Book Covers

[Leisha]

How is that book, by the way? I have been wondering. I find the painting quite strange, as the big ship and the little ones are almost identical, but so massively different in size.

Oh, the book is brilliant! I haven't read anything quite like it. No characters/POVs bored me, and by the time I got to the end I wished there was more. I have to say, I hadn't enjoyed a book quite that much in a while. Plus, the style is very easy to read. As soon as book two comes out, I'm buying it.

And the idea of a massive ship interests me. It's like a floating city - with a great mystery behind it.

[Teresa Edgerton]

Based on that cover and your recommendation (well, and checking out the reviews at amazon) I just ordered the book, Leisha.

[Leisha]

Yay! I think you won't be disappointed. Robert's a fabulous author. John Jarrold (his agent) said he knew he would take the man on before he'd even finished reading the manuscript, and I can see why). Oh, I'm so pleased someone's trying it!

(Although the editor in me kept spotting all the hardback book typos, since there were some glaring ones. )

[gully_foyle]

I must admit that not many book covers have a positive impact on me, but I tend not to judge a book... (you know the rest).

As a youth I loved the work of Chris Foss and he was pretty much the top artist for SF paperbacks of the day. How can you go past this...?

[Quokka]

By the way can anyone suggest any sites to find covers or information about older SF books? I've tried Fantasticfiction, Abebooks and Googled for way way to long .

[Connavar]

The Jack Vance one was the first SF cover that i thought was amazing and actually looked similar to what happens in the book.



The Tim Powers one is a cool one and i ordered my copy of the book with that cover despite it was very expensive. First cover that sold me a certain version of book.

[Adasunshine]

Originally Posted by Leisha

A MASSIVE tall ship! How cool is that?

Plus, it reminds me of Turner's paintings, and my dad and I have always been a fan of his.

Sooooo nearly bought this today and the other day... oh and last week... really should follow my instincts sometimes!!! Looks like I'll be making a Bank Holiday trip to Waterstones... Thanks for tip Leish!

xx

[Rosemary]

The covers of Joe Abercrombie's series The First Law. I really like the feel of them, like parchment. Parchment with charred edges and drops of blood.

[mirinda]

This one caught my eye. Great book.

[Jen526]

Originally Posted by Lady of Winterfell

Maybe this happens often, but it was the first time I had seen the same cover art used by two separate authors.

I've seen a couple websites that collect examples of re-used cover art:
Reusable Cover Art
The Rap Sheet

(They aren't specifically for sff, but it's fun to see how the art gets tweaked between different books, anyway.)

[Leisha]

Originally Posted by Adasunshine

Sooooo nearly bought this today and the other day... oh and last week... really should follow my instincts sometimes!!! Looks like I'll be making a Bank Holiday trip to Waterstones... Thanks for tip Leish!

xx

I hope you like it too! Maybe sometime I should start a thread on it. The book's definitely worth it.

[Lady of Winterfell]

I liked the dragon on this cover. Although I don't know if he could really fly with wings like that.

[Mouse]

I'm tempted to buy the Red Wolf Conspiracy now! I should really finish reading the books I have first...

I like the cover of The Lies of Locke Lamora. Though I started reading the book ages ago and then moved on to something else and haven't picked it up since.

[Shamu]

I fell in love with this cover and then I read the book and it was magnifique:



These intrigued me and which prompted me to pick up their books:





Oh and I loved the look of the Red Wolf Conspiracy and it was a great book too.

[Leisha]

I've got Priestess of the White in my to-read pile! I read her debut series, The Black Magicians Triliogy, and I was very impressed (excpept for the rushed ending). I love Canavan's characterisations; I really "felt" for the characters.

That's why I'm eager to try this new series of hers. My friends said she read and love it, and she also loved Black Magicians.



As for Lynch, I still haven't got past page 70 something. I put the novel down a few tiems and have yet to pick it back up...


I also have The Blade Itself in my to-read pile. I'm stuck which book to try after the current one I'm on.