Surprised there has been no official announcement. So there you have it.

I picked it up yesterday. So far I've only read the section on Prague and skimmed the rest. Ill try and post a more comprehensive review once I finish (unless someone beats me to it). So far though, I really like what I see. It's a very solid book with plenty of plot hooks. I do think the art direction for the covers needs some reconsideration in comparison to the first edition books and the Arcanis books, but that's not a reflection of the actual content.

Tom

Hello Tom,

Glad you picked it up. Sorry you don't like our new cover format; personally I think they're kind of spiffy.

This will be coming out in print form sometime though right? If so, any idea when?

Hello,



Yes indeed. It should be available in stores next month or so.

Thank you for your interest!

Sweet I will have to get my FLGS to preorder it for me.

Well THAT was unexpected! Waiting in the entry this afternoon was my print copy of Cities of Mystery. I didn't expect to see that for another month or so. Very cool! It'll make bedside reading a bit easier.

On the cover: this looks MUCH better in print than on PDF. Oddly, the depth of the image doesn't translate as well on the screen. It's also helped solidify what I don't like about it.

(Bear with me as I put on my graphic designers cap here)

I think the shading put on the title and cover image feel off. The image seems to be sitting on top of the leather background while the title and logo appear to lie under it (or cut out of the background. This is due to the shading used. I think the whole thing might look better without the drop shadows and instead add a slight pillow emboss, giving it the appearance of being "stamped" into the leather. Not sure how this will work with the texture in the newer castle font, though.

Either way, I see the appeal of the design now.

Tom

I will run this past our graphics folks

Thanks, Eric. Like I said upthread, it has no bearing on the content whatsoever. I'm hoping to finish over the next week so I can get a review up.

Tom