{"id":2493,"date":"2017-04-19T08:17:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2017-04-19T08:17:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:17:58","slug":"what-can-you-tell-about-this-book-by-its-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/what-can-you-tell-about-this-book-by-its-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can You Tell About This Book By Its Cover?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you think the old adage is correct, that you can&#8217;t tell a book by its cover? Maybe in some ways, but at least the cover should give you an idea of what kind of book you&#8217;ve picked up. I think mine does.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the complete cover of <em>Walking On the Sea of Clouds<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/img\/covers\/books\/WotSoC-WrapCoverScreenshot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/img\/covers\/books\/WotSoC-WrapCoverScreenshot-small.png\" alt=\" \" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"imagecaption\" style=\"font-size: 50%;\"><em>(Click for larger image.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what it says on the back:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Annoyed you haven\u2019t been to the Moon yet? Then pick up Walking on the Sea of Clouds; you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019re there.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2014Charles E. Gannon, author of the award-winning Caine Riordan series<br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>ON THE LUNAR FRONTIER . . .<br \/>\n. . . survival and success require sacrifice.<br \/>\n. . . some sacrifices are greater than others.<br \/>\n. . . sometimes surviving is success enough.<\/p>\n<p>Every frontier, every new world, tempts and tests the settlers who try to eke out an existence there. In Walking on the Sea of Clouds, a few pioneering colonists struggle to overcome the unforgiving lunar environment as they work to establish the first independent, commercial colony on the &#8220;shore&#8221; of Mare Nubium, the &#8220;Sea of Clouds.&#8221; What will they sacrifice to succeed\u2014and survive?<br \/>\n_____<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This book will be treasured by anyone who has ever dreamt of visiting the Moon, walking on another world, or bathing beneath the light of a distant star.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2014David Farland, author of the NYT-bestselling Runelords novels<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two things are immediately clear. First, Gray Rinehart knows his field(s) inside out; and second, he writes with grace, skill, and professional polish. What more could any reader ask?&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2014Mike Resnick, multiple Hugo-award-winning author<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, does that tell you what you need to know about the book? I hope so.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned, here and to <a href=\"http:\/\/wordfirepress.com\/\">WordFire Press<\/a>, for more info as we work our way up to release!<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\nP.S. I&#8217;ve got a new sign-up form for my mailing list. 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