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the swirling organic colors and shapes turning into a building. (The 1967 edition of Mindswap (1966), Robert Sheckley) A few weeks ago I reviewed Clifford D. Simak’s The Werewolf Principle (1967) and came across Terry James’ cover (below) for the 1969 Science Fiction Book Club (UK) edition. I’ll include the artist, publication, and date.…which I apparently mentioned back in 2016 when I looked at that post. My wife and I are planning our second trip to Venice in Sept., we stay in the city for several days, no cruiseships. Good Luck! Science Fiction, Fantasy & Paranormal Cover Design Samples. I’ll go look at all the themes….Joachim, here are some of my favorite covers that are on my blog:(I wish you included the artist and publication date).I’ve featured the Gaughan covers in that publication series (the Le Guin cover you included) in the past:I’m working on a new post about SF cover art. The spectral shedding/transforming of the human figure matched the uncanny vibe of the novel. A Selection of Bleak Alien Landscapes A Selection of Elevated Cities Part I … (Ludovico De Luigi’s “Thomas Mann,” 2007).When you think of Italian SF art, the name that immediately springs to mind is the brilliant Dutch painter Karel Thole (1914-2000), who seemed to illustrate half of the Italian SF publications in the 60s/70s….

Posts about SF Cover Art written by Joachim Boaz. Book is in nice condition with edge wear and cover/spine creasing/scuffing. But yes, they are lovely, which is why I included them as a “bonus.”.I have hundreds of art posts organized by theme and by individual artist here:I really can’t decide which one is my favorite, but Galassia #150 doesn’t look like a sf cover, more like a cover for a Lovecraftian horror, or a haunted house, anthology.I love 150…. He continued to produce art after 1972 — and is still productive.For example, 11 years before his covers — “La Salute”, 1960.Or this spectacular surreal Venice cityscape in the Venice Guggenheim collection: “Parnassus, Apollo and Papileo Macaon” (1970),No,he isn’t less appealing than Powers,but I just did a Google search on Thole,and I think that both artists have more in common with each other than they do with Powers.He doesn’t bear comparison with the two.My favorite is that first cover, “Thomas Mann”, but the last cover “After Midnight” is very evocative, too.Oh, neither of those are covers. III, (Through the Purple Haze),Nuclear Explosions + Mushroom Clouds!, Part I,Nuclear Explosions + Mushroom Clouds!, Part II,Nuclear Explosions + Mushroom Clouds!, Part III,Planetary Rovers and Transport Vehicles of the Future,Pyramids (spaceships + future earthscapes + alien temples),Spacewomen of the Future (fixing spaceships + fighting aliens + charging across barren landscapes), Part I,Spacewomen of the Future (flying spaceships + exploring alien planets + delivering galactic mail), Part II,Spherical Spaceships, Spherical Aliens, Unidentified Spheres,An Assortment of Mysterious Spheres, Part II,Superminds (giant brains, expanding minds, rampant imagination),The Statue of Liberty on Pre-1968 Magazine and Novel Covers,The Statue of Liberty on Pre-1968 Magazine and Novel Covers, Part II,Through the View Screen, Through the Window,Underwater Expeditions (futuristic submarines, unusual sea life, underwater cities) Part I,Underwater Expeditions (futuristic submarines + underwater labs + sea monsters + cities), Part II,Visualizing Time, Part II (time travel + sundials + the decay of eternity + time portals),The Cryptic Diagrams and Collaged Heads of Atelier Heinrichs,The Galassia Covers of Allison aka Mariella Anderlini,Haunting Landscapes and Cityscapes: The 1970s Italian SF Art of Allison aka Mariella Anderlini,The Reddish Figures and Constructing Cities of Alberto Cavallari,French comic book style 70s SF art by Serge Clerc,Philippe Curval’s Photo Collages, Part II,Small Greenish Men stealing Large Reddish Women,The Surreal Cityscape Covers of Ludovico De Luigi,A Selection of Vincent Di Fate’s Early 70s Covers,A Nostalgic Piece of Space Art + A Rumination,Max Ernst and his landscapes of decay (on SF/F covers),The Jaws That Bite, The Claws That Catch (1975) (author, Michael G. Coney),The Dark Depths and Haunting Layers of Michael Jakubowski,The Spectral Visions of Terry James, Part I,Otherworldly Textures and the Patina of Decay (the SF art of Philippe Jean),The Diagrammatic Minimalism of Donald Crews and Ann Jonas,The SF covers of Mati Klarwein–the artist behind Miles Davis’,Three early SF covers in honor of his birthday,Rampant Machines, The 60s Covers of Jerome Podwil,Three Tantalizing Australian SF Covers by Michael Payne,Assorted 1970s Surrealistic Faces by Richard Powers,The 1950s Surrealist Cityscapes of Richard Powers,Lacroix’s Delicate Lines and Mutations (60s/70s covers for the French SF Magazine Fiction),1970s Covers for La Grande Anthologie de la Science-Fiction (Robots, The End of the World, Aliens, etc),The Best of Alex Schomburg’s 50s Novel Covers,The Best of Alex Schomburg’s 60s Novel Covers,Interview with Emanuel Schongut and a selection of his 1970s covers,The Strange Visages of Burt Shonberg (1933-1977),Collage and Mechanism: Anita Siegel’s Art for Doubleday Science Fiction,The 50s/60s Surrealistic Stylings of Art Sussman,Hoot von Zitzewitz’s Fantastic Flights of Fancy,Follow Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations on WordPress.com. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. Now, a pair of leading science fiction critics are working to crowdfund a new book that chronicles the fantastic covers that have graced science fiction novels throughout the genre’s history. Those are recent paintings of his that haven’t been turned into covers (which is why no book information is listed in the citation).

This is quite evocative of the city and monuments I remember from the first trip. I always enjoy the posts in this series.Yeah, definitely included it first for a reason!That said, I enjoy the art used for the covers as well. Kaggsysbookishramblings says: August 3, 2019 at 11:34 am Those are really stunning but like you I’m drawn to the first one However, a whole series of fascinating artists were brought in for short spats of covers. I, (pink/yellow striped cat aliens),Miserable Monday No.

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