Book cover meme: Day 6

[swordznsorcery]

Day Six is one of my favouritest books. It's the novelisation, by John Goldsmith, of his television mini-series Return To Treasure Island, aired by ITV in the summer of 1986, and then squirreled away in their vaults ever after. (It got a limited DVD release about ten years ago. I still love it massively.)

The book is different from the TV series, but it was all I had for so many, many years. I had to take a photo of my copy for this meme, as I couldn't find a decent sized image online, so I apologise for any creases, smudges, and other assorted scars from a long life of being read several gazillion times.

Here, have a book cover. My only regret is that the picture of Jim is one of him all frilled up, which is not terribly indicative of the series. In reality he spends weeks and weeks in the same outfit, which gradually disintegrates around him. There's not many pristine frills when you're off a-swashbuckling.



I love it. :)

Comments

[corvidology]

Brian Blessed!

[swordznsorcery]

Yes! He is so perfect for Long John Silver. It's amazing they've ever cast anybody else!

[liadt]

Better than original Treasure Island! Needs a cover of captures and escapes:D

[swordznsorcery]

And some wild-eyed Ben Gunn would be nice.

[liadt]

Deffo:D

[dimity_blue]

Return To Treasure Island is awesome! A friend of mine ordered the DVD for my birthday. TThe release was pushed back and back and back until I got it almost 5 months later. It was worth the wait.

Also, Ken Colley as Ben Gunn. <3

[swordznsorcery]

He's great, isn't he! It's impressive how he manages not to be upstaged by Brian Blessed.