Post by andyr on Jun 17, 2004 3:07:55 GMT
a query for Kai Lorekeepers around...
After keeping a multi-lingual mix and match collection for years (some titles in Spanish, others in English, both Beaver and Berkeley, and finally a French run of books 13-28) I´m trying to get a full UK set, starting from book 1. What is driving me a bit nuts is that it does not seem to be a systematic archive of different UK covers (Sparrow and Beaver) on the net, even the impressive gamebooks.org is partially defective. So, I have some doubts with the Beaver and Sparrow covers from books 1-7 (from book 8 onwards there seem to be just two variants, one Beaver and one Red Fox, and just Red Fox from book 13 on). I'll just comment on my knowledge and see if you find me missing out some cover:
LW1: the Gary Chalk cover (LW standing by gloomy forest, Sp);
LW with sword, some enemies around (Bv)
LW2: GC, with Vonotar casting spell (Sp)
same (Bv)
LW felling an undead warrior (Bv)
LW3: Skiing Kalte barbarian with child (Sp)
Tentacled Horror (the Akraa Neonor?) (both Sp and Bv)
LW facing tentacled beast, small face of the captive Toran wizard in the foreground, tower on the background (Bv)
LW4: Elyx attacking (BTW, he appears in some outdoors, not in the mine tunnels, as in the adventure) (Sp and Bv)
LW wielding sword. Red-cloaked rider charging in the background (Bv)
LW5: Close-up of a mechanic-looking Darklord Haakon (Sp and Bv)
LW6: Dakomyd with skulls (Bv, no Sp edition?)
LW7: Close up in profile of white-haired spellcaster in purple robes (Zahda?), lake and boat in background (Bv)
Panoramic view of amphiteater-lie council room in Kazan-Oud with Zahda's throne in the middle.
Am I missing out any of these?? Also, is there any distinction via publishing years as to easily know which is which in abebooks, ebay and similar??
thanks a lot!
After keeping a multi-lingual mix and match collection for years (some titles in Spanish, others in English, both Beaver and Berkeley, and finally a French run of books 13-28) I´m trying to get a full UK set, starting from book 1. What is driving me a bit nuts is that it does not seem to be a systematic archive of different UK covers (Sparrow and Beaver) on the net, even the impressive gamebooks.org is partially defective. So, I have some doubts with the Beaver and Sparrow covers from books 1-7 (from book 8 onwards there seem to be just two variants, one Beaver and one Red Fox, and just Red Fox from book 13 on). I'll just comment on my knowledge and see if you find me missing out some cover:
LW1: the Gary Chalk cover (LW standing by gloomy forest, Sp);
LW with sword, some enemies around (Bv)
LW2: GC, with Vonotar casting spell (Sp)
same (Bv)
LW felling an undead warrior (Bv)
LW3: Skiing Kalte barbarian with child (Sp)
Tentacled Horror (the Akraa Neonor?) (both Sp and Bv)
LW facing tentacled beast, small face of the captive Toran wizard in the foreground, tower on the background (Bv)
LW4: Elyx attacking (BTW, he appears in some outdoors, not in the mine tunnels, as in the adventure) (Sp and Bv)
LW wielding sword. Red-cloaked rider charging in the background (Bv)
LW5: Close-up of a mechanic-looking Darklord Haakon (Sp and Bv)
LW6: Dakomyd with skulls (Bv, no Sp edition?)
LW7: Close up in profile of white-haired spellcaster in purple robes (Zahda?), lake and boat in background (Bv)
Panoramic view of amphiteater-lie council room in Kazan-Oud with Zahda's throne in the middle.
Am I missing out any of these?? Also, is there any distinction via publishing years as to easily know which is which in abebooks, ebay and similar??
thanks a lot!