I’m headed out to the Blue Mountains for a weekend of birthday fun, so there will be no Fan Art Friday this week. Instead, allow me to belatedly roll out the new Uglies covers!
They’ve been around on the internets for a while, but I haven’t shown them here. The new covers are finally leaking into stores, though, so now is a great time to show them.
Click here for the bigger and zoomable version.
Of course, whenever new covers appear online, they create dissent and controversy. Fans mostly don’t like new looks for books, because the old covers are the ones they’re used to. If you’re a fan, after all, that old look was probably the reason you picked up the books in the first place!
So really, the new covers aren’t for fans at all. You guys already HAVE my books, after all. These are for all the people who’ve never picked up Uglies because the old covers looked boring or stupid to them. Maybe they never even noticed the series on the shelves. It’s for non-fans (who probably don’t read this blog) that this new look exists.
So feel free to complain!
For me the Original Style covers are still classics, but I get why S&S has to hit the refresh button after, what, six years? And you have to admit that these new covers are very lovely indeed, and are unified in a way the Original Flavor ones weren’t. (Pretties had a different designer than the other three, in fact. You can tell.) The new ones also have a cool, clinical feel that nails a lot of what the series is about.
But I will take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Rodrigo Corral for his awesome work on the first cover of Uglies. Covers matter, and a lot of you, possibly many thousands, would never have seen the Uglies series without his strokes of genius. And that would mean less food, clothing, and shelter for me. And I like food, clothing, and shelter.
So, thanks, Rodrigo. The rest of you should click here for an archive of his other work. I think you’ll agree that the dude rocks.
May 6th, 2011 03:53
First comment!
Not a huge fan of the new covers. They kind of creep me out. Especially the face on through the white on Uglies. *shivers* I can see how the books would need a new look though.
May 6th, 2011 03:53
You’re right! One reason I picked up Uglies was because of the interesting cover.
But these new covers are pretty indeed.
May 6th, 2011 04:27
Actually I really like these covers. I think they are much more in spirit of the series. And I love the titles. I will probably pick this up if it comes in a nice box set. lol. I’m a sucker for good covers.
May 6th, 2011 04:32
I’m not a huge fan of the new covers. I LOVE the new Extras covers, but the other covers are weird for me
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May 6th, 2011 04:46
I love these! They do fit together well. Plus, they’re pretty and nicely creepy.
May 6th, 2011 05:14
The original cover of Uglies _was_ what caught my eye, but…I love the Specials one so, so much. I love it LOADS AND LOADS. The Pretties one, while cool having read the book, looks more like a Sarah Dessen novel (nothing against them– they’re just totally different from Uglies).
And the Uglies and Extras ones I also like a lot too– just the Specials one really affected me.
May 6th, 2011 05:40
Also! It would appear I’m in the minority here but I really don’t like the original Uglies cover. It’s boring and it doesn’t say much at all about what the book is about. So yeah.
May 6th, 2011 05:54
i actually discovered the seires because my school studied it back in year eight english. they still do actually. it seems to me that having a whole school study your books in english class is a pretty big achievement XD
May 6th, 2011 06:01
I like the new Pretties one. And I’m iffy on the Extras one. But I hate the other two. <– True words, not holding back.
Cause I loved the flash tattoo on Specials, and now that you've changed it, it'll be pointless to come to the Literary Parade with that design on my face and…nvm. It doesn't make sense.
May 6th, 2011 06:05
Well, I read the books because people in school said that they were good. And they really were. I remember at a book fair at my school when I was in 6th grade, I saw the Uglies being advertised on a book fair video (and I think Mr. Westerfeld himself spoke on the video. Or not. I don’t remember. I was doing homework.). I was busy, so I really wasn’t paying attention to the video, but I remember thinking that the Uglies was about robots.
I like the original covers better because they were true to the story. The new ones seem to portray, in my opinion, a different story. I believe some people will pick up the new book expecting one thing, but getting another.
However, I do think that the new covers will get more people hooked on the series who normally wouldn’t read the books originally because of the original cover. They’ll see the new cover and be attracted to it, so they’ll pick up the book and read it.
May 6th, 2011 06:20
Okay (big suprise) I like these covers!! Like I know I totally complained about the Levi change. And the new Midnighters suck… The Tithe covers r HORRIBLE now… And I’m not a big person on changin covers, but….. I LIKE em!! And I totally dust start readin cuz of covers. I don’t know why I read Uglies in the frirst place (it wuz the first book by u I read) but i know I read EVERYONE else cuz of u, like Hacking Harvard and Tithe were in the back or ur books so I read em, then in the dedications, well all my fave authors r all like conneected. So, I will go to the store and buy these covers too, definately.. BTW the Pretties one is my ave, mainly cuz on Specials it’s a guy, like Zane (RIP)…… Thx Scottsters for bein you!!
