Nadia Moran vs. CLOAK GAMES

A reader asks concerning CLOAK GAMES:

My only question (that I don’t think will be answered in further books) is why is Nadia shown holding what looks like a Katana on the cover off the first four books when she doesn’t even appear to own one, let alone carry/use it in the books?

Concerning the covers, the general rule of thumb is that the cover needs to successfully show what genre the book is in a way that is aesthetically pleasing. Nothing irritates people more than picking up a book that looks like it should be, say, a fantasy novel, but it turns out to be a different genre.

So, if you look at the covers for the CLOAK GAMES books, they definitely say “urban fantasy” and “woman does wizard stuff while fighting bad guys”, which is what they need to convey. So if on the cover she’s carrying a katana and doesn’t actually use one, I’m good with that.

Besides, all the Harry Dresden book covers show him wearing a fedora. Dresden never wears a fedora. 🙂

What is amusing is that Nadia actually saw the book covers, she would absolutely hate the outfits. In all six books (so far) whenever possible she wears jeans, T-shirt, and running shoes.

-JM