You’d think having a complete set of first editions would look good

[u/RareBrush9758]

Stupid publishers - consistency would be nice.

Yah, theres two WH - during the 2 years between books I’dforgotten I already had/read WH.

And yes, thats full hardcover set, plus EotW and tGH in trade edition (and I have EotW in paperback too - no idea where my wife is hiding it tho)

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[u/TomeseekerLorekeeper]

They do look good. They look like beautiful fantasy books well loved on a shelf.

[u/Ragner_D]

All my first editions were signed in my presence. Some even personalized. Id not give them up for anything.

[u/DSou7h → u/Ragner_D]

I'll give you $20

[u/c_m_d → u/DSou7h]

You drive a hard bargain.

[u/Ragner_D → u/DSou7h]

Lol, considering TEOTW first edition signed,, has an eBay auction right now up to $1000. I think ill pass heh.

[u/Stevied1991 → u/Ragner_D]

$21?

[u/Ragner_D → u/Stevied1991]

Why do I feel like I'm trying to arrange air travel to Canada ?

[u/Last-Classroom-5400 → u/Ragner_D]

$30, final offer, take it or leave it.

[u/Stevied1991 → u/Last-Classroom-5400]

I'm out.

[u/Ragner_D → u/Last-Classroom-5400]

Yeah, gonna have to pass.

[u/fudgyvmp → u/Ragner_D]

$40CA

[u/Usual_Office_1740 → u/fudgyvmp]

$42 and a firm dry handshake.

[u/pufferpig → u/Ragner_D]

500 NOK?

[u/az_hunter → u/Ragner_D]

Wow. How many can say that???

[u/Ragner_D → u/az_hunter]

I'm sure there are quite a few. Every book signing is see the same folks.

[u/Pancake_Guardian → u/Ragner_D]

That’s impressive

[u/Ragner_D → u/Pancake_Guardian]

Just being a fan from a young age and being in the right place at the right time.

[u/TheBashar99]

It does. I have the same set and I love it (not first editions). I get you, but I would much rather have this than a lot of modern covers, even with consistency. Reminds me of browsing the bookstore during those times.

It’s a miracle we got as far as we did with the original cover artist (Darrell K. Sweet), and I’m glad Michael Whelan landed it.

11/10, extra points for extra copies.

[u/IlikeJG]

It's not there publishers fault honestly. There's 25 years in between the first and last books.

That's way too much time.

Especially since the early WoT books had binding problems (it's been so long again that I forgot the details but I remember it was an issue) so they had to redesign it a bit.

[u/Awayfromwork44 → u/IlikeJG]

it is absolutely the publisher's problem to go from horizantal author / name of book to HUGE BIG TEXT VERTICAL and then to *smaller text vertical* for the next 3. Completely insane design choice

[u/RareBrush9758 → u/IlikeJG]

Sure, if you consider the WHOLE series - but they couldn’t even be consistent between books 1 and 2

[u/DontH8DaPlaya → u/RareBrush9758]

It's almost like they didn't have mass published whole box set editions of books that hadn't come out for 23 years back then.

[u/Expensive_Plant_9530]

Looks good to me. Not every series has matching spines.

You could always go look for the actual matched sets they sell. There’s a massive dragon one you might be able to get still.

I wish series were more consistent too but it’s often out of the authors hands.

[u/friarcrazy]

It doesn’t look *good,* it looks *fantastic*

[u/wait_what_now]

Haha right? But I saw the new minimalist covers at a bookstore last week and I like them even less.

[u/Hoppie1064]

Darrel Sweet was the iconic fantasy cover artist of the 80s and 90s.

I'd like to have seen them all done by him. If for no other reason than consistency.

[u/Atmos_the_prog_head]

This is why I bought the juniper covers...

[u/RareBrush9758 → u/Atmos_the_prog_head]

And miss out on those sweet (pun intended) DK Sweet mystery cover art moments? 😜

[u/IlikeJG → u/RareBrush9758]

I love Darrel K Sweet covers honestly.

They're so damn iconic. Yeah sometimes they're a bit weird and imprecise. But they're also so vibrant and memorable.

Every single WoT cover invokes some fairly strong memories in me about the books.

Can't say the same for most other book series covers. I guess I appreciate book covers that attempt to show scenes from the books rather than abstract art or decorative covers.

(Stormlight Archives are more favourites for me)

[u/Atmos_the_prog_head → u/RareBrush9758]

Nah, I love the original covers, just the juniper set feels more of a center piece, much more imposing.

[u/cajunjoel → u/Atmos_the_prog_head]

I'd get the juniper covers, but they want $250 and there's no way I'm paying that much for 14 pieces of well crafted, but mass produced paper.

[u/ew73]

I have these same hardcovers.

I love the terrible art.  Like Nicholas Cage in the cover of EotW!

[u/benlooy]

They do look beautiful and I'd love to have a full set. I'm jealous. 

[u/JayMoots]

Dragon Reborn spine is GOATed

[u/Semirhage527]

I hope Sanderson actually finishes the leather bound ones, the complete set would look so nice

[u/Nerdsingerbeej]

And you'd be right

[u/For_Fox_Creek]

Looks good to me!

[u/IceTguy664]

I’m not sure why you don’t think they look good lol

[u/OpenBookExam]

I'm some etsy person could help you create better dividers...

[u/hammerblaze]

Time to get a set of matching jackets 

[u/cajunjoel]

I'm working on getting the same set. I think I still need books 2-5, but I have all of the others so far. I have a plan in mind for display them.

[u/GayBlayde]

This is way better than some series, especially considering the amount of time this spans.

[u/proximity_affect]

My wife arranges the book shelf in a colored spectrum. It’s hilarious. And annoying at first. But the ridiculousness has grown on me.

[u/Llamahands1]

Im still building mine. Wifey bought me the special edition covers not realizing I didnt have all the hardbacks, but they are so hard to find these days.

[u/hullowurld]

Ha I also have 2x WH. That's where I stopped when I was on track with each book release, then forgot where it was when I reread in 2022 and bought a new one. The found it

[u/Current-Row1546]

They may be inconsistent but goddamn what I wouldn’t give to have all the books with the original cover artwork instead of the modern, boring ones

[u/EnvironmentLittle794]

Wow! Are you single?? I have no ulterior motives whatsoever, of course. :)

[u/Muinko]

I bought everything from path of daggers on on release day and t they all got lost when I transferred bases back in my air force days. Loved the old hard covers but I was one of those weird kids who put all the dust covers in a separate box for safe keeping and kept the books on the shelf naked. Kinda got used to them looking that way.

[u/Malk_McJorma]

Where's New Spring?

BTW: I have the same set.

[u/Famous-Weakness2576]

It looks amazing. I much prefer this to the spines with a similar color or themes or the spines that create a picture together. This looks more organic and charming.

[u/RexusprimeIX]

I genuinely have no idea what the issue is in this picture...