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This week, Tor has kindly provided us with links to last week's book - The Disunited States of America by Harry Turtledove - as well as this week's book and two pieces of artwork related to the Wheel of Time. One is a big image of the snake-and-wheel. The other is the full, uninterrupted cover art for The Dragon Reborn. Very pretty. The Wheel of Time covers have always been wrap-around, but the back matter gets in the way sometimes. I've just noticed some new things about the art-work. I knew the three ta'verenm, Ba'alzamon, and the Aiel were prominentl featured, but I'd never before noticed the three Defenders of the Stone in the background looking really, really overwhelmed. I'd be overwhelmed, too, if hundreds of Aiel suddenly appeared inside an assumedly inpenetrable fortification. They look very 1550 with their conquistador helmets and breastplates worn over doublets. They're all armed with rapiers and main gauche.

The book is Reiffen's Choice by S.C. Butler. Next week, they'll be sending us Suns of Suns by Karl Schroeder. Interestingly, they've hinted that they might make Mistborn available again.