Book by Its Cover

May 2021 SWG challenge Book by Its Cover banner with a bookshelf in the background

Were you ever told, as a child, not to judge a book by its cover? Well, this month, we're telling you to throw that advice away!

This month's prompts will be book covers: gorgeous, cringey, perplexing, and everything in between. You can use any element of the book cover to create a fanwork.

As the prompts are old book covers, their default form is as an image. Unclaimed book cover prompts can be found below. Detailed descriptions for screen readers are included in the alt text; if you need help accessing text prompts, please contact the mods.

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Prompts

Choose your prompt from the collection below.

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Fishy Business by Grundy

Eärendil has found an odd fish. Elwing knows that just because it looks like a fish doesn't mean it is.

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Artifacts of Ice by Lferion

Fingon's new hröa did not cross the Ice.

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SeaLight by Anérea

Born on the Great Journey, I never knew Cuiviénen, but ever since we departed the shores of Rhûn I have missed the sensation of silky saltwater against my skin.

A Telerin Elf's first experience of the waters of Belegaer, at the end of the Great Journey.

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A Restless Night in Armenelos by Himring

Tar-Palantir, king of Numenor, at some point in the later part of his reign: night thoughts and a dream.

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Blossoms Appearing in the Land, Green Figs Forming on the Trees by janeways

The blossoms have appeared in the land / The time of pruning has come / The song of the turtledove / Is heard in our land

The green figs form on the fig tree / The vines in blossom give off fragrance / Arise, my darling / My fair one, come away!

- Song of Songs 2:12-3

Haleth and Caranthir attempt to make love and discover they don't know much about making babies.

My attempt at subverting the bodice-ripper; a triple drabble.

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Kingdom of Flowers by daughterofshadows

A short ficlet about Elrond and Celebrían in the gardens of Imladris and their hopes for the future.

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The Webs. by hennethgalad

Oropher tries to comfort Thranduil after a nightmare.

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Memento Mori by Lferion

What did they mean, these small, precise assemblages?

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Beyond the Sunset by elennalore

Arafinwë finds his sister in the battlefield, but not his brother. Will Lalwendë come with him back to Valinor? And what are his nephews up to?

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Refracted Light by StarSpray

Celebrimbor gives young Celebrían a gift.

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Noise Making by jamcake_muses

Macalaurë cares for Tyelpë, with some interesting results.

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