German Covers for Typhon Pact

CaptainDonovin · January 24 2013, 04:04 AM

The folks @ TrekWeb have posted the German covers for the Typhon Pact novels. Very nice.

I can't post pics from my phone but there is the link:

http://trekweb.com/articles/2013/01/...l-Series.shtml

Christopher · January 24 2013, 04:21 AM

Weird -- while Nullsummenspiel is a literal translation of Zero Sum Game, the others have just taken one word from each title -- Feuer (Fire) for Seize the Fire, Bestien (Beasts) for Rough Beasts of Empire, and Zweitracht (Disharmony) for Paths of Disharmony.

CaptainDonovin · January 24 2013, 06:35 AM

Christopher wrote:

Weird -- while Nullsummenspiel is a literal translation of Zero Sum Game, the others have just taken one word from each title -- Feuer (Fire) for Seize the Fire, Bestien (Beasts) for Rough Beasts of Empire, and Zweitracht (Disharmony) for Paths of Disharmony.

Hmmm, wonder why. I do love the covers though.

Kopernikus · January 24 2013, 11:03 AM

Christopher wrote:

Weird -- while Nullsummenspiel is a literal translation of Zero Sum Game, the others have just taken one word from each title -- Feuer (Fire) for Seize the Fire, Bestien (Beasts) for Rough Beasts of Empire, and Zweitracht (Disharmony) for Paths of Disharmony.

Perhaps the literal Translations would have been too long to look good on the Cover:
Das Feuer ergreifen
Wilde Bestien des Imperiums
Pfade der Zwietracht

Especially the third sounds a bit strange in German, more like a Horror-B-Movie title. And of the course, lesser text means you can enjoy more of that beautiful background-picture.

Spike730 · January 24 2013, 11:19 AM

Kopernikus wrote:

Christopher wrote:

Weird -- while Nullsummenspiel is a literal translation of Zero Sum Game, the others have just taken one word from each title -- Feuer (Fire) for Seize the Fire, Bestien (Beasts) for Rough Beasts of Empire, and Zweitracht (Disharmony) for Paths of Disharmony.

Perhaps the literal Translations would have been too long to look good on the Cover:
Das Feuer ergreifen
Wilde Bestien des Imperiums
Pfade der Zwietracht

Especially the third sounds a bit strange in German, more like a Horror-B-Movie title. And of the course, lesser text means you can enjoy more of that beautiful background-picture.

Heh, I think the third is the only one that sounds appealing and the first two sound rather strange.

Fer · January 24 2013, 01:25 PM

Wow, those look great. I prefer them much more than the US versions.

MvComedy · January 24 2013, 06:49 PM

I like how the artists for Paths of Disharmony moved Shar's antennae forward to reflect their placement on the Andorians from Enterprise, as opposed to in the back of the head as they were in the original version of that image on Demons of Air and Darkness's cover.

toughlittleship · January 24 2013, 08:09 PM

Weird that Sisko isn't on the Rough Beasts of Empire cover.

CaptainDonovin · January 24 2013, 09:31 PM

One thing I missed is the uniforms for Dax & Bashir are the wrong color. I know - picky, picky.

JoeZhang · January 24 2013, 10:32 PM

Who is the small kid with dreads and what appears to be a penis coming out of her head suppose to be?

Christopher · January 24 2013, 10:34 PM

That's not a small kid, it's Shar, the Andorian science officer who was a featured character in the DS9 Relaunch and reappeared in Paths of Disharmony.

USS Firefly · January 25 2013, 12:05 AM

One thing I missed is the uniforms for Dax & Bashir are the wrong color. I know - picky, picky.

It's the first thing that I've noticed

The Wormhole · January 25 2013, 02:45 AM

^^I too noticed that.

Defcon · January 25 2013, 07:41 AM

CaptainDonovin wrote:

One thing I missed is the uniforms for Dax & Bashir are the wrong color. I know - picky, picky.

Already fixed (or maybe the tetraptych just had an old version?):

http://www.thetrekcollective.com/201...ct-covers.html

8of5 · January 25 2013, 07:41 AM

USS Firefly wrote:

One thing I missed is the uniforms for Dax & Bashir are the wrong color. I know - picky, picky.

It's the first thing that I've noticed

Fear not, they've updated the Zero Sum Game one again, with a new portrait of Ezri, and corrected collars:

January 24 2013, 04:04 AM	#1
CaptainDonovin Fleet Captain Location: Minnesota	German Covers for Typhon Pact The folks @ TrekWeb have posted the German covers for the Typhon Pact novels. Very nice. I can't post pics from my phone but there is the link: http://trekweb.com/articles/2013/01/...l-Series.shtml __________________ Long live DS9!

January 24 2013, 04:21 AM	#2
Christopher Writer	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact Weird -- while Nullsummenspiel is a literal translation of Zero Sum Game, the others have just taken one word from each title -- Feuer (Fire) for Seize the Fire, Bestien (Beasts) for Rough Beasts of Empire, and Zweitracht (Disharmony) for Paths of Disharmony. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

January 24 2013, 01:25 PM	#6
Fer Commander Location: Pittsburgh PA area	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact Wow, those look great. I prefer them much more than the US versions. __________________ http://fersforum.blogspot.com

January 24 2013, 06:49 PM	#7
MvComedy Lieutenant Junior Grade	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact I like how the artists for Paths of Disharmony moved Shar's antennae forward to reflect their placement on the Andorians from Enterprise, as opposed to in the back of the head as they were in the original version of that image on Demons of Air and Darkness's cover.

January 24 2013, 08:09 PM	#8
toughlittleship Fleet Captain Location: United Kingdom	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact Weird that Sisko isn't on the Rough Beasts of Empire cover.

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January 24 2013, 09:31 PM	#9
CaptainDonovin Fleet Captain Location: Minnesota	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact One thing I missed is the uniforms for Dax & Bashir are the wrong color. I know - picky, picky. __________________ Long live DS9!

January 24 2013, 10:32 PM	#10
JoeZhang Rear Admiral	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact Who is the small kid with dreads and what appears to be a penis coming out of her head suppose to be?

January 24 2013, 10:34 PM	#11
Christopher Writer	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact That's not a small kid, it's Shar, the Andorian science officer who was a featured character in the DS9 Relaunch and reappeared in Paths of Disharmony. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

January 25 2013, 02:45 AM	#13
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: German Covers for Typhon Pact ^^I too noticed that. __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.