May 6th, 2011 06:39
I think the new covers are really eye catching – and if nothing else, I LOVE how they list the titles of the series across the top. What an interesting way to convey that this book is part of a series! The makeup on the Extras cover is to die for – I might just see if I can re-create that this weekend.
May 6th, 2011 06:40
These are gorgeous! Very sleek and modern. Even tho I already have the books, I welcome this change.
May 6th, 2011 06:40
AHHH!!! I saw these in the store this weekend and had like a freak attack in the middle of the aisle!!
Got soay crazy looks but I don’t even care!!!
May 6th, 2011 06:42
I like the new covers, but I think the old covers are better because it kinda shows the changing from Uglies-Pretties-Specials, but I agree that the new covers show the clinic sort of feeling that the books have.
May 6th, 2011 06:42
I really like the new ones, maybe ’cause I’m a med school student so they go with me
But the first ones were also very pretty, except Pretties the original, I didn’t like that one
May 6th, 2011 06:43
Wait I mostly just wanna say I love the nail polish on the Uglies cover..
I love doing nail polish like that, with everything a different shade of the same color ahahhaa.
I do really like these covers though, yum
May 6th, 2011 06:43
Hmmm. Kinda creepy looking. Maybe I can finally convince my friend to read the series now. The old covers kinda scared her out of reading them. (That and my terrible ability to summarize.)
HAPPY B-DAY SCOTT-LA! (It’s the 5th in the states. Not the 6th.)
=]
May 6th, 2011 06:44
I’m a big fan and I definitely love all of them
I wish I could have them in my shelf too xD mom wont buy the whole series again though ):
Thumbs up!!
May 6th, 2011 06:44
I really like the fashion in which the titles of all four books are written across the top. Very stylish.
May 6th, 2011 06:47
I love the specials cover. I mean the other ones are good but I like the specials more.
May 6th, 2011 07:01
I really like all of the covers except the Specials one. It doesn’t really represent that book for me. I like how the extras book still has the computerized eye thing like the original though. And the Pretties cover is very representative of the book.
My favorite thing has to be t he titles though, how it lists each book and highlights the actual title. I wish this was done with more book series’ because I sometimes find a book I like but there is no distinguished part on the cover letting me know if the book is a single, first, or sequel. Like I admittedly read “The Last Days” before Peeps because I didn’t find anything that told me it was a sequel on the cover. Haha.
May 6th, 2011 07:06
I actually love these covers, especially the editing done to Extras and Pretties. The other two are creepy (which is a shame because Specials will forever hold a dear place in my heart for obvious reasons), but it works for Uglies. Quite chic, I must say. I LOVE the highlighted titles, as well. Tis inventive and new. I’m not sure if I like the old ones or the new ones better now XD
May 6th, 2011 07:09
I actually do like these covers, especially how they match and how they apply to each book. However, I will of course stick to my love of the original covers.
PS. Happy birthday! Mine’s on Monday.
PPS. That fanart of you that you posted is awesome! Steampunk Scott-la is steampunk.
May 6th, 2011 07:11
My teahcer reccomended Uglies to me… so I didn’t get it for the cover.
I admit, I love the old covers but these are cool too… Now I have an excuse to buy a second set of the books!(YAY!)
PS Happy late birthday!
May 6th, 2011 07:29
I think these are creepy. I really liked the first one because,you know, I just did. Personally, I didnt pick it up because of the cover, though.
May 6th, 2011 07:47
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Scott-la
i do have a strong attachment to the original covers, however i’m pleasantly surprised at this re-vamp re-done version. it does unify the stories and they’re kinda cool in a futuristic eerie sort of twilight-zone way.
my favorite is specials- i looove the spinal cord
May 6th, 2011 08:15
Wow! I’m a bit torn of these, because they have their advantages and disadvantages. One good thing is that they are more modern, eerie, and surge looking, but a problem with them is that they will probably appeal to more female readers rather then males, whom I can’t see toting around a book entitled “Pretties” with a pair of legs on them. Last year, the girls in my class were going through an Uglies obsession phase, where everyone was reading and loving them. The boys were like “what’s an Ugly?” and “what’s a Pretty?” and teasing things like that, because they didn’t know that Uglies is about so much more then pretty people. So that’s why I’m not sure about these.
They look amazing to me though! Uglies and Pretties are great. I’m not too crazy about Specials though, but at least it has a boy on it. Extras is by far my favorite! It’s much better then the old cover for it!
And the highlighted title thing? I absolutely love it, it’s so unique and appealing!
