Das erste Buch der Träume by Kerstin Gier

The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. Especially the one where she’s in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals. Yes, Liv’s dreams have been pretty weird lately. Since I would have expected entirely different types of stories based on these two covers alone, let’s take a look at the synopsis. After all, book covers not only sell the books, they also sell the stories. Based on this cover, I expect happy fairies and a dose of fluff.Įven though I already have a personal preference in my mind, I think it’d be interesting to see which cover is the more appropriate one. But when it comes to stories, it’s the grotesque that sucks me in more than the comfortable. If I had to pick one world of dreams to live in, I’d pick the one on the English cover. Dreamland looks extremely inviting and cheerful on that cover. The English cover looks so bubbly (pun not intended) in comparison. I’ve not read this book yet but based on this cover, I expect mystery and maybe even a few chills. It is also impossibly long! Did you notice that the lizard occupies all four corners? That alone already makes me shudder. What sends this cover over the edge is the lizard that is practically as huge as the door. The German cover borders on spooky with that huge eye staring right at the viewer. Most obviously, the German cover is dark, while the English cover is light. Both covers feature doors as well but that is where the similarities end. The German cover does sport the tagline, “dream a little dream,” so together with the author’s name, that confirms that there is no mistake.

There are minor indications but the moods these two covers elicit are vastly different. Looking at these two covers, I wouldn’t have guessed that they remotely are of the same book. It will be published in English as Dream a Little Dream on January 6, 2015. Oh the contrast between the German and the English covers! Written by Kerstin Gier, this book was originally published in German under the title Silber: Das erste Buch der Träume (Literally translated, Silver: The first book of dreams).

Das erste Buch der Träume by Kerstin Gier