[Series Overview] The Diviners series - Libba Bray

I started this series on: September 16, 2020
I finished this series on: October 21, 2020
Cover editions here updated on: September 4, 2022
Written content here updated on: November 14, 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：第一集入圍Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction（2012）

2012年6月第一集書籍未出版前便已宣布film rights被Paramount取得^[Deadline]，但沒有後續消息。

疑似有售出繁中版權？抱歉我沒什麼管道不太會查xD 只是有瞄到TW字眼罷了^{[Hachette Business Portal]}（還是說列出的用意是說這些國家可以交涉？不懂xD）。啊不過，講到版權，需要大咖的人來介紹的話，光磊國際版權公司創辦人譚光磊（Gray Tan）分別至少在兩個不同場合推薦這系列呢，直接送傳送門啦^{[2015 Facebook文][2020 Facebook文]}。xDD

因為被告知Google上面某些關鍵字能搜尋的到這篇blog post，還是先趕快補一下xDDD 先直接複製po在Facebook那邊的，詳情還是之後才會補！

這是ensemble cast， 廣義來說算是共8人吧？實質上7？舞台背景是美國1920s，當時種族（和對移民者）的歧視還很嚴重。主角們當中，一個猶太人、一個愛爾蘭+中國混血且有後天性肢體障礙的女同性戀asexual（超specific好嗎xD）、一個男同性戀、一對黑人白人跨種族異性戀情侶。（人數算起來不對是因為當然是有不是minority的角色咩xP）

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

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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

這系列封面更換史頗坎坷，英國美國第二集出版時、第一集為配合而重新出了封面相襯的版本，結果美國第三集出版時又砍掉重練再換一系列封面，英國則是也是趁第三集出來時改的變成跟美國一樣了；我當時整個想說，該不會最後一集時又來一次全部換掉了吧囧> 所幸沒有。我其實覺得本來英^{[前兩集一組那時的其之一][其之二]}美^{[前兩集一組那時的其之一][其之二]}各自的第一二集接續下去也沒什麼不好的說！這種時候我一般會說希望其他國家能自己生出類似風格的續集封面，偏偏這系列剛好目前又沒有國家是用這兩個被廢棄的版本= = 真的覺得有點可惜，尤其是美國的，感覺用色迷幻有點糜爛？xD 真的會想看後續的設計說。（話說，他國語言目前有兩版出到第三集，三版出到第二集，但出到第二集的那三個版本都有一段時間了，所以感覺出完的機會稍微有點渺茫。）

但會說坎坷還不是只有換封面這件事，是之後... 英文的還是很難有同一出半形式的matching set，原因見下xP

English | 英美英文

我很少需要湊兩個國家，這次算有點必要，因為要上方這一套封面若要實體書同種版本，就剩平裝（第一二集新封面沒有精裝；第一集GR上面有，但那是瞎扯，去查就是真的沒有啦！）但是第三四集美國卻沒有出平裝，而英國的第一二集... 如果他們有像美國一樣更換封面，那他們出版社網站真的很爛，因為還是舊版本（而且也很詭異，字體不搭（但有看過字體搭的版本所以情況不明）） 就是說，需要買美版一二集然後英版三四集才能湊到一套封面一致的啦。 倒是，美版的電子書應該是有完整更換，所以其實是可以列，偏偏沒有人在GR上設置該版本第二集的頁面（第一集也是2020年初才有人補加的），所以就還是先以已有頁面的坎坷範例優先來列xP

Australian English | 澳式英文


British English | 英式英文 （FairyLoot Deluxe）

這個我本來是想比照其他有特別版的那樣、等GR有頁面再更新，但實在怕會忘（也不保證一定會有人建頁面）所以就先放上來了w 消息個人原先分享的更新調色後的發文^{[盒子Facebook文]}～ 我本來寫『這個感覺有點坑😂 但是！我記得還蠻多人是中意美國原版那隻眼睛👁️ 改封面時還哀嚎一片，所以欣賞這套的人可能還是有的？有點訝異是英國盒子來出就是了！』，只能說，個人覺得實物比示意圖好看很多！看起來有貴到喔～

American English | 美式英文 （The Bookish Box Exclusive Luxe）

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這一個等我實際發現了的時候，GR上其實已有個別頁面，但畫質太糟了（讀者熱情提供但拍攝角度有待加強😅）所以還是先以看到的分享優先，之後希望有更好的圖源～～

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Cover editions update log:

• 2021/10/1: FairyLoot Deluxe
• 2022/9/4: The Bookish Box Exclusive Luxe