Bad science fiction book covers

The glory of bad sf and fantasy cover art books the guardian. Our premade book covers are available as ebook, audiobook and kdp full print covers. Whether youre looking to hire a book cover designer, buy a premade book cover or to diy your cover, this is an essential skill for an indie author, especially if you are worried that your book cover isnt up to. He also produced artwork for computer games, record album covers, magazines, postcards, trading cards, and even jigsaw puzzles. But can you tell when a book cover is great, good, or bad. From computergenerated elf abs to painfully awkward photography, heres a selection of the best of the worst book covers we could find. Where a compelling book cover design might attract a new reader, a boring or confusing cover might lead them to keep browsing without another thought. Scott told me not to be put off by it, that it had to do with a billboard along a highway in long island that was important in the story. Premade book cover galery professional premade book covers. The ultimate invader and other science fiction via buy on. When using illustration or an image on a book cover, its helpful for scifi and fantasy writers to show original images to help set themselves apart from the. Paranormal romance book cover design for ebook and print. Terry goodkind apologises after insulting cover of his own book. Titles and author names shown are for illustration purposes only.

Below are some of the covers made by bookflys designer. The series was intended to be a counter to the pulp fiction of the day and each volume has a forward of factual data to support the science. Covers of science fiction novels have to be equally imaginative to be able pull in the reader. Sometimes, we cant help but judge a book by its cover. Feb 09, 2017 inspiring illustrative covers so much of what scifi and fantasy writers do is create intricate new worlds and situations, and authors can use their book cover designs to share a piece of their books contents with a new reader. Isaac asimov books the war of the worlds signet classics the war of the worlds book h. Ivan has been the designer of choice for the last two book covers ive had designed. Prices for all our book cover design options can be found here. May 20, 2015 sometimes, we cant help but judge a book by its cover. Best scifi books of 2020 bestselling fiction and non. Premade ebook kindle covers science fiction the cover.

The winston science fiction series is a collection of 35 juvenile novels, one anthology and one nonfiction book about rocket science produced in the 1950s and early 60s. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Ivan created a beautiful design that totally captured the mood of my novel. These split, more or less, into covers which have nothing to do with the book, and those that are simply so bad artistically that i cant believe anyone got paid for them.

To make the natural transition from athletic prowess to fantasyscifi books. Wells its interesting enough to see an outdated version of the end of the world where an acre of land burned away in a second was unthinkable. Send us your terrible covers so we can document the carnage to our eyes. His work with bookfly and his experience as an audiobook cover designer have given him the opportunity to create hundreds of covers across a wide range of genres and authors. How pulp science fiction cover art got its sense of wonder. The conversation is a great media outlet, because its run by academic nerds, but made for everyone. Below are 5 well done science fiction cover designs. Science fiction and fantasy books fans has 10,042 members. That same book at right can also look like a cheap harlequin romance and serve as a gross and shameful misrepresentation of the novel. Premade book covers premade fiction, science fiction. The good show, sir website showcases many examples of book jackets. On the other, the standard elements of science fiction and fantasy covers spaceships, heroes, heroes on spaceships, dragons, heroes on dragons. It looked the bookjacket for a book of bad science fiction.

Since 1974 he has illustrated the covers of hundreds of books on themes of science fiction and fantasy by many well known authors. Really bad book covers science fiction and fantasy world. Premade book cover galery professional premade book. Scott fitzgerald, to kill a mockingbird by harper lee, gone. Though there is also ians point, that covers may be painful to our eyes but still effective, in standing out from the bookstore clutter, and especially in catching the eyes of teenage boys. Each book cover is 100% exclusive and sold only once. If nothing else, a lifetime of reading comic books has given us an. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Jun 04, 20 30 of the most beautiful scifi book covers ever made. A sciencefiction novel, in which space is apparently not freezing. Out in hardback in 2019, and coming to pareback in 2020, salvation lost is the second book in peter f. The comparatively utopian world of 23rd century earth is about to change forever, as the alien race the olyix, previously thought to be benign, plan to harvest humanity. Whether theyve simply got ridiculous cover art or seem like kind of a. See more ideas about pulp fiction, pulp fiction art and pulp fiction book.

The history and cover art of science fiction published by penguin books from 1935 to the present day. S cience fiction is a creative genre so the cover of a science fiction novel has to be equally imaginative to be able pull in. On the whole, and consistent with my bookstore experience, fantasy covers are worse than sf covers, but sforiented baen books seems to be staking a claim as the capital of the bad cover universe. T kats right about the 1950s covers, and they slid over into the 60s and 70s, too. The museum of bad book covers a showcase of strange, silly, ugly, and just plain baffling books. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. He was always very professional and responsive to my requests.

