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Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis

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Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by thanatos   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:56 pm

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A random search of images associated with HFQ revealed this website: http://www.risingshadow.net/library/book/47828-hell-s-foundations-quiver which has both the cover image and the synopsis of the book.
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by Kacey   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:42 pm

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????
A new player?? Sounds like someone is trying to hard in marketing, but we shall see.
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by thanatos   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:53 pm

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Kacey wrote:????
A new player?? Sounds like someone is trying to hard in marketing, but we shall see.


We already know who the new player is since the epilogue of LAMA. Then again, the SSK issue has not yet been resolved and we have not become privy to the diary of St. Khody and especially its Spanish portions (which I'm sure the SSK are dying to find out about). Of course, any translations would be coming from Merlin, Nimue, OWL and the rest of the Inner Circle and its possible that many of the sisters will reject the translation because it says something that is fundamentally in conflict with their basic faith (much like Sahndaria's reaction to the truth). And of course, the SSK is the third such ancient society we have become privy to (along with Saint Zhernau and the Wylsyn Family). There could be others (though it's extremely unlikely).
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis [SPOILERS?]
Post by Joat42   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:11 pm

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The synopsis is kind of generic and only contain what is already known. What struck me was 2 things:

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  • - The synopsis uses the name Merlyn Athrawes, but in all the books the name is Merlin (although some of the blurbs for the Safehold books uses the name Merlyn - Tor PR-department jazzing it up?)
  • - That cover-picture, it looks like it's Nimue and Merlin watching a ship getting shot to pieces by something quite big and flying which means it's not a SNARC unless the artist took some creative freedom.
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Oh, please tag this thread with spoilers since the discussion so far contains them.

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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by SHV   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:48 pm

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If that's the cover, it will be interesting to see if, in the book, Merlin and Nimue watch a recon-skimmer use energy weapons on a galleon.

Steve
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by phillies   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:24 pm

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SHV wrote:If that's the cover, it will be interesting to see if, in the book, Merlin and Nimue watch a recon-skimmer use energy weapons on a galleon.

Steve


To my eye that is not Nimue. The clothing is unexpected.
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by AClone   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:50 pm

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3...2...1...until RFC arrives to tell us that the cover art has no bearing on events that unfold in the book.
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by EdThomas   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:43 pm

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SHV wrote:If that's the cover, it will be interesting to see if, in the book, Merlin and Nimue watch a recon-skimmer use energy weapons on a galleon.

Steve

Looks like short hair and comfortable clothes so I'm gonna go with Sandaria. :D
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by Direwolf18   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:53 pm

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She is wearing chain-mail, heavy gloves, a cloak, and a KATANA.

I wonder who it could possibly be. :roll: I was calling Nimue when LAMA's cover came out, and more then a few people were like, "IMOSSIBLE".

At this point how could it be anyone but Nimue?

Although to be fair I highly doubt this scene actually happens in the book, so that could be the artist's interpretation of Baron Green Valley's horse traveler.
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Re: Hell's Foundations Quiver Cover and Synopsis
Post by SHV   » Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:10 pm

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"Looks like short hair and comfortable clothes so I'm gonna go with Sandaria."
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With a Katana strapped to her back? If so, that would be an interesting turn of events. Also, the apparent use of energy weapons introduces another zig or zag in the narrative.

Steve
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