It has occurred to me that there's a great blank space between the time she leaves Savannah ("Les Fleurs Empoisonnées") and the time the arrives in Birmingham (Threshold).... Though, sometimes the blank spaces on a map are the best parts.

True, but there are sometimes monsters in those blank parts. Particularly since they are usually breeding grounds...for fanfic.

...the final cover copy for Daughter of Hounds...

Seriously. Can't we divert some of that mental energy being used to suck asteroids out of orbit into warping time sufficiently to bring the release date faster?

Hopefully, though, it is intriguing enough that it will entice a few people to buy the book

I figure that any copy that could reasonably double as narration for a movie trailer is enough to get someone to take the book to the register.