Here is Clue #12 in the One Adjective to Rule Them All competition. Words from a review in Publishers Weekly. The background illustration is taken from one of Spear‘s interior artworks by Rovina Cai.
Image description: Square graphic in blue-grey showing a background image of someone in 6th-century armour, sitting on a stone blowing on a dandelion puffball. The seeds rise like smoke, hiding their face. Centred in white text, “Fresh, emotionally immediate, steeped in period texture…a genuine pleasure.” And below that, in red-orange, “Publishers Weekly”
The competition is OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE WORLD, NO PURCHASE NECESSARY! The winner gets 3 prizes in one:
- A signed, personalised first edition first printing of Spear
- A luscious enamel pin specially designed by Forensics & Flowers
- A digital download of the audiobook, narrated by moi
For the rules, and how to enter, see One Adjective to Rule Them All. Please note that I’ve amended the rules so you can enter once a day—refining your guesses as the clues mount up!
DO CHECK OUT THE UPDATED LIST OF ADJECTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN USED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES! We have a couple more words that crossed the threshold…
Comments on this post are off because the only guesses that count are those on the original blog post or emailed directly to me.
Nicola Griffith 