May 6th, 2011 08:27
1) HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT!!!!!!!! =) =)
2) New covers aren’t as bad as Leviathan redos! Kudos to the artist who redid this series!
May 6th, 2011 08:33
Happy birthday, Scott! *brings in virtual cake*
Haha!
Well, I REALLY WANT to read Uglies and I PROMISE when I get all of the weird stuff out of my life, I’m going to devour them 
I kinda like the new covers. They’re more mysterious than the previous ones. 
May 6th, 2011 09:29
I haven’t been a fan of the trend of decapitating cover subjects, limb-only shots etc. The new Uglies covers is an example of how that type of shot can work because of how well it ties in with the story. Especially the legs shot with the surgery markers on it… that’s pretty much brilliant. All of them are good. It feels fresh, too. It’s not the tired shot of a girl’s feet or just a fragment of her body.
May 6th, 2011 09:35
I may agree that I am not as fond of the new covers as the old ones, they just seem to have too much white space I guess, but I do like how “uglies,” “pretties,” “specials” and “extras,” are each faded out, only coloring in the book that it is. I wonder what the spines of them look like, because that will also be a factor in grabbing attention when the books are shelved.
You do make a valid point regarding drawing in new fans who may have not been interested in the old covers, AND revamping the Uglies mania! That is all that matters.
Go Uglies =]
May 6th, 2011 09:53
I like the really colorful barbie-covers.
I had to order the books because the bokstore didn’t have them in english (I don’t like translated books when I understand the originial language) and was expecting the even older ones.
So when I got the books I got really excited because DAMN are they pretty in my bookshelf!
May 6th, 2011 10:12
….And those of us who live for fanart friday will just have to grin an bear it. *sigh*
…..But….what about early release! D:
Or is this just an excuse for not finding any more leviathan artwork….of which is so bountiful, your excuse would be invalid. XD
May 6th, 2011 10:17
I love the old covers
, they each show a girl that is related to the story, thats what made me pick up the books. But now these covers just look. . . well creepy scary 
May 6th, 2011 10:18
Well, you nailed me, huge Uglies series fan and do not like the new covers. Hopefully this will create more Uglies fans.
But happy birthday
May 6th, 2011 11:08
Hey Scott! Happy birthday! I hope you get uber amounts of cake!
I was just wondering: where in the Blue Mountains are you heading to. I ain’t stalkerish or anything, just excited that you’re going to be so near!
Thanks! And have a good time!
(I haven’t read the Uglies series, and I reeeaallly want to, but for what it’s worth, the covers look quite intriguing!)
May 6th, 2011 11:46
I actually LOVE these new covers!
May 6th, 2011 14:35
The new ones are definitely eye catching…I almost bought them before I realized I already had them. Totally cool looking. Have a nice b-day retreat, Scott-la!
May 6th, 2011 16:09
AHH! I totally want these! They are AWESEOME!
But, considering I have all the original covers, and they are signed, i think ill stick to those.
Darn.
May 6th, 2011 16:34
The new covers are pretty intense. The Pretties one looks like a surgery thing, pretty creepy so well suited for the book.
And speaking of talking about books has anybody read The Forest Of Hands and Teeth? Well I did and I didn’t realize until I finished, but Scotts comment was on the cover!
May 6th, 2011 17:10
Actually, when my friend first picked up Uglies in the bookstore way back in 2006, I thought, “That must be one of those books like Gossip Girl because of the cover.” And then she read the summary and said it looked good. And she HATES books that focus on romance – so I took the book and looked at the summary too. Boy was I wrong in my cover-guessing!!
So, I think new covers could get a new range of people interested.
Because people (no matter what they say) judge books by their covers. Though these covers wouldn’t really strike my fancy, I wouldn’t think they were romantic cliches. Ha ha ha ha ha~
May 6th, 2011 17:53
I really love these new covers. I borrowed a copy of the first book (the old cover) from a friend a few weeks ago and could not put it down. I started reading Uglies without really looking at the cover and got a pretty strong mental image of Tally. I think that’s why I’m a huge fan of these new covers, because they leave a bit more to the imagination. I like the design of the old covers, too, but these have a creepy, detached quality to them with all of the white that I really dig.
Thanks for these awesome books! Reading them is a sort of treat to myself for finishing my last classes of grad school and having time to let myself get engrossed in fiction and I think this series was the perfect choice.
May 6th, 2011 18:18
The fact that the eye on Extras has NO veins AT ALL kinda freaks me out…
May 6th, 2011 19:01
I like how they have the titles in order and highlight them. I like ‘em!
May 6th, 2011 19:30
I love the new covers, beautiful they captavate you!!
