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Started by zencat , Aug 18 2004 03:23 PM

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SilverFin as a title?

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#61 Righty007

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:37 PM

It says A James Bond Adventure.

#62 Qwerty

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:38 PM

No Righty, I think he means the text on the blue. If that's even text.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:39 PM

What does the small type that fills the cover say? Can anyone read it?

It says "A James Bond Adventure"

(I have good eyes :))

And great....never mind. :)

#64 Righty007

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:40 PM

Athena beat me to it. I thought I was cool for a moment.

I'm really excited about this novel! :)

#65 Jim

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:40 PM

It says

YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/etc ad infinitum

The dividing lines are more upright than that, though - perfectly straight up.

It's quite easy to see if that's what you're expecting to see.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:40 PM

Wait... are we talking about the text under the "SilverFish... um... SilverFin" logo? Or the text on the Blue background of the book?

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:41 PM

No Righty, I think he means the text on the blue. If that's even text.

Yes, the blue pattern. Looks like type, but maybe it isn't?

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:41 PM

I'm confused now, Devin. :)

#69 Qwerty

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:41 PM

Wait... are we talking about the text under the "SilverFish... um... SilverFin" logo? Or the text on the Blue background of the book?

I believe the text on the blue.

#70 Righty007

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:42 PM

The pattern is sperm!

#71 Qwerty

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:43 PM

I'm confused now, Devin. :)

Look at the cover closely. On the blue backround, you can see possible text covering it.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:44 PM

See my post about five above. I'm not too sure what the difficulty here is.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:45 PM

Maybe I'm just seeing things, but there seems to be text there in the blue. Sort of like what they did with the 007 logo on the Scorpius cover.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:48 PM

Ya. Jim is Saying on the cover of SilverFin it says

YOUNG BOND YOUNG BOND YOUNG BOND etc...
YOUNG BOND YOUNG BOND YOUNG BOND etc...
YOUNG BOND YOUNG BOND YOUNG BOND etc...
etc...

#75 Jim

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:49 PM

YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/
YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND
YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND
YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND

Oh, why won't you believe me when I say this? For the third time? :)

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:49 PM

The title is alright, though I see I'm not the only one who had Silverfish flash through my mind when I saw it. Not too mad about the cover but I'll certainly give the book a shot if I see it in Borders.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:54 PM

Yep, I see the pattern. Definitely "YOUNG BOND" repeated over and over. I more curious as to what the white stuff is supposed to be.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:55 PM

[quote name='Jim' date='18 August 2004 - 10:49'] YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/YOUNGBOND/

Edited by zencat, 18 August 2004 - 07:00 PM.

#79 Mister Asterix

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:56 PM

Not a bad title. I would prefer Silverfin (no cap F). I suppose it comes down to the reference.

Cover design looks fine, though not special. The little silvery ameba things are interesting. The font is kind of dull. If that is a type pattern in the background it doesn

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 06:59 PM

[quote name='Mister Asterix' date='18 August 2004 - 18:56'] ... If that is a type pattern in the background it doesn

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 07:00 PM

I am actually looking forward to reading this book

**ducks**

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 07:01 PM

Is it set in the correct period?

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 07:04 PM

Is it set in the correct period?

The cover doesn't match the period of the book, entirely.

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 07:05 PM

Is it set in the correct period?

1930s. Yes.

#85 Jim

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:43 PM

The pattern is sperm!

Hmm.

Eels, and probably eels trained to be a ) "electric" and b ) swim up drainpipes and electrocute "The Prime Minister" in his bathtub or some such rot.

I wonder how accurate that turns out to be? Hopefully "not at all".

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:46 PM

SilverFin...its a delicioulsly unappealing Bond novel name and book cover. Yay Gildrose!

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:46 PM

The pattern is sperm!

Hmm.

Eels, and probably eels trained to be a ) "electric" and b ) swim up drainpipes and electrocute "The Prime Minister" in his bathtub or some such rot.

I wonder how accurate that turns out to be?

I would say pretty accurate. Most probably eels, and if it's young James Bond, the villain most likely has to have some scary little creature[s].

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:47 PM

Eels, and probably eels trained to be a ) "electric" and b ) swim up drainpipes and electrocute "The Prime Minister" in his bathtub or some such rot.

Damn! Bang goes my Bond fanfic.

#89 Jim

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:49 PM

Eels, and probably eels trained to be a ) "electric" and b ) swim up drainpipes and electrocute "The Prime Minister" in his bathtub or some such rot.

Damn! Bang goes my Bond fanfic.

It wasn't called "Keel Beel", was it?

#90 Loomis

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:51 PM

Nope, TONY NEVER DIES. :)

BTW, what's the deal with releasing the cover art so early? Isn't this a bit unusual?
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