Putting a name to the typeface that defined the visual identity of the science fiction series and its author, Frank Herbert
(John Richards' cover for the 1961 edition of Earth Abides (1949), George R. Stewart) Note: if anyone can identify the artist for the first three downright spectacular covers I'd be very very happy. I'm positive that they match stylistically (the vague human shape, the cityscape, the brush strokes, the textures). Two of the three covers were…
A great story about a strange world that is even stranger than they think.
What is it about a cover that grabs you? Maybe it’s a glimpse into a fantastical land, or a style of art you’ve never seen before, or a figure on the cover who is particularly compelling (or hilarious). We asked you to share the SFF book covers dynamic, unexpected, and baffling enough that they’ve remained imprinted […]
More cover scans this morning, which I know will come as a big relief to those of you for whom it comes as a big relief: [CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE] The most obvious influence on Melzer's art in the early 1970s was Kelly Freas. I have more Freas covers to post, so stay tuned for…
Space Opera by Jack Vance (1965)
Kern – Beyond the Galactic Lens is not an instruction for spaced out type designers, but rather a novel by British writer of science fiction, fantasy and western novels, E.C. Tubb (1919–2010), written under one of his whopping 58 pen names, Gregory Kern. It was published in 1
Beyond the Galactic Lens - Gregory Kern
Thinking of a science fiction reader may conjure up images of a nerdy white man clutching his worn copy of The Hobbit in one hand and a PlayStation controller in the other. But hold up: That's definitely, definitely not the case. Women aren't only…
Posts about Sci-Fi written by Pulp Covers
Asimov Oceans Of Venus
Tower Of Glass. Robert Silverberg.
Stowaway To Mars. John Beynon.
Robert Silverberg. Nightwings
Big brash fun pulp scifi
Marion Zimmer Bradley - "Star of Danger (Darkover Series)", Arrow (UK), 1979. Originally published 1965.
