Science Fiction Cover Art

[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,

https://flic.kr/p/2agUCNz

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

 

[Sineva]

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

Gets a full page in this

This one I remember from the TTA book Spacecraft from 2000 to 2100 AD
In my neck of the woods they advertised the book on tv with several pics from it including this one,which really caught my eye as an 8yo.
I`ve always liked Angus Mckies stuff,I`ve still got his graphic novel from Heavy Metal publishing,So beautiful and so dangerous.

 

[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.

 

[Graham1973]

The covers by unknown artists for the UK release in 1988 and 1992 of 'Tales from the Spaceport Bar' and 'Another Round at the Spaceport Bar' edited by George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer.

 

[Justo Miranda]

Hi

 

[Graham1973]

The cover by James Gurney to William Greenleaf's 1982 novel 'The Tartarus Incident'

 

[Graham1973]

Atilla Heja's cover to William Greenleaf's first novel, 1980's 'Time Jumper'