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djschwin

Cool! What does the front cover art look like?


Parsival-

Different to the typical covers by the looks of it? I've not checked them all but here's the one for Abaddon's Gate: https://preview.redd.it/eahoy4156hlb1.jpeg?width=1836&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ebec84c8ac05fb1eb0f430c123dd432cb2655e9


djschwin

Thank you! The Polish ones are especially famous, and I always like seeing various takes on them.


Parsival-

No worries :D Yeah the artwork is pretty dope, I'll go ahead and look up what the Polish ones are like


DanielAbraham

I think I've been to that library. Big empty room at the bottom with a \*tiny\* little blue fountain?


Parsival-

That sounds like it "Stadtbibliothek Am Mailänder Platz". I was visiting Atuttgart so I really wanted to stop by here, seemed to be worth my while for sure and I got to spot a nice wild gem


cmzraxsn

fun fact the author is just "James Corey" in Germany because of the unfortunate association of their middle initials.


Cantomic66

Damn they look out of order. If I were you I would’ve put them in the right order.


Parsival-

Shortly after I took the picture I did just that


Onlyd0wnvotes

Glad I'm not the only one here with mild OCD.


theguyfromgermany

I love that library, I must have gotten close to a hundred books from there.. Mostly Kundera, Hesse and Remarque...


HauntingBalance567

Gut


jcargile242

Please tell me you put them back in the correct order…


Parsival-

I did don't worry


Setjah_

Yo thats sick. Is it in the Stadtbibliothek? If so I might need to stop on my way home once my vacation is over


Parsival-

Yep I believe that's the one :) (It was the giant one with 8 floors, open interior with all white paint?


Setjah_

Yeah Sounds about right. Big ugly cube but actually fantastic architecture Thanks a lot


Parsival-

Thaaaat's the one, looks nothing special on the outside but inside was absolutely gorgeous. That whole library section the the top 4 floors was stunning. Awesome library. And yeah those books are there, unfortunately not all of them are. The only ones available are those in the picture. (Which I put back in order). That is unless someone's returned one of the books. But yeah go find and enjoy :D


m2x2p

The English book covers are so much better


cmzraxsn

Idk i find them very generic


ph0on

They're super generic. "Vague spacecraft shape with no discernable structure or design in front of space and various, artistic colors" Honestly it kinda looks AI generated, but it came out before the times of such stuff


TonytheEE

Don't bother with the Colfer "And another thing..."


noellzy73

Mein cibola brennt


mrcydonia

When I was in Germany in 1987, the coolest souvenirs I got were the first three "Hitchhiker's Guide" books in German.