The decline and fall of the book cover the new yorker. All our premade book cover designs are available as amazon. Science fiction book cover art as we know it today was born in the pulp era of 19201955, but the process of evolution actually. Tim white 1952 decided to be an artist before the age of five, and is now one of the most influential sf illustrators in britain. Conveying a story that youve managed to dream up with nothing more than pure imagination can be a challenging task. Ive just been struck by how many of my paperbacks have really rubbish covers. Sep 27, 2011 the glory of bad sf and fantasy cover art. October 3rd, 2016 by ben goldacre in bad science no comments the conversation is a great media outlet, because its run by academic nerds, but made for everyone. Good show sir only the worst scififantasy book covers. Your science fiction ebook cover design will include your own title, your author name and any tagline or subtitle you wish to include. And what are the magical physics behind his ubertiny leg. The first paperback edition i saw of connie willis doomsday book had a romancenoveltype cover of the windswept, etherial woman gazing to the heavens. The golden age of science fiction is 14, after all.

Read book covers from the story tutoring the bad boy by foodismypromdate michigan falls with 300,839 reads. Media in category science fiction book cover images the following 200 files are in this category, out of 3,888 total. But while your story might be entirely imagined, theres nothing fictional about the quality of these covers. Aj newman destroying the world and delivering great postapocalyptic survival fiction since 20. Like most guys, ive got posters of heavily muscled men on the walls of my room, and can say that i honestly have no problem staring at the male form for hours on end. Book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. Aug 18, 2015 keeping with the fads benignly disturbing nature, we turn the focus to something else thats littering shelves. Of course theres bound to be a bad cover in the lot. May 31, 2009 so hemingway couldnt have thought, in 1925, that the cover reminded him of a book of bad science fiction. The glory of bad sf and fantasy cover art books the. Interview with the vampire by anne rice, the great gatsby by f. The science fiction book cover is a hard one to get right.

There might be even more than 275 on this british blog, dedicated to collecting the best of the worst scifi book coversand. Jan 12, 2017 how do you make sure that a cover captures the soul of a book and intrigues the right reader to pick it off the shelf whether physical or digital. Via carla, for your weekend entertainment and edification, a wonderfully british site, good show sir. Hundreds of unique premade scifi book covers created by professional designers. Science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal book cover. Sci fi covers custom book cover design for print, digital. When i launch polls of friends and readers, his proposals universally draw high marks the gorgons blood solution. Book covers have a tremendous impact on potential novel readers because the truth is, when were searching for a new read, were likely to judge a book first by its cover. Well they have clearly never encountered the sort of dross scifi literature you can see below. Thousands of unique premade literary fiction book covers created by professional designers. Anony mouse requested the bestworst cover art from genre fiction. Fantasy author terry goodkind has apologised after calling the cover of his latest book laughably bad and offering free books to readers in return for their verdicts, which prompted a. I gave him a variety packstarter kit of science fictions greatest hits, all original paperbacks with evocative midcentury cover illustrations. Still, there was genre fiction around, dime novels and the like, whose gaudy cover art hemingway might have been reminded of when he saw the cover of gatsby.

Your post must link to a picture of a terrible book cover. Hamiltons bestselling science fiction series, the salvation sequence. A description like inception meets true detective should be enough to pique any science fiction fans curiosity. The absolute worst part about every fantasy novel, apart from the writing, is the ludicrous cover art they all seem to have. This is a virtual book club of fans of science fiction and fantasy. Book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a. He said he had liked the jacket and now he didnt like it.

The heroes arent perfect, but the bad guys are evil. How it works order design extras custom covers faq mailing list about me contact latest covers couples hearts flowers erotic women men. This cats been genespliced with an owl and is trying to eat those science men in that spaceship as a way of protecting american moses. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Premade book covers premade fiction, science fiction book covers. Here you can post cheesy, bizarre, ugly, shitty, or just downright awful science fiction book covers. When bad covers happen to good books these books obviously deserve better covers. Please include all your necessary details upon purchasing. Scifi artists and illustrators list, freelance artist. Science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal book cover designs. The 10 most awesomely terrible sci fifantasy paperback covers. On the other, the standard elements of science fiction and fantasy covers spaceships, heroes. Premade book covers premade fiction, science fiction book. And when a particularly gorgeous or innovative cover compels us to pick up a book about which we know nothing else, thats consid.