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« on: September 25, 2014, 11:50:38 am »
Hey!  Would like to gather an image of every goshdarn different cover of Bakker's stuff that there is in the world and pin it here:

http://www.pinterest.com/bakkerfans/

got any? thanx! :)

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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2014, 12:29:35 pm »
I don't have my books with me, so I can't take nice pictures of the covers that I have. However, as far as the original trilogy goes, I have hardcover editions, and the art on the jackets looks something like:



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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2014, 12:43:58 pm »
Already made this topic :P I have found 16 covers, not including english/canadian ones, in about 5 or so different languages.

http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=978.0

Thought I'd save you some time.
Not sure how pintrest works, but that should provide you with a good start.
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2014, 06:23:41 pm »
So what language is the calligraphy on the covers above? Kuniuric? Sheyic?

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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2014, 06:45:10 pm »
According to David Rankine, the writing on those 3 covers above (which are the only 3 he did) is a direct translation of english to "kuniec". Bakker provided him with the cipher.

I take "kuniec" to either be a misspelling of Kuniuric, or a pre-finalized version of the word.

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Meyna, probably not necessary to take pictures, unless you got a better camera than mine (meaning anything better than a cell phone camera :P). I posted those covers here
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2014, 06:49:34 pm »
Huh? Wasn't the shield of Sil described as two Ss opposed by a W or something by Nau-Cayuti? What language was he thinking about then? I assumed based on that that Kuniuric used the Latin script.

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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2014, 06:51:50 pm »
Lol that is a good point. Probably a lapse in cannon? I'm 100% sure on my info regarding the covers and their language.
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2014, 09:25:17 pm »
Huh? Wasn't the shield of Sil described as two Ss opposed by a W or something by Nau-Cayuti? What language was he thinking about then? I assumed based on that that Kuniuric used the Latin script.

Two S's hooked over a V. Omega Lambda.

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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2014, 09:29:04 pm »
Lol that is a good point. Probably a lapse in cannon?

Can't believe it. Would be terrible if true.

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« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2014, 12:37:58 pm »
How else can you explain using english letters in ancient Earwa? I wouldn't read too much into it. Its not like he could have described it to the reader using Kuniuric, and latin is no better than english, as both are equally out of place. Information must be portrayed in a way that the reader can understand or at least extrapolate from.
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« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2014, 06:35:38 pm »
@ Meyna - awesome, thanks!

@ Wilshire - preempted again!  at least i can display your collection on another platform!

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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2014, 07:18:51 pm »
Here are links to Polish cover arts (which are really a copy of the above ones, with Polish titles) - since the ones in the thread have expired:
http://www.empik.com/mrok-ktory-nas-poprzedza-bakker-scott-r,11318,ksiazka-p
http://www.empik.com/wojownik-prorok-bakker-scott-r,373405,ksiazka-p
http://www.empik.com/mysl-tysiackrotna-bakker-scott-r,2645401,ksiazka-p

And here are Neuropath and Disciple of the Dog [which is in Polish "Perfect Memory"]
http://www.empik.com/neuropata-bakker-scott-r,prod59953483,ksiazka-p
http://www.empik.com/pamiec-doskonala-bakker-scott-r,p1058272342,ksiazka-p

Also, there is a Polish re-edition planned for 2015, along with the first edition of "The Judging Eye", which may possibly have new covers.
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« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2014, 02:14:57 pm »
Thanks Alia. I'll be adding those to the first post when I get the chance. to my other other topic on this subject.

You messed up the formatting a bit in your post, might want to double check (First few links have [iurl] instead of [/url] )
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« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2014, 07:18:08 pm »
Sorry, this is what you get when you type blind with a cat sitting in front of your screen.
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« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2014, 07:23:16 pm »
That's a sweet cover for "Perfect Memory."
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