May 6th, 2011 20:44
I love the new covers! They’re beautiful in that holy-eff-what-is-*that*?! kind of way. I’ll admit that I picked up Uglies because of the cover, but I didn’t read it because of them. I read it because of the tidbit on the back and the first sentence. I try not to judge books *solely* on their pretty covers, because I can’t think of a book that didn’t have a pretty cover.
May 6th, 2011 22:58
The new covers are OK, I guess. The old ones were cool because if you lined them up from first to last, they would show a mouth, eye, and ear. The fourth one…I can’t remember what was on it….
May 6th, 2011 23:00
i still like the old uglies cover better, the pretties one was kinda ehh, but i LOVE the old specials one:O but out of all of these i like the pretties one the most(gonna head out and buy it xD) everything else is ehhh. the new uglies cover kinda creeps me out xD
May 6th, 2011 23:36
In my opinion, I enjoy both. I will buy these, if only to say that I have both the old and the new, but also to be able to enjoy how far you have come Scott. To be published alone is a big honor. To become a best-selling author is rare. And to have your book covers redone to refresh the series is even more rare. I think I enjoy both the old covers and the new ones. I like on these covers though, that they make you think. Whats under that cover, or Who is under that cover? Why is she having surgery? What in the world is on his back? And man does that eye look cool. I wonder what it can do? I also would like to think that in the first cover its (spoiler) Shay because she was turned first. In the second, that its (spoiler) Tally because of her “Bubbly stage”. In the third, ( spoiler) I picture it to be either Fausto, Tachs, or Ho, as specials with their newly attached skintennas. In the fourth, its obviously (spoiler) Ada, as in the first. But I love both. They give off two different feelings that reflect on your book perfectly. I think that some will be outraged over them, and others will love them, but I am just glad that my favorite books are continuing to live on; in new covers and old.
May 6th, 2011 23:40
Oh, and I also love how under one manicured hand, the doctor has a sharp evil-looking scalpel. Best of luck, and best birthday wishes to you Scott!
May 6th, 2011 23:43
OMG!!! LOVE THE EXTRAS COVER. The rest are too creepy, but I think a lot of people will pick them up because of the new scifi vibe, and the rest of us will stick to the old ones. =] The pretties cover seems more true to the book, and the specails cover is straight up cool. The only one I really hate is the uglies cover, for the new version and the origanal, they just dont have the right vibe.
May 6th, 2011 23:45
The old pretties cover was really ugly..
May 7th, 2011 00:22
I really like the new covers, and the old ones are great too.
I can’t decide which one I like better.
But in the end it is still the same excellent story so, so what about the covers. jk I like the covers of books.
May 7th, 2011 00:42
I haven’t read the Uglies series, but I do like these new covers better than the old ones.
May 7th, 2011 00:49
Oh my god the forgot to put the best one
The uglies on that dudes website.
Since were talking about uglies heres a quiz to c what u r
This quiz will show you if your an ugly, pretty, or special.
(1) what are somethings you’ll find in your wardrobe?
A. What-evers in style
B. T-shirts and jeans
C. anything that looks hot and is easy to run in.
(2) What is your dream home?
A. A mansion in hollywood
B. A nice little house for your family and friends
C. A hidden lab where you can see everything thats going on in the world.
(3) What is your dream job?
A. Model
B. Teacher
C. Spy
(4) When you look in the mirror what do you see?
A. Someone that should be on tv
B. Zits you need to pop.
C. A cold beautiful face.
(5) Whats your fav movie?
A. Burlesque
B.Alice in Wonderland
C. Sucker Punch
(6) what is your favorite drink?
A. Virgin Margharitta
B. Lemonade
C. Coke
Mostly A’s A pretty Your looks are beyond perfect your clothes are awsome
and your completely popular
Mostly B’s An Ugly Your what we call normal in this world. you have a choice
go to the smokeys or become a pretty.
Mostly C’s a special Frighteningly beautiful Dangerously strong
Breathtakingly fast
May 7th, 2011 00:50
Need new fan art
May 7th, 2011 00:50
Plz say what u got
May 7th, 2011 01:45
i absolutely LURVE the extras cover (too bad that’s the one i actually OWN) but the rest seem like there isn’t any color (the specials is nice though) and i like color.
just sayin’
May 7th, 2011 02:30
see i like these covers, but i dont think they show the other side of the series. like the orginal covers showed what each one was about: the wild, being perfect, and creepy harsh specials that have a dark way of life like their dark eyes…
but these covers are nice i guess
May 7th, 2011 03:41
These are beautiful! HA! I totally called the new covers a few posts ago. This pleases me.
May 7th, 2011 03:44
Also, I didn’t notice it the first time, but what they do to make the cover names pop out is pretty sweet (putting the other titles in gray text, popping the actual book’s name in color).
