How important are fantasy book covers?

[MJH]

Do you know Fawks, I think you're right!

[FawkesthePhoenix]

*insert completely superficial tone here* it's like, i know, right?
still searching for a copy of The Magic Lands......... I haven't had this much trouble finding a book since Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident..........

[DucksRMagical]

Er, Fawkes, just ask Godric where her copy is.... Or did it disappear in the insanity of the carpet project?

[GodrictheGriffon]

Yeah. It kind of did. Along with my copy of CoS.

[FawkesthePhoenix]

don't worry, it'll turn up....... in more pieces than usual most likely, but thats nothing new.

[DucksRMagical]

Aw, that sucks. That was our first copy of CoS. I'm sure it'll turn up eventually. Whether you'll be able to find all the pages, that's another story...

[Scellanis]

Your carpet eats books?

[GodrictheGriffon]

I just burst out laughing when I saw that! No we were getting new carpet for the seond level (american second level English third I think) and we had to move all our stuff down to the basement. And I lost my CoS. But I just found it and it was still in one piece! I just reinforced it somemore.
All of my paperback copies are held together by this amazing tape that I reserve for Harry Potter projects because it holds amazingly. Only my slightly stolen copy of OotP doesn't have any on it.

[Scellanis]

Lol, ok, that makes sense. I have a few books that could use that tape I think, hehehe

[DucksRMagical]

Yay!!!!! I'm glad you found it!

I wouldn't call the OotP book stolen, per se. You merely rescued it from certain death in the lost & found.

[MJH]

Let's hope The Magic Lands turns up too and at least one of you gets to read it!

[FawkesthePhoenix]

yes........ *looks expectantly at godric*

[MJH]

I thought I would let everyone know that my old AOL page with excerpts from The Magic Lands is closing. I have now created a new site that has the first two chapters from my book available to read. You can find it here: http://www.freewebs.com/markhockley/
Please do check it out if you get a chance. Comments are always welcome!

[MJH]

For anyone who might be interested I've posted the first two chapters of what will hopefully be my next book at http://www.freewebs.com/markhockley/
It's a work in progress, but it would be great if you got a chance to take a look and let me know what you think. It's called The Shadow of the Rose.

[MJH]

Hope you don't mind me sharing this new review from Amazon

'This book is the story of two fourteen year old boys who find themselves transported into a realm of magic and nightmare.
Reminiscent of the Chronicles of Narnia, the story quickly turns into a dark tale of nightmare, lust and cruelty as the two boys find themselves locked in a contest against the ultimate evil, with the stakes being not only their lives, but their souls as well.
Joining Tom Lewis and Jack Barton as they journey through the contantly changing dreamscape of The Magic Lands is like sitting down with Alice In Wonderland and Rob Zombie to drop some acid.
Loaded with iconic imagery, The Magic Lands is a tour de force into a surreal realm dominated by evil and insidious temptation.'