Next week on the blog, we’ll get back to some less frivolous posts, but in the meantime I want to announce a winner in the Maldynado-Hat-Design Contest (if you haven’t been following along, the entries are here and the finalists are here). We had lots of great submissions, but the most popular amongst voters were…
Christian:
This time he had done it – this was unquestionably the hat of a killer. This was a serious, no-nonsense hat for serious no-nonsense people. It was black, low, and sleek, made of the finest brushed velvet and meticulously handcrafted by master millinery artists. It oozed menace, and whispered of blood-soaked deeds carried out by dark men of sinister purpose. This was The Hat. He was vaguely surprised Sicarius didn’t already own one. He added a large, bright pink plume sticking jauntily out of the side. There. Perfect.
and…
Tilly:
They’re both great hats, but I decided to use Christian’s in Book 5. Due to some new suspicions others have toward him (it’s such a pain when one’s family members are plotting to overthrow the throne), he’s trying to be on his best behavior and prove himself a worthy and dependable comrade (he wants to finally earn that statue too!). Of course, it’s Maldynado, so he can’t manage to be entirely serious. The pink feather is just right.
Since they’re both great hats, I’m going to send signed paperbacks to both up-and-coming milliners.
Thanks for entering and voting, everyone!
That hat would be really fun to make…
Woo! Congrats Christian and Tilly! And yet another reason why the wait for book 5 is getting painful; can’t wait to see (or, uh, read) Mal wearing The Hat!
Thank you. :3 and I agree the wait is excruciating. And The Hat is gonna be awesome. XD
Does anybody know is the Fan Forum broken? I cant access it for some reason. D= I wanted to post fan art.
Oh wait nvm. suddenly started workin. XD
I think the server is glitchy. I get “cannot connect” messages all the time, but as soon as I reload the page it’s fine.
Hahaha! Love this. 🙂 For some reason, I always imagine that Basilard’s “sign” for Maldynado is a little twirl at the temple, imitating a lock of curly hair. I don’t even know if that’s something that was written in the books.
Maldynado may not my favorite character of the gang, but these hats are hilarious. 🙂