May 7th, 2011 03:45
also, Mimi-la, it’ll so NOT be pointless because anyone who reads the books knows that celtic flash tattoos are totally in and bubbly.
May 7th, 2011 04:35
hey, extras has a tagline now! lovin the new covers!
May 7th, 2011 04:57
“Frighteningly beautiful. Dangerously strong. Breathtakingly fast.”
Okay, don’t take this the wrong way, but does that sound like Edward Cullen to anyone else?
You really could have pulled that as a direct quote from Twilight.
May 7th, 2011 06:19
I kinda like the new covers and I saw them at my local bookstore. Well, I like the original Extras cover better; more techno-looking to me. Of course I wouldn’t buy these new covers since I already have the series (unless something happens to the old ones, god forbid!) but it’s nice to see new covers!
@PeacockDawn
Yes, ur right now that you think about it. That could be a Twilight quote.
May 7th, 2011 08:11
I love these new covers Scott!!!
They are more grown up from the other covers, if you get what I mean. I think these covers would attract older teens to read the book.
I’ve never read uglies, but one thing that turned me off them was the old covers.
Love this new lot
May 7th, 2011 08:31
Hey, Scott-la.
Well. Hmm. I like the new ‘Pretties’ cover a lot. It’s cool, in a kind of weird way. ‘Uglies’ and ‘Specials’ are okay, although I prefer the originals. ‘Extras’ is . . . I dunno. I like it, ’cause it goes with the theme of the other books, but it’s different (sort of like how the story goes along with the other books, but is way different in so many ways), but I think that the sideways thing is a bit much. Or maybe if the face wasn’t so close? Not sure.
And the ‘Extras’ tagline was cool–I bought the book in hardcover, so I’ve never seen it before.
Over all, though, I like ‘em. Good job, um, S&S person-who-does-awesome-Scott-Westerfeld-covers. Also the guy who did the originals–Rodrigo, did you say? Yeah. Cool, dude.
May 7th, 2011 18:32
I’m actually a fan, and I really love this covers!! I think they’re more mature and they reflect better the spirit of your excellent work!
May 7th, 2011 18:58
I think I’m really late, but Happy Belated Birthday Scott!
May 8th, 2011 00:11
Your right Scott-La, the only reason I picked up Uglies was because of the cover lol. Then I fell in love ^^
I think these new covers will make others realize the books awesomeness! xD
But I love the orginal cover more
May 8th, 2011 01:30
Very pretty-making. I actually walked into a bookshop today, and saw them. I think the lady who worked there was faintly amused by the bubbly expression on my face.
May 8th, 2011 01:34
@Everyone, I guess?
Can you people decide? It’s kind of hard to figure out what kind of book this is, when half the people mean the original cover was best, and the other half mean the new one is best, and the third half mean neither fits.
(Wait! what?)¨~¨
May 8th, 2011 01:36
Sorry, not the best, but the one that’s the most appropriate
May 8th, 2011 04:35
What is with using white? the new harry potter covers are also white. couldn’t they have been more colourful? but they aren’t bad
May 8th, 2011 04:37
What is with all the white? the new harry potter covers are also white. couldn’t we have gone more colourful? But they are a fitting cover
May 8th, 2011 07:03
Those are soooo crazy!
May 8th, 2011 08:08
I like pretties and specials. Uglies looks creepy and extras looks fabricated.
May 8th, 2011 08:57
I personally love the new covers. It just angers me because I was supposed to buy the rest of the books next allowance because my high school library doesn’t have them and I haven’t read the series since like 7th grade XD I only have Uglies and Pretties at home.
ANNNNNNNNNNDDDD http://www.youtube.com/user/eurovision#p/u/449/fBFFlL58UTM
This beautiful person reminds me of Alek D< I don't know why, since I think you said that Alek doesn't play any instruments X'D I guess my mind automatically stereotypes all European guys into one category.
May 8th, 2011 09:27
The new covers look like they’ll get more adult fans, which is good! Though I’m a fan of the old covers because “they are what I am used to and what made me pick up the books in the first place”
I have to say, it’s always good to have a change of covers.
May 8th, 2011 09:31
And OTL I just realized I can’t believe I missed it D< Happy belated birthday!
May 8th, 2011 10:30
I didnt get uglies becaue the cover i got it cause i given the leviathan and loved so i simply had read anything and everything else by scott! Hehe but the new covers are awesome! Happy b-day scott!
May 8th, 2011 17:03
I did indeed get the book because of the cover…which led me to buying almost everyone of Scotts books….but i do kinda like these covers but its not something i would pick up off of the shelves…. i think they look too well..whitee..there needs to be more color..
