Who is on the cover of the Silmarillion - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 12-04-2014, 02:11 PM

Unwin -> Harper Collins have always been remarkably deferential to Tolkien pere et fils in the matter of book covers. Most publishers never consult the authors and don't give a fig what they think. Certainly that has always been the case with Ballantine/Del Ray (who are a sublicensee of a sublicensee).

Remember what Capitol Records did with the Beatles?

Morthoron · 12-06-2014, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Unwin -> Harper Collins have always been remarkably deferential to Tolkien pere et fils in the matter of book covers. Most publishers never consult the authors and don't give a fig what they think. Certainly that has always been the case with Ballantine/Del Ray (who are a sublicensee of a sublicensee).

Remember what Capitol Records did with the Beatles?

I believe The Silmarillion cover is actually Lucy in the sky with diamonds fixing a hole where the rain gets in. It's the type of cover you need if you want to be a paperback writer.

12-04-2014, 02:11 PM	#1
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	Unwin -> Harper Collins have always been remarkably deferential to Tolkien pere et fils in the matter of book covers. Most publishers never consult the authors and don't give a fig what they think. Certainly that has always been the case with Ballantine/Del Ray (who are a sublicensee of a sublicensee). Remember what Capitol Records did with the Beatles? __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.