Science Fiction Cover Art

[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]

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[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]

Hi

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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.

 

[Graham1973]

The John Harris cover for the 1997 anthology 'The Science Fiction Century', edited by David G. Hartwell and published by the Quality Paperback Book Club of New York.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Wayne Barlow for Vonda M. McIntyre's 'The Entropy Effect', one of the early 'Star Trek' novels released by Pocket Books in 1981.

This one is famous amongst the Star Trek fan comunity for being the first place the name 'Hikaru Sulu' is mentioned, as for Sulu's moustache, that's a secret I'll leave for those who read the book.

 

[The K2]

Dig the fighter aircraft. If this was already posted, my apologies.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Oliver Frey to the 1982 anthology 'Exciting Stories of Fantasy and the Future' published by Hamlyn as part of their Falcon Story Club, it contains some of the bleakest endings in literature aimed at children I've ever seen.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover created by Nick Strathopolis in 1990 for 'Rynosseros' a collection of Australian SF author Terry Dowling's 'Tom Rynosseros' stories set in a Vancian future Australia. This edition is a 2003 reprint published by MirrorDanse Books.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover created by Nick Strathopolis in 2007 for 'Rynemonn' a collection of Australian SF author Terry Dowling's 'Tom Rynosseros' stories set in a Vancian future Australia. This editon was published by Coer De Lion Publishing.

There are four collections of the 'Tom Rynosseros' stories, the other two volumes, which are not in my collection are 'Blue Tyson' and 'Twilight Beach'.

 

[Graham1973]

Two recent anthology finds which are exercises in recycling.

1992s 'The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories' reprints a 1986 anthology and uses a Jim Burns image that I think originated with 'Planet Story' (Though I'm sure I've seen other versions of the female character who's at the heart of the picture.), 1997s 'The Giant Book of New World SF - Short Novels of the 1960s' reprints a 1991 volume entitled 'The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction', the cover is a Chris Moore piece that once graced William Gibson's 1988 short story collection, 'Burning Chrome'.

Both volumes were published by Magpie Books under their 'The Book Company' imprint.

 

[Rhinocrates]

A recent private commission by Jim Burns, 'A Martian Fantasy.' It's a compilation of various visions of Mars from HG Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs to the present.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

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View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/57440551@N03/44155920525

 

[Graham1973]

Another moment in Star Trek history, the first original (e.g. not based off episode scripts.) novel length work based on the series. This 1968 effort is also to my knowledge the only work by science fiction author Mack Reynolds to still be reissued in print. The cover as are the interior illustrations are the work of Sparky Moore (No relation to Chris Moore).

 

[Michel Van]

This here bring Sci-fi art to the point:

 

[Rhinocrates]

Interviews with some great sf artists. You can't link directly with all the first two, but follow the links to YouTube.

Chris Moore:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVelrJLxRCM&t=3s


John Harris:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgJvfAAiSYc


Jim Burns - with a little bit on his attempt to become an RAF pilot and his work with Ridley Scott:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRhSmAqCiY8&t=1s

 

[Graham1973]

Chris Foss's cover to the last volume in Jack Vance's Demon Princes series, 'The Book of Dreams'

 

[publiusr]

More recent imaginings

Researchers envision sci-fi worlds involving changes to atmospheric water cycle

Human activity is changing the way water flows between the Earth and atmosphere in complex ways and with likely long-lasting consequences that are hard to picture.

phys.org

 

[Graham1973]

The delightfully goofy (with an interesting cameo) cover art by James Warhola for the 1987 story collection 'Tales from the Spaceport Bar' edited by George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer.

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by Doug Beekman for the 1989 story collections 'Another Round at the Spaceport Bar' edited by George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer.