie or Claire or any other of the characters for that matter. It's so much fun to talk about and I have noticed how when we talk about the characters in your book they are so alive for us. We talk about them like they are real people.
In my line of work when your busy your busy and when your not...well then you read (or for lack of anything to read you read online). So my co-workers and I are always asking each other about authors and books. And thats how i found Outlander. Thanks for the many wonderful hours of entertainment (your books are my #1 series) and i have read them many times.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:28:00 +0000

Testing…testing…lol…I just found your blog (not sure why i didnt notice it sooner, since I am a night-shifter and generally come to your sight every weekend or so) and am a newbie-blogger. Just wanted to say that the cover looks GREAT and your blog has me helped through two nights of staying awake at work by reading through the archives. The little snippets of ECHO have been great but also getting to know you through the blog has been even better. So thank you and I hope you had a wonderful Holiday with you and yours.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:57:00 +0000

Diana,
I love the cover. I'm very interested to see the U.S. version. Personally, I think they should be the same.

Jeanie a.k.a rufusomalley06

By: Diana Gabaldon

Diana Gabaldon — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:02:00 +0000

Dear Irish--

No, caltrop as in military gizmo. [g]