[Series Overview] The Illuminae Files - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

I started this series on: July 13, 2018
I finished this series on: July 19, 2018 (main series)
Cover editions here updated on: April 11, 2020
Written content here updated on: April 18, 2020

Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts As I struggled to decide which book series to cover overviews for, it dawned to me that I'd never get started at this rate. It became clear to me that, it's rather unlikely for me to use this blog as my "main" reviewing spot since I have Goodreads for that, and chances of someone miraculously stumbling across this blog out of the countless ones out there, is just rather slim, therefore, I'd put up links to my GR reviews (in English,) and this post would be in Chinese for people who are curious about the series but either aren't comfortable with or just don't prefer reading in English. Please also note that, sometimes I don't have time to write actual reviews, HOWEVER, I do always put down thoughts when I document my reading status updates, so for GR desktop users, remember to scroll down if it appears to contain little, it'd be under the quotes I liked from that book (when applicable lol;) for mobile app users, remember to switch to "Reading Activity," which would not be the default as "Review" is.

Goodreads Choice Award：三集都入圍Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction（2015、2016和2018）

第一集在2015年11月宣布film rights已被Warner Bros和Brad Pitt取得^{[The Hollywood Reporter]}，但之後（至2020的當下）完全沒消息。

台灣有代理且出齊喔！

The actual review is, as usual, WIP, but like I said above, getting the post out there first.

GR stats (links and covers represented by default edition)	Editions I'm privy to
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Amie Kaufman:
Jay Kristoff:
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Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts The following section, basically a gallery of editions around the world with different book cover art, is largely inspired by treatments of fellow blogger Amethyst, who unfortunately hasn't done those types of blog posts for a while. Please DO NOT mistaken the following to be all existing editions; I'm only including completed sets with matching designs. All clickable images are linked to respective editions on GR; people, shelving correct editions ain't that hard. Highly recommend accurate shelving. =D

這部大部份國家都用原版封面（只是文字排版稍微不同），但仔細看了一下，目前就俄國和印尼的封面真的不太一樣，出完第三集的話可以單獨發帖也會補上來（不過印尼的感覺是用原圖但crop不相同、又配上不同字才看起來（相較於其他國家）比較明顯不同）。（真要說不同的封面是日本的，但是只出了一集^{[早川書房]}，不知道有沒有意願繼續出。）

English | 英文

上方連結是美版精裝啦！額外特別標澳洲是因為作者兩人都澳洲人（且確實也是差不多的封面）但澳版實體書只有平裝的樣子，且人口數來講感覺還是會去買美版的比較多（雖然澳洲離台灣比較近？）所以w

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BONUS - DUST JACKET ONLY

American English | 美式英文 （Fox & Wit Exclusive）
類似情況我因為The Folk of the Air那篇就已經掙扎完了，所以這個雖然晚發現，但看到後第一時間就決定可以單獨發帖這系列了哈哈，因為這版除了書背有書名、封面也有xD。這套書衣是由Kira Night^{[繪師官網]}作畫、可參考看看此書衣部分原圖^{[繪師Instagram文]}，而人物部分、第一二集男女主其實更早之前是用來當其他周邊商品推出^{[繪師Tumblr文]}，超感謝Amethyst的超強搜尋能力和分享w 這套書籤長相請參考^{[ly_brary @ Instagram]}。書衣本身我沒有覺得超好看，但很高興終於有不一樣的封面哈哈xDDDD 唯一我可以挑剔的地方是沒標作者這點，我覺得有點可惜，因為應該不能用想當in-universe檔案作理由（檔案大辣辣拿角色當封面不怕被通緝？哈哈）稍微有一點功虧一簣的感覺，但也還好。

嗯。不列在正式出版的版本，是因為這個真的本來就是只有書衣，雖然這套有特定強調是給美國精裝版拿來包的。目前僅附上Instagram上我覺得能好好看到這書衣包起書來實際長什麼樣子的連結^{[whathectorreads][withbooks][writtenbymanyghosts][mylittlelibrary_86][stardustandrockets]}（連結我這邊隨時有可能撤換）。如果有時間Google後有找到覺得介紹比較詳細的，會再補上傳送門。最後最後，當然就是得放上什麼來代表這版本，所以鑲嵌由作者之一Jay Kristoff幫忙分享的書衣完整圖：

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Some awesome alt-covers for the ILLUMINAE FILES by @foxandwit and the amazing @kiranight_art 😀🚀💫 — #illuminae #gemina #obsidio #illuminaefiles #scifi #spaaaaace #kadygrant #hannadonnelly #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans

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Cover editions update log:

• 2020/04/11: Fox & Wit Exclusive