Mr Ripley's Book Cover Wars Final Winner 2012 - Thomas Taylor - Haunters

                                                       


Finally Mr Ripley's book cover wars has now come to an end.  After four fantastic heats, it has been yet another brilliant year.

As usual I would like to thank the many people who got behind this little idea of mine. I have found the whole process tremendously exciting and interesting and hope that, you too, have had as much fun as I have - either as an observer or a contender. If you have enjoyed it then please let us know in the comments section as we'd love to hear from you.

This year over 670 votes were cast in the final alone. Whilst over the last two months around 2,600 votes were placed. This just highlights the passion that this competition generates. Anyway, without further ado I'd like to award the title of 'Mr Ripleys Book Cover Wars 2012 book cover of the year' to . . . . . . .  Thomas Taylor for the UK book cover - 'Haunters': published by Chicken House  - May  2012. Many congratulations.
 

Thomas now finds himself in the Ripley Hall of Fame where he accompanies the following three past winners:

2009/10  Jon Mayhew 'Mortlock' 

2010/11  Darren Shan 'Birth of a Killer' illustrated by David Wyatt

2011/12  Curtis Jobling ''Werewolf: Shadow of the Hawk' illustrated by Andrew Farley

2012 /13 Thomas Taylor "Haunters" illustrated by Steve Wells  - 285 Votes

The winner of the competition is Annabelle - Please email me your address,
thank you again, one and all, for your support and enthusiasm over the last two months.                         

Mr Ripley's Book Cover Wars Final 2012/13 Plus Darren Shan Book Competition

This is the big final for the book cover wars for 2012/13 - are you ready to vote?

Over the last four weeks, different authors and illustrators have battled for their book covers to be voted into the grand final. As a result, we now have four worthy winners who have the chance to be crowned with the title 'Mr Ripley's Enchanted book cover of the year'. So without any further waiting, let the final battle of horror commence . . . . 

A big thanks to all the authors and illustrators who have got behind their book cover and for the enjoyable banter that we have had with you all. 

A big thanks also to everyone who has voted - around 2000 votes have been cast over the last four heats! The last heat was a real battle with only one vote between two book covers.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your final favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win two books by Darren Shan 'ZOM-B'  - both the proof copy and a signed hardback of the same book.

If you are interested then all you need to do is:

• Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll (see top right of the page)
• Leave a comment through this post
• Sit back, watch the voting develop and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). Please note that this competition is open Worldwide
• This poll will end on 17th December 2012 - 10PM

So here are the four book covers to vote for:

                                            

Book One - Alexander Gordon Smith - Execution: Escape from Furnace Published By Farrar Straus Giroux - November 13, 2012  Cover By Christian Fuenfhausen

                                          
Book Two - Thomas Taylor - Haunters - Published By Chicken House -  May 24, 2012 - Book Cover By Steve Wells 
                                         

                                           
Book Three - Derek Landy  - Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant) - Published by HarperCollins - August 30, 2012 Cover By Tom Percival/HarperCollins Team

                                           
Book Four - Will Hill - Department 19: Battle Lines - Published by Harper Collins -  March 28, 2012 Cover By Bose. Collins. London

Happy voting and may the horror, be with you!
Please do leave a comment on the post and just say hello!

MR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT FOUR 2012/13 - PLUS BOOK COMPETITION TO WIN A SIGNED COPY OF UNREST BY MICHELLE HARRISON

Book Cover Wars is back again for the fourth year and is looking for another worthy winner. If you are returning to the site for another exciting year or are new to this competition, then I send you a very warm welcome. It is a delight to have your company in the book cover war zone. Don't forget to share this exciting adventure with your friends and followers - everyone is welcome.

We now into the last heat before the big Grand final - The third book now joins the right to be in the final. It will get it's chance to be crowned as 'Mr Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Winner 2012/13'.

Congratulations to the Winner's

Heat One - Will Hill - Department 19: Battle Lines - with 90 Votes. 

Heat Two - Thomas Taylor - Haunters - with 95 Votes

Heat Three - Derek Landy  - Kingdom of the Wicked  - With 92 Votes

An easy winner in Heat 3, well done to another worthy winner.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win a different special book each week. Therefore, in order to kick off the competition this week, we have an amazing collectable book which is a Signed, Paperback copy of Unrest by Michelle Harrison.

If you are interested then all you need to do is:

• Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll (see top right of the page)
• Leave a comment through this post
• Sit back, watch the voting develop and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). Please note that this competition is open Worldwide
• This poll will end on 5th December 2012 - 10PM

So here are the four book covers to vote for this week:

                                         
Book One - Alexander Gordon Smith - Execution: Escape from Furnace Published By Farrar Straus Giroux - November 13, 2012  Cover By Christian Fuenfhausen

                                                                   

Book Two - Niel Bushnell -  Sorrowline (The Timesmith Chronicles) -  Published By Andersen - January 3, 2013 - Cover  By James Fraser 

                                                                 

Book Three -  Barry Hutchison -  Afterworlds: The Book of Doom - Published by Harper Collins  - February 28, 2013 - Cover By David Wyatt 

                                                               
Book Four - Jeff Norton -  The Dead are Rising (MetaWars)  - Published by Orchard -  November 1, 2012 - Cover By Paul Young

 Happy voting and let the best "Book Cover" Win.  Don't forget to leave a comment to win the signed Book.

 

MR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT THREE 2012/13 - PLUS BOOK COMPETITION TO WIN A SIGNED COPY OF GHOST KNIGHT BY CORNELIA FUNKE

Book Cover Wars is back again for the fourth year and is looking for another worthy winner. If you are returning to the site for another exciting year or are new to this competition, then I send you a very warm welcome. It is a delight to have your company in the book cover war zone. Don't forget to share this exciting adventure with your friends and followers - everyone is welcome.

