Патриция Брей (the artist formerly known as Patricia Bray)

[pbray]

Ego-googling turned up an unexpected boonus as I finally got to see the cover for the Russian language edition of DEVLIN'S LUCK otherwise known as Выбор Девлина.
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"Hee!" sums things up nicely. And last year arcaedia sold the Russian language rights for the rest of the trilogy, so I have those covers to look forward to someday down the road.

There's something fascinating about seeing one of my stories translated into another language--especially when it's a language I don't understand.

For those who want to see the Regencies, I've put them behind the cut.

In order of their release:

A London Season (Hebrew).

Bewitching Kittens (German)

The Irish Earl (German).

A Most Suitable Duchess (German).

A Most Suitable Duchess (Portuguese/Brazil).

Comments

[aeriedraconia.livejournal.com]

I wonder why they gave him a mask rather than a helmet. It does look like an old 70's or 80's Conan cover. :-)

Getting to see the original cover art and then the foreign versions is fascinating. I really wouldn't mind the original cover art on a book (unless it's really baaaad).

I've run across some pretty funny translations too. :-) Do the censors get their hands on the text and change things?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it's censorship or just sloppy translations. For the Russian edition of DEVLIN'S LUCK I was contacted by the translator, something that almost never happens. She wanted to confirm the etymology of the names & invented words I had used, having correctly pegged the Scandinavian sources. That way she could use the established Russian conventions for handling Scandinavian names, and keep the feel that I had been looking for. Needless to say I was quite impressed by her diligence.