May 8th, 2011 17:52
I LOVE the original covers, and they in part convinced me to read them, (being the first books by Scott that I read) and they will always be my favorites just because I don’t like change and they were perfect that way. Also, they are just what I think of. The new covers, however, are also great, though they have a different feel to me. If I were a non-fan, I would love them, but since I already am a fan, I’m gonna stick with the books already on my shelf
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Love them Scott, and good point about the whole fan vs. non-fan thing. . .
May 8th, 2011 20:30
the first and last one freak me out, the middle two I understand. I agree that the first Uglies cover is amazing. the other three needed an update though.
May 8th, 2011 20:31
oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 8th, 2011 22:10
i have to ask: am i the only one who reads what the book is about and then almost always HAVE to read it? the summary of the uglies series is what got me hooked to the series, but i loved the old covers. the new ones are okay, because they show the operations i guess, but the old ones helped me(personally)visualise what they would look like. i dont dislike or like the new covers, they are just… okay. and, since i say this about almost every series i read, will there b a movie? cuz there should
May 9th, 2011 03:34
So, I saw the books in the store today, and I noticed something awesome about them that I couldn’t see in these pics: the names of all the books are on every cover, and the name of that particular book is colored. Awesome! Made me like these covers even more, although I was relieved to see that the store still had a few copies of the old covers, too (don’t think that’ll last too long).
May 9th, 2011 03:35
Ah, and the computer says it’s May 9th!!! So even though it’s not my birthday were I live…it is on the internet! Whoop!
May 9th, 2011 05:48
I just feel like the old ones had more… energy? Action? I’m very big on color schemes, especially on books, and I liked the colors on the old covers. But these are kind of neat… I’m iffy but not horrified.
May 9th, 2011 07:18
I think the covers look pretty awesome, but I definitely like the old covers better. I also think the *old* Pretties cover was my favorite of the four.
May 9th, 2011 12:08
I have a question (about Leviathan) have you ever thought of adding humans that have been genetically modified to the Leviathan story? I know, kind of random, but hey anything could happen in a world you create right?
May 9th, 2011 16:17
WHAT!!!!! New harry potter covers!? (kicks a chair) my informants are failing me.
@Rae: You say lurve to? What a coincidence.
Also have any of you ever heard of the Freelance Whales? It’s a band thats got some good songs, but mostly the band name made me think of Levithan.
May 9th, 2011 20:43
Dammit forgot the “a”. LEVIATHAN. Like studdering technologically
May 9th, 2011 22:57
They definitely do have that “clinical” feel to them. I’m still attached to the original covers though. The new ones are fantastic, but they don’t remind me of the series, since I’ve spent the last five(?) years looking at the original ones.
May 9th, 2011 23:24
@gerardo: 0_0 That’s so weird…I had a dream where Deryn, Alek, & Barlow got captured, and Deryn said she was fabricated in order to save everyone…..
May 10th, 2011 04:27
SWEET! Speakin of which, today I found a copy of extras in the parking lot…guess who’s got a new book?
May 10th, 2011 04:50
Love the new covers! I’m a new reader from the Kindle, wondering when Specials will be back up for sale. I zoomed through the first two and was devastated when Specials was gone! I’m satiating myself with Midnighters for the moment. Any idea as to when Specials will be back?
May 10th, 2011 06:26
Hello, Mr. Westerfeld!
I love the new cover arts, left as interesting as the wonderful content
was … Gorgeous!
May 10th, 2011 19:38
I went on to Devian Art last night and looked at Leviathan fan art. It got me super excited for Goliath, so much I couldn’t sleep. So I tried to calm myself down by drawing non-leviathan people. In the end when I woke up the next morning I looked at them, and realized it was Alek, Dr. Barlow(ish), and a really crummy one that I guess was supposed to be Volger, maybe. Except they where in modern clothes. Perhaps I should put them on DA.
May 11th, 2011 01:37
the only ones i get are the pretties and extras. i don’t get the uglies or the specials. and i don’t think the eye for the extras cover is glowy enough. it should have looked more like the original there. because when i picture an eye screen i think glowy. but thats just my opinion. and can someone explain the 1 and 3 covers for me…
May 11th, 2011 17:13
2 person-la i agree with u extras the eye looks like a cumputer chip not futeristic enough. i think #1 is like someone getting a face lift u can c the face in the blanket i dont get #3 though
<3 SKY-LA:)
May 11th, 2011 19:31
I like the new covers, but I’m kind of upset. When these books first came out, I was a much slower and casual reader than I am now, so I only recently got into this series. As far as covers go, I am a collector, and with the new editions coming out, I can’t seem to find the larger trade paperback of Specials anywhere to match the rest of them! =< It's depressing, because it doesn't fit right on my bookshelf. Of course, this isn't a huge or very important matter, but it's still depressing nontheless.
