Edinburgh author
Iain M. Banks, creator of the post capitalist space faring society
The Culture and it's
oddly named ships, has long been the UKs top science fiction writer, but has never had
more than a toehold in the US (in part through lack of availability, in part due to lack of promotion and in part due to some pretty
awful covers. That could change:
Matter, his latest, has been heavily promoted in the US and sports a cover nearly identical to the UK edition. This week
Orbit are releasing US editions of the two earliest Culture novels, with the third following in July, which could mean a complete release of all the novels in the US in order.
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posted by Artw
on Mar 23, 2008 -
160 comments
Penguin Books is an all too brief Flickr Photoset of Penguin Book cover designs from decades past. For those interested,
this book is highly recommended.
posted by jonson
on Oct 24, 2006 -
9 comments
Angie was a marked woman , paying her own ransom with a body none could resist.
Someone has spent an incredible amount of time and energy scanning in lesbian pulp fiction covers from the 50's and 60's. An interesting look into what was considered titillating 40 years ago.
posted by patrickje
on Jan 8, 2003 -
21 comments
Have u finished reading the complete collection of
O'Reilly books?, and thought u could do better, but dont know where to start. Well u can try designing the front
cover.
posted by monkeyJuice
on Jan 10, 2002 -
18 comments
