MURTAGH
Penguin Deluxe Edition
ISBN: 0241733855 - 9780241733851
Release Date: October 15, 2024
Publisher: Penguin
Cover Art: John Jude Palencar & Nim Ben-Reuven
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This edition was originally meant to be the same design as the Knopf Murtagh Deluxe Edition. However, on October 3rd 2024 it was announced that the sprayed edge would be changed, sighting unsatisfactory test printings. Spraying the ends of tiny sheets of paper is a difficult thing, it’s possible that the printing house Pengiun uses in the UK couldn’t do the original colour scheme presented by Knopf.
This Edition features
• A long-anticipated scene featuring Eragon and Murtagh
• Stunning red decorative stained and stenciled edges
• A gorgeous, embellished foil-stamped cover
• Never-before-seen full-color maps of Alagaësia and, for the first time, the world beyond
• A full-color painting of Mt. Arngor
• A letter from Jeod
• Two pieces of original black-and-white artwork by Christopher Paolini
Dustjacket Design
The dustjacket features work from John Palencars orginal Murtagh cover with additions from Nim Ben Reuven
This edition will also feature some of my art on the page edges too… Thank you to April Ward @penguinrandomhouse for bringing me on to make some esoteric noodles for it! Original dragon & character painting by John Jude Palencar, title text by @penguinrandomhouse . Following slides show unused illustration sketches I made for the center artwork and the original pencil sketch for the graphic details. - Nim Ben-Reuven
Signed Editions
There is a Murtagh Deluxe Signed Edition, using tip-in sheets. It has the same ISBN as the Penguin Murtagh Deluxe Edition. Currently for sale at Inkstone Books and The Broken Binding