I was in love with the original cover of Leviathan as well and shelled out the extra cash to make sure I had that particular cover. It was beautiful! I had to have one! Every cover of Westerfeld's books is gorgeous. I think these will draw in people who may not have been so in love with the original covers, though they were very fitting for the story.
May 11th, 2011 20:11
Since I found a way on to Devian Art (the school has it blocked) I’ve been reading some weird fanfics. But the most recent one, Gone and Married by Myst47 (or married and gone, I don’t remember), I swear you could feel the atmosphere in the room go to crap. I wanted to scream “THAT B*TCH!!!”, but I was at school so I could only feel depressed….
May 11th, 2011 22:50
@alice: No idea what you’re talkin ’bout, but I still laughed.
May 12th, 2011 04:48
okay so they’re different. not bad, but definetly different. and yes i agree with scott-la, the old covers were the things that got me to pick up the books. and just the title of uglied too…i dont think i would have picked the new covers up even if they are cool.
May 12th, 2011 06:01
I like haw the new cover captures it…but i REALY like the other covers…the awesome ones…because its all about their faces…close ups of her different stages. i just thought they protraid Tally.
May 12th, 2011 19:34
Is there a place to buy the old covers?
May 12th, 2011 19:35
Is there a place to buy the old covers?
May 12th, 2011 19:50
I kinda like them. I like the Extras cover. But I like the old ones a little better. They reminded me more of the books. Any place to buy the old set? I have the old Uglies and Pretties, but I still want the matching Specials and Extras.
May 12th, 2011 19:50
I kinda like them. I like the Extras cover. But I like the old ones a little better. They reminded me more of the books. Any place to buy the old set? I have the old Uglies and Pretties, but I still want the matching Specials and Extras.
May 13th, 2011 00:51
i like them ok, but i’m a really sentimental person and i’m very attached to the original covers. i like how those covers showed tally and the changes she went through. and i love the flash tattoos in specials those are insane! but i don’t mind these, just won’t go out and buy them
May 16th, 2011 04:16
I love them!
I hate when modeled faces are put on the cover of books, it a huge turnoff for me. I like to imagine the characters and what they look like, not for some lame model to do that for me ugh.
I love the new covers different, yet new!
= )
May 16th, 2011 07:34
I LOVE the specials cover… Reading that right now actually. (awesome!) but i dont really like the rest of them all that much. I like how they are all… Uniformish. Like, most of them are the same (font, background, etc.) but still prefer the old ones (except for the specials… The ols one kinda looks like the eye was just randomly edited. Guess it will make sense later…)
May 16th, 2011 07:36
Oops i meant extras! Darn self. I must be really tired if i cant remeber my FAVORITE BOOKS (oh wait i take that back it ties with the leviathin trilogy) by my FAVORITE AUTHOR EVER
May 16th, 2011 09:54
Really Scott? Really?! It’s SUNDAY now….you OWE us! LOL
Or maybe we could just settle on more Goliath art…
May 16th, 2011 22:56
It’s Sunday! SUNDAY! Gotta get art on Sunday.
May 23rd, 2011 08:16
I like the old covers a little better, honestly. These are good too, but the new Specials cover isn’t even close to beating the old cover, sorry.
May 24th, 2011 17:34
Sorry, but I don’t like the new covers all that much.
The Pretties one is pretty good, but I can’t stand the Uglies and Specials covers. And I actually thought the original Extras cover was the bet of the original covers.
I own all of the original covered books, but I’ve misplaced my Pretties copy. Looks like I’ll have to get a new one that doesn’t match at all!
May 25th, 2011 00:15
I think they’re pretty cool, actually. Very modern. I hope they bring in a whole new slew of fans to your amazing stories!
May 29th, 2011 19:34
The new covers are what caught my eye and I’m so glad they did. I’m sorry to say I’ve been walking past your books for years… so glad I discovered the series now though… I’m almost done reading Extras. Last night at the mall I called some girl a ‘fashion-missing bubblehead’ (under my breath, of course)… LOVE the fun wording in your books!
June 5th, 2011 18:47
So confused- what do these new covers have to do with the books??? They’re just weird
I like the original covers because they portrayed the books a lot better. These are weird (and pretties does look like a sarah dessen novel!!!)
June 24th, 2011 09:32
Well, I love the new uglies cover, with the face under the sheet, but the makeuped eye is odd…I like the pretties cover, the legs are really nice. Well I love ur books Scott!
