Book Covers

[GOLLUM]

Looks great. I read an anthology of soviet sf earlier this year, PATH INTO THE UNKNOWN, a Dell paperback from the sixties. Just as good any other sf I've read.

Yes I know that one but can I recommend to anyone interested in the historical development of Russian SF and Fantasy the excellent antholgoy Worlds Apart. It covers Russian SFF from the 1700s to the 1950s with Sputnik. It does not necessarily feature the best of Russian SFF but it useful as an academic walk through the historical roots of Russian SFF with many stories I doubt most western eyes would have read before. They are planning a second book that will cover from '57 to present, which I'll be purchasing if it ever comes out.

Some of those covers are very cool, keep 'em coming...

 

[GOLLUM]

Raduga was a Soviet publishing house, based in Moscow, which translated Soviet SF and distributed it in the West. I'm not sure if they survived the fall of Communism.

Sadly it did not survive along with a lot of other Russian publishers following the fall of communism.

 

[dask]

One of my favourite occupation novels - a UK version of CM Kornbluth's Christmas Eve.

Blacknorth, is D.G. Barron really a pseudonym of C.M. Kornbluth? I checked Barry McGhan's trustworthy SCIENCEFICTION AND FANTASY PSEUDONYMS and that name isn't listed.

 

[blacknorth]

Apologies, Dask - that was myself being obscure as usual. I meant only that Zilov has a similar premise and themes to Kornbluth's novel. They are quite separate authors.

 

[blacknorth]

Yes I know that one but can I recommend to anyone interested in the historical development of Russian SF and Fantasy the excellent antholgoy Worlds Apart. It covers Russian SFF from the 1700s to the 1950s with Sputnik. It does not necessarily feature the best of Russian SFF but it useful as an academic walk through the historical roots of Russian SFF with many stories I doubt most western eyes would have read before. They are planning a second book that will cover from '57 to present, which I'll be purchasing if it ever comes out.

I'll definitely do a search for a copy of Worlds Apart, and I hope the sequel makes it into print.

EDIT: Sorry to hear about Raduga.

 

[dask]

Apologies, Dask - that was myself being obscure as usual. I meant only that Zilov has a similar premise and themes to Kornbluth's novel. They are quite separate authors.

I feel kinda silly for not figuring it out for myself. And in front of the whole world!

Great covers. My copy of Tindalos is newer and therefore not as good coverwise. It is a Rowena, though, with a "slimed" corpse sprawled on the floor. I'll post it sometime. But it's not as cool as your one-eyed face. The Matthew Hunter book looks like a good one.

 

[dask]

Soviet sf, powered by Powers:

 

[dask]

Don't know if Donald A. Wollheim played tennis with fellow editors and writers but he certainly aced at doubles:

and:

Gaughan and Schoenherr respectively if I'm not mistaken

 

[dask]

A little historical background: The first two sf books I read when I started collecting were THE STAR KINGS by Edmond Hamilton and ASIMOV'S MYSTERIES by Isaac Asimov. I couldn't have selected better than these bear traps of fascination and wonder. So imagine the impact when I stumbled upon this great Richard Loehle cover splattered with a blurb comparing Robert Cham Gilman with Hamilton and Asimov. I couldn't help myself and I'm forever grateful I couldn't. THE REBEL OF RHADA is a super "barbarians and starships" adventure. Not surprising since, as I found out years later, Gilman is really Alfred Coppel.

 

[dask]

Here's one of my favorites but no artist is credited. Any ideas who it is?

The preview looks normal but when I post this reply the second sentence is broken up for no apparent reason. Anyone know why?

 

[dask]

Someone once asked, "Ever buy a book just because of the cover?"
Well, duh! Good job, Phil Hale.

 

[dask]

Had it in my mind this was a Steranko cover but now that I look it over I don't see a name. Still, good guess unless anyone has a better one.

 

[GOLLUM]

Here's one of my favorites but no artist is credited. Any ideas who it is?

I've sourced that it's been credited to no less than Frazetta. That's the 1st edition printing. I quite like the cover.

Confirmed that John Steranko IS the illustrator for that other cover.

 

[dask]

I've sourced that it's been credited to no less than Frazetta. That's the 1st edition printing. I quite like the cover.

Confirmed that John Steranko IS the illustrator for that other cover.

Thank you Gollum for taking the time to find that out for me. I really appreciate it.

 

[dask]

Here's my copy of Hounds, Blacknorth. Not quite as good as yours but okay.

 

[dask]

Paul Alexander, artist. Don't see too much of him anymore. Pity.

 

[blacknorth]

Very nice, dask, especially the Bulmer - I don't have that one; in fact, I own very little by Bulmer.

Here's a couple by two of my favourite authors:

Barrington Bayley - The Star Virus, art by Kelly Freas. Great book - stop them, they stole the focus of futurity...

And The Girl With The Jade Green Eyes, by John Boyd, art by Lynda West. This books seems to me the most poetic of administrative tangles.

 

[dask]

Read a few books by Bulmer, LAND BEYOND THE MAP and TO OUT RUN DOOMSDAY. Both were pretty good Ace sf, especially LAND. Need to go up in the garage and dig out my copy of THE ELECTRIC SWORD SWALLOWERS. That one's got promising written all over it.

The Freas cover is stunning. One of the best I've seen. I know I've read Bayley before but can't remember what. Got some Boyd in uninspiring Penguin editions. THE GORGON FESTIVAL by Bantam has a, um, rather strange cover. I'll post it sometime. Haven't read him yet, though.

 

[dask]

One of my most prized books. The only copy I've ever seen. No artists listed. Suspect BIG PLANET might be Ed Emsh; no idea who did SLAVES OF THE KLAU; doesn't even look familiar.

 

[murphy]

This is one of my favorite covers.