For any follower of this site, then this is the chance for you to become part of the weekly book cover wars. Each week (now for the next 2 weeks) I am going to select four book covers for you to vote for. The winner of each heat will then go forward to the final round and get a chance to be crowned as 'Mr Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Winner 2012/13'.

Congratulations to the Winner's

Heat One - Will Hill - Department 19: Battle Lines - with 90 Votes. 

Heat Two - Thomas Taylor - Haunters - with 95 Votes

A clear winner in this heat, we'll see this book cover again in the final.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win a different special book each week. Therefore, in order to kick off the competition this week, we have an amazing collectable book which is a signed, hardback copy of Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke. 

If you are interested then all you need to do is:

• Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll (see top right of the page)
• Leave a comment through this post
• Sit back, watch the voting develop and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). Please note that this competition is open Worldwide
• This poll will end on Tuesday 27th November 2012 at 10pm. 

So here are the four book covers to vote for this week:

Book One - Chris Priestley - Through Dead Eyes - Published by Bloomsbury Children's - March 14, 2013 Cover By ?

                                                 

Book Two - Derek Landy  - Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant) - 
Published by HarperCollins - August 30, 2012 Cover By Tom Percival/HarperCollins Team

                                          
Book Three - Daniela Sacerdoti - Dreams ( Sarah Midnight) - Published By Black and White Publishing - May 17, 2012 Cover By Stuart Polson

                                               

                                               

Book Four - Curtis Jobling -  Nest of Serpents ( Wereworld) - Published by Viking U.S -  January 15, 2013 - Cover By Nekro 

Happy voting and let the best "Book Cover" Win.  Don't forget to leave a comment to win the signed Book.

MR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT TWO 2012/13 - PLUS JON KLASSEN BOOK COMPETITION

Book Cover Wars is back again for the fourth year and is looking for another worthy winner. If you are returning to the site for another exciting year or are new to this competition, then I send you a very warm welcome. It is a delight to have your company in the book cover war zone. Don't forget to share this exciting adventure with your friends and followers - everyone is welcome.

For any follower of this site, then this is the chance for you to become part of the weekly book cover wars. Each week (now for the next 3 weeks) I am going to select four book covers for you to vote for. The winner of each heat will then go forward to the final round and get a chance to be crowned as 'Mr Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Winner 2012/13'.

Congratulations to Heat One Winner - Will Hill - Department 19: Battle Lines - with 90 Votes. This was an exciting late run, we'll see this book cover again in the final.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win a different special book each week. Therefore, in order to kick off the competition this week, we have an amazing collectable book which is a signed, hardback copy of Jon Klassen - This is Not My Hat. This is a great read and a fantastically illustrated book for you to win.

If you are interested then all you need to do is:

• Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll (see top of the page)
• Leave a comment through this post
• Sit back, watch the voting develop and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). Please note that this competition is open Worldwide
• This poll will end on Sunday 18th November at 8pm. 

So here are the four book covers to vote for this week:
                        

Book One - Laura Lam - Pantomime - Published By Strange Chemisty - February 7, 2013 Book Cover By Tom Bagshaw

                                                 

Book Two - Conrad Mason - The Goblin's Gift - Published by David Fickling Books -  April 4, 2013 Book Cover By David Wyatt 

                                               

Book Three - Thomas Taylor - Haunters - Published By Chicken House -  May 24, 2012 - Book Cover By Steve Wells 

                                                 

Book Four - Susan Gates - Viridian (Quicksilver) - Published by A&C Black - October 11, 2012 Book Cover By Melvyn Grant 

Happy voting and let the best "Book Cover" Win.  Don't forget to leave a comment to win the signed Jon Klassen -  This is Not My Hat.

MR RIPLEY'S BOOK COVER WARS: HEAT ONE 2012/13 - PLUS JOSEPH DELANEY BOOK COMPETITION

Book Cover Wars is back again for the fourth year and is looking for another worthy winner. If you are returning to the site for another exciting year or are new to this competition, then I send you a very warm welcome. It is a delight to have your company in the book cover war zone. Don't forget to share this exciting adventure with your friends and followers - everyone is welcome.

For any follower of this site, then this is the chance for you to become part of the weekly book cover wars. Each week (for the next 4 weeks) I am going to select four book covers for you to vote for. The winner of each heat will then go forward to the final round and get a chance to be crowned as 'Mr Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Winner 2012/13'.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win a different special book each week. Therefore, in order to kick off the competition this week, we have an amazing collectable book which is a signed, lined and dated hardback copy of the new Joseph Delaney (Book Eleven) Spook's: Slither's Tale. This is a great read and a fantastic book for you to win.

If you are interested then all you need to do is:

• Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll (see top of the page)
• Leave a comment through this post
• Sit back, watch the voting develop and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). Please note that this competition is open Worldwide.

So here are the four book covers to vote for this week:

Book One - Andrew Smith - Passenger - Published by Feiwel & Friends - October 2, 2012 Cover By Gary Spector/Rich Deas

                                              

Book Two - Will Hill - Department 19: Battle Lines - Published by Harper Collins -  March 28, 2012 Cover By Bose. Collins. London

                      

Book Three - Roy Gill - The Daemon Parallel  - Published By Kelpies - April 1, 2012  Cover By  Paul Alexander Mudie

                          

Book Four - Che Golden - The Unicorn Hunter (The Feral Child) - Published By Quercus - January 31, 2013 - Cover  By James Fraser

                                 
Happy voting and let the best "Book Cover" Win.  Don't forget to leave a comment to win the signed, lined and dated Joseph Delaney book.