March 21, 2012

The Soldier's Cross in Dutch

Last year a contract was signed with De Banier Publishing to translate my novel The Soldier's Cross into Dutch. Today I received an email from my publisher informing me that their copies had arrived - a huge and delightful surprise for me, naturally! Eager to see whether anything about the "packaging" had been changed, I took a look at the website...


...and got to revel in the sight of a cover all over again. Here it is, my own novel in a language I can't even read (although I'm going to take a wild guess that it says "Soldier's Cross"), and with as gorgeous and atmospheric a cover as the English copy has. And hopefully tomorrow I'll actually be able to hold it myself.

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15 comments:

  1. ashley tahgMarch 21, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    Oh oh my. Love that. I love everything. The cover, the translation...I'm so excited for you!!

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  2. Sarah HolmanMarch 21, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    So pretty!

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  3. CarilynMarch 21, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    Wow, that's so cool! And the cover is gorgeous!! Congratulations!

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  4. Abigail HartmanMarch 21, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    Thanks, gals! Yes, I was very excited by the cover. The designer did a spectacular job with the setting and lighting. I can see it as Fiona in mourning.

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  5. Megan LanghamMarch 21, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Ooooh, how exciting! I can't get over how gorgeous the cover is -- and just AGH FOREIGN LANGUAGE BRILLIANT. This has made my morning very very happy. :D

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  6. Rhoswen Faerie WroseMarch 21, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    That is gorgeous!!! I love it!
    And how exciting to have your book in another language! Congrats! :-D

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  7. JoyMarch 21, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    I am sooooo glad for you! The cover design is just fabulous and it must be wonderful to have your novel in a different language :). Congratulations all the way!

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  8. Rachel HeffingtonMarch 22, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    Superb! I am so happy for you! And Dutch--that somehow has a touch of elegance about it! :D

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  9. AnonymousMarch 22, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    I MUST READ THIS BOOK!!! (In English, preferably. I like to understand what I read).
    GORGEOUS COVER.

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  10. Anne Elisabeth StenglMarch 22, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    I know I don't comment here often (though I am a fairly regular stalker), but I just wanted to congratulate you on a gorgeous edition of your novel! The lighting is so striking! And I love the contrast of her golden hair against the blue-black stones . . .

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  11. Maria TathamMarch 22, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    Abigail, congratulations! And the cover is really lovely.
    Maria

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  12. Katherine S. ColeMarch 25, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    That is SUCH a gorgeously beautiful cover! Congratulations!!

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  13. jans ontwerpfabriekApril 4, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    Hi Abigail,

    My sister is following your blog, and this night she told me that 'my' cover was published on your site. I like to tell you that I'm the designer. ;-)
    When I got the project I've read your book and it was really beautiful to read. The booktrailer has inspirated me, and when I was searching for a picture, I didn't find a good photo. It were all really fotolia and Istockphoto's, not in the style of 'Soldiers cross'. So, days later I have found this picture (on a english site with the name trevillion) and made this cover.

    Funny to see, that you like dutch! The title Kruis van vrede means Cross of peace. ;-)

    If you like to see more of my work, you can see my blogspot jansdesign.blogspot.com.
    Sorry, it is dutch!

    Greets/groetjes
    from Holland/ uit Nederland
    Janneke Paalman

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  14. Abigail HartmanApril 4, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    Janneke, I'm so glad you commented! The image you chose and the design itself are so beautiful; everything about the cover fits the story so well. As Anne Elisabeth mentioned, the lighting is especially eye-catching.

    I enjoyed looking through the designs and photography on your blog, especially the pictures of the train-station (I am very fond of trains). Although I can't read Dutch, I can certainly appreciate your artistry!

    Thank you for your compliments on The Soldier's Cross, and for giving it such a lovely cover! It is a pleasure for me to look at, and I'm glad to hear that it was a pleasure for you to read.

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  15. HMMJanuary 17, 2016 at 1:03 PM

    So Happy for you ! :)

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I am a writer of historical fiction and fantasy, scribbling from my home in the United States. More importantly, I am a Christian, which flavors everything I write. My debut novel, "The Soldier's Cross," was published by Ambassador Intl. in 2010.
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The Soldier's Cross: Set in the early 15th Century, this is the story of an English girl's journey to find her brother's cross pendant, lost at the Battle of Agincourt, and of her search for peace in the chaotic world of the Middle Ages.
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