Science Fiction Cover Art

[Graham1973]

In 2008 'Dreaming Again' the follow up to 1998's 'Dreaming Down Under' was released making use of a far less effective photomanipulated cover created by a staffer at Harper Collins named Darren Holt.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Mike Slawoski for the 1990 novel 'Tracer' a piece of dystopian fiction set in 1999. As to the 'feared disease' mentioned on the cover, it's HIV/AIDS.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Bob Warner for the 2000 edtion of Arthur C. Clark's short story collection 'The Sentinel'. A rare case of a photomanipulated cover that is effective.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Chris Moore for the 1991 British editon of 'The Barsoom Project' the second novel in the 'Dream Park' series by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes

 

[Graham1973]

Tony Robert's artwork for Ray Bradbury's 'The Illustrated Man', I think this artwork was created for a Paper Tiger coffee table book, it's a rare example of the artist depicting a human figure in closeup.

Later: Checking the ISFDB reveals the image was created along with two others for the 1998 coffee table book 'The Immortals of Science Fiction' which was released by British publisher Mayflower Books.

 

[sferrin]

Because the needs of the artist outweigh the needs of the astronauts.
Shooting at the unprotected flesh wouldn't give that neat looking sunburst effect at the impact point.

Just change the orange sunburst effect to a red one.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Tim White to the UK edition of Joan D. Vinge's 'The Outcasts of Heaven Belt', a short novel first published as a serial in Analog Magazine.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover to 1985's 'Phoenix In The Ashes' the third short story collection of works by author Joan D. Vinge. The cover art is by Susan Collins and had first appeared on the Bluejay Books editon of the collection, it was recycled for the Tor edition I have, but none of the interior illustrations carried over.

 

[Graham1973]

In 1977 W. H. Allen published an anthology entitled 'England Invaded' edited by Michael Moorcock. It's a collection of Edwardian tales of future disaster. In 1980 it was reprinted under the Star imprint of W. H. Allen with a cover by an unknown artist.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover created by Vincent DiFate for the first book release of 'The Outcasts Of Heaven Belt' by Joan D. Vinge. It's a reworking of the elements used in the Analog cover, but with a completely different viewing angle.

 

[Graham1973]

The Anonymous cover for the 1981 UK release of 'Fireship/Mother and Child', the first short story collection of works by Joan D. Vinge

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Mark Van Houten to 'Polar City Blues' a 1991 'Future Noir' that was also one of the few science-fiction stories written by author Katharine Kerr.

 

[publiusr]

Lots of goodness coming here it seems

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Nice

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[Justo Miranda]

My two cents

 

[Justo Miranda]

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[Graham1973]

The cover by Tony Roberts for Alan Steele's 1992 novel 'Labrynth of Night'

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Pete Lyon for the 1989 reprinting Katherine Kurtz's 'The Legacy of Lehr', the author's only science fiction novel which was comissioned for the 'Millenium' series of young adult science fiction novels released between 1986 and 1989.

 

[Justo Miranda]

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[Justo Miranda]

Post-4

 

[von hitchofen]

Nice Space B-36 by Chris Moore here

 

[Graham1973]

The 1987 cover by an unidentified artist for the 1984 dystopian novel for Young Adults 'Devil On My Back' by Monica Hughes.

 

[Graham1973]

Between 1979 and 1992 author Jerry Pournelle, intially on his own and for the later volumes in conjuntion with author John F. Carr, released a set of anthologies under the series title 'The Endless Frontier'. The first two volumes 'The Endless Frontier' and 'The Endless Frontier Vol. II' featured wraparound covers (Viewable at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.) by Vincent DiFate. These cover images come from my own collection.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by an uncredited author (From the style I think it might be Chris Moore.) for the 1982 science fiction technothriller 'The Red Dove' by Derek Lambert.

 

[Graham1973]

The uncredited cover for anthology 'Chessboard Planet and Other Stories', covering the fiction of Henry Kutter and his wife C. L. Moore released by Hamlyn in 1983

 

[Graham1973]

The uncredited cover for the 1985 reprinting by Orbit of the 1976 novel 'Lifeboat' a collaboration between Harry Harrison and Gordon R. Dickson.

 

[Graham1973]

Chris Moore's take on an iconic science fiction moment for the 1985 Grafton editon of Arthur C. Clarke's 'The Sentinel'

 

[Graham1973]

The cover art by Nick Strathopolis for the 1990 short story collection 'From Sea To Shining Star', the first collection of the short fiction of Australian science fiction author A. Bertram Chandler.

 

[Graham1973]

The minimalist, photomanipulated cover for 'Centaurus: The Best Of Australian Science Fiction' released by Tor Books in 1999.

 

[Justo Miranda]

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[Graham1973]

The cover by Wayne Barlow to 'Space Hawks' the first book in the series 'Operation Star Hawks' a series of novels published between 1990 and 1992. The author was Deborah Chester writing under the pseudonym of 'Sean Dalton'.

 

[Graham1973]

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Not sure that fits in this thread.

 

[Justo Miranda]

Not sure that fits in this thread.

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[Silencer1]

Nice Space B-36 by Chris Moore here

This machine also remind me Douglas XB-42 and Douglas C-74 Globemaster, with their "bug-eyes" double canopies . The overall perspective, view from the ground surface up, has been frequently used for illustration of large aircraft. Thanks for sharing!

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[von hitchofen]

Colonial IV spaceship looming over a futuropolis, painting by Angus McKie

Gets a full page in this

and was used on a cover of a Stanislaw Lem book (Fiasco).

On the subject of Stanislaw Lem covers, here's the one from The Futurological Congress

Nice fan-rotor helicopter gunships by Jim Burns.

 

[Michel Van]

we had not yet the legendary Juan Giménez
he made allot covers for hispanic Sci-Fi book and Comics (special the Aircraft ones Pik As )

 

[von hitchofen]

The last image was the cover of Marvel's Darth Vader comic.

 

[robunos]

Colonial IV spaceship looming over a futuropolis, painting by Angus McKie

Gets a full page in this

and was used on a cover of a Stanislaw Lem book (Fiasco)

Also HERE :-

cheers,
Robin.

 

[von hitchofen]

Also HERE :-

cheers,
Robin.

Indeed, but then Spacebase 2000 is a compilation of Terran Trade Authority Handbook: SPACECRAFT 2000 To 2100 AD and Terran Trade Authority Handbook: GREAT SPACE BATTLES

anyway here is a Jim Burns image from the latter (also used for an Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback)

definitely strong Bf109G vibes, I hardly need to point out.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Manchu, art for an unknown publication of an 'Alcubierre type' spaceship.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Based on this purportedly scientific concept from Harold White et al.