Robin Hobb has had an incredible amount of cover re-issues over the years (and why not? Her books are timeless and deserve to reach as many readers as possible!). This latest one by artist Alejandro Colucci is one of the most interesting in though. I say that because it shows a full, closeup version of Hobb’s ‘Fool’ character, who before now has always been seen at a distance – keeping inline with the rather mysterious feel he is given in the books. Additionally, with the Fool being a character so close to everyone’s heart and fan-art versions of him being so fantastical / otherworldly, this cover image revealed today is likely to surprise a few people:
The ever lovely Robin Hobb mistakenly wrote: “Here is Golden Fool. What do you think of him? The Fool’s first time as a cover, I do believe!”. She quickly corrected herself saying a version of the Fool as Lord Golden was created by John Howe a few years back too (again, notice the more fantastical style and abstract nature of the ‘Fool’):
What do you guys think? Are you glad to finally see a version of the Fool? Does it live up to your own version?
And before we leave you, here is the UK’s version of Fool’s Quest, released just a few days ago:
This version of the book will be published by Harper Voyager on August 13th.
