Which Trek Publication Had The Best Cover Art?
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Hmm, off the top of my head (I haven't checked my bookcase yet)
The Titan series, Vanguard series, The Buried Age, Terok Nor trilogy, Avatar duology, A Burning House, Warpath, Fearful Symmetry (both), Mission Gamma series, Articles of the Federation, Destiny trilogy. Ok, I don't think I even need to bother checking my bookcase now.
The Titan series, Vanguard series, The Buried Age, Terok Nor trilogy, Avatar duology, A Burning House, Warpath, Fearful Symmetry (both), Mission Gamma series, Articles of the Federation, Destiny trilogy. Ok, I don't think I even need to bother checking my bookcase now.
No love for the Ex Machina or Greater Than the Sum covers? I like those...
I think that's by Dave Deitrick; I met him once or twice back when he was doing FASA work; I wonder what ever happened to him? I used to really like his work!
Overall, I think the variety in style of the covers is what makes them great (recent ones especially). I love the beautiful space CGI of the Vanguard novels, the very detailed collection of images on the Titan covers, the simple yet beautiful recent New Frontier novels, etc, etc. I would tend to agree with most every one that has been mentioned so far but must say, I'm not as big a fan of the cover for Diplomatic Implausibility and I'm surprised it's been mentioned several times. I think it's just that older style used for most of the novel series while they were numbered that just seemed a bit unoriginal. I guess nothing really jumps out at me about it as happens with pretty much any other Trek novel cover published in the last couple years. If I had to pick