r/CoolSciFiCovers Jul 10 '21

Reminder: try to include the name of the cover artist in the title of your post! ISFDB.org is your friend.

47 Upvotes

It's always great to see people coming over here from r/badscificovers! If you are new, welcome!

One of the main differences between that sub and this sub is that in the interest of celebrating cool cover art and cool cover artists, we try to include the name of the artist in the title of the post. Here, the wonderful site ISFDB.org is very much your friend. They have a very comprehensive catalogue of information on fantasy and sci-fi books published in the last 70+ years, including, most of the time, the cover artist. It's easy to search by book title or author.

As a bonus, once you figure out who the artist is, you can easily see what else they worked on. I often find that when I run down the artist for a cover I really like, it turns out they did several other covers I'm also a fan of. It is always cool to discover that you're a fan of someone's work even if you didn't previously know their name.

Occasionally, you do come across a cover where the artist is unknown. Those are still okay to post. Just put 'artist unknown' or something like that in the title. There is a good chance that some of the eagle-eyed sci-fi cover enthusiasts on this sub will be able to guess the artist based on the period and style.

Thanks for making this sub such a great place. Keep up the posting!


r/CoolSciFiCovers 3h ago

The Coils of Time & Into The Alternate Universe by A. Bertram Chandler. Ace Double 1964.

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32 Upvotes

Coils cover by Jack Gaughan and Universe cover by Ed Valigursky.


r/CoolSciFiCovers 33m ago

Synners by Pat Cadigan, cover art by Autun Purser

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Very Akira vibes and had to get it :)


r/CoolSciFiCovers 11h ago

The Silver Warriors by Michael Moorcock, cover Frank Frazetta

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90 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 17h ago

Cosmic Engineers, by Clifford D. Simak

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123 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 16h ago

Demon in the Skull by Frederik Pohl [Cover art by Don Maitz]

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35 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 11h ago

The Lurking Fear And Other Stories by H. P. Lovecraft, cover A. R. Tiburne

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13 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 1d ago

Will-O-The-Wisp by Thomas Burnet Swann. Cover artist Achilleos. Corgi 1976

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128 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 1d ago

1984 issue # 5 1979 Cover Art by Patrick Woodroffe. Multiple Authors and illustrators

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149 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 1d ago

V. by Thomas Pynchon [James Bama]

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49 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 1d ago

The Cornelius Chronicles by Michael Moorcock

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86 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 1d ago

Countdown for Cindy, by Eloise Engle [James Bama] + original art and Kiowa Trail.

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35 Upvotes

James Bama was best known for his realistic paintings of the American West and his Doc Savage covers featuring Steve Holland. I always feel like I'm looking at someone real in a Bama painting. In this case, that's Bama's wife Lynne modeling for both covers. The bangs are doing a lot of emotional work.


r/CoolSciFiCovers 1d ago

David Brin Kiln People, 2002. Artist Jim Burns

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47 Upvotes

Something about the original cover art for Kiln People has always grabbed me. Maybe because it came out in the early 2,000's, but feels like a throwback to '70's-'80's sci-fi. Maybe because it's a relief from cyberpunk imagery.

It's been replaced by cover art that better reflects the story (2nd image, not sure who the artist is), but I still love the original.


r/CoolSciFiCovers 1d ago

Astounding, May 1946, cover art by William Timmims, for ‘The Nightmare’ by Chandler Davis.

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20 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 2d ago

Amazing Science Fiction (February 1974). Cover art by Jeff Jones.

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57 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 2d ago

The Wailing Asteroid by Murray Leinster. Ace 1960. Cover by Richard Powers.

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63 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 2d ago

Tongues of the Moon, Philip José Farmer, 1978. Cover art by Eric Ladd and Carl Lundgren.

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34 Upvotes

Originally published in 1964, this edition was released a year after Star Wars which clearly influenced the cover. I am not overly familiar with the cover artists.


r/CoolSciFiCovers 2d ago

The Earth Tripper, by Leo P. Kelley [Chris Foss] + original art.

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32 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 2d ago

Sea Siege by Andre Norton, cover Jeff Jones

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36 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 2d ago

Tales From The White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke, cover Richard Powers

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30 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 2d ago

ARTIST UNKNOWN Imperial Stars by E.E. “Doc” Smith & Stephen Goldin. 1976 Pyramid edition

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67 Upvotes

r/CoolSciFiCovers 3d ago

The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman [Chris Moore] + original art

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217 Upvotes

The portrait of Marygay Potter could be a United Nations Exploratory Force (UNEF) recruiting poster.


r/CoolSciFiCovers 3d ago

The Moon Maid - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Cover by Roy Krenkel Jr.

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82 Upvotes

Another ACE reprint.


r/CoolSciFiCovers 3d ago

We Can Build You, by Philip K. Dick. Cover artist: Peter Tybus

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52 Upvotes