June 29th, 2011 08:01
Sott-la I love those new covers….. i was just wondering if you ever thought of writing maybe one more book to end tally youngbloods story beacuase i just feel like i need to know more about what happened to her and David. I loved all of your books but i just didnt feel satified when tally’s story ended in a book about a girl named aya. I LOVED the uglies series, you have no idea how many times i read the book.I just always wonder if tally would ever be faced with a situation that makes her go back to pretty town and diego and face Dr.Cable,all the crims, the place where Zane had died, ect… well anyways Your books are amazing and those new covers will catch so many peoples attention
June 29th, 2011 11:47
Uglies-I like the old cover better. This one kinda freaks me out.
Pretties- I like this MUCH better. I didnt like the original much anyway. If I didnt already know about the series, I would defiantly pick this up.
Specials- I like this one better too. They did look powerful enough on the original cover.
Extras- I like the oroginal cover better. It’s actually the reason I found out about the books. And one thing that bothers me, this one didn’t have an Asian model and that was the only reason I knew they were Asian until the middle of the book.
All- I like these better over all. They go together better, they look more medical (which was a pretty big part of the book, seeing as how every book had surgery), and I like how the name of the book is highlighted but you can see the other names faded. One thing I don’t like other books is you dont know it’s a seires and sometimes they aren’t clear about the order, and it just looks cool
June 30th, 2011 05:35
i was so mad when i saw these new covers in the book store. i just really loved how unique the original covers are!
July 4th, 2011 23:18
Over the years, I have been hearing only positive things about the books “Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras”, but I had never had the courage to try them out myself. I practically live in the bookstore near my house and, unfortunately, I had never really noticed the older covers amongst the other books in the store. I have seen friends of mine walking around with your books but from my opinion, I didn’t find them very flattering. Maybe it is just me, but I don’t tend to walk around with books that have strangers on the cover. The newer covers caught my eye and I’m near finishing the second book, “Pretties”. It’s only been a day or two since I started them. They’re really a great series that I can’t seem to put down. I personally love the newer covers ( not only because they are slightly metallic looking when you tilt them ) but because there are no actual faces. It also helps when reading, that I imagine the uglies or the pretties mentioned in the series in my own way, not the way that you, the author, would prefer us to see them.
That’s my opinion.
I love the newer covers!
July 9th, 2011 01:28
I agree with Julia (comment 60, i think), because these kind of creep me out. That’s just me. And Sammy, I kind of need the faces on the cover because otherwise the characters just all look like Sims. Am I weird?
July 14th, 2011 22:02
i dont see it i love the first covers it shows how tally changes. I think thats her lol still i love the old covers.
July 18th, 2011 09:08
I agree with Julia (comment 60, i think), because these kind of creep me out.
July 24th, 2011 03:26
Although I love the original covers for the series, the new ones take my breath away! They’re beautiful and creepy as hell, which is exactly what these books are about. Also, I get a sort of Nip/Tuck feel from the new covers…anyone else feel so too?
September 15th, 2011 00:11
Personally, it never matters to me what was the original cover. what matters is what the best cover for the style. Typically I like Minimalist / Symbolic / Thematic covers the most. I love when all the covers have very basic symbolic themes incorporated into each one. I am an EXTREME non-fan of the Twilight Series, but I will absolutely praise their cover designs as being not only captivating but symbolically beautiful.
I love these new covers, they convey exactly what the books are about in extremely simple and beautiful ways. I love the creepiness of the Uglies Cover and The Primal look of the Spine tattoos on the Specials Cover the most. and probably my favourite touch is incorporating the name of every book onto the covers. Brilliant.
October 15th, 2011 22:45
I remember my sister read these when i was six, and I thought it was about a school and its cliques. Then, later I read the books. Ooops
November 7th, 2011 05:43
omg i kinda like the new covers but like a previous commenter said, they have too much white space
the new Uglies cover kinda gives me the creeps but i think it should have a pic of some sort of perception of the Smokies camp…
the new Pretties cover does suit the book well but idk it still just has too much white space..
the new Specials cover is really cool but i do like the old one too…i like the pic on the old cover of the flash tattoos on Tally but the spinal cord is really cool..
the new Extras cover is very similar to the old one but it has more creepiness to it….idk what to think though!!
“You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.”
November 10th, 2011 06:58
I WANT TO BE SPECIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D: AND I AM SO SAD ABOUT THE COVERS
November 23rd, 2011 13:37
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December 12th, 2011 03:05
When I originally read the series, I only bought the first one and got the rest from the library. I kinda want to buy these now, though.
January 29th, 2012 07:08
These covers are all right…but I preferred the original ones because they showed Tally’s change throughout the series. Does anyone know where I can buy the series with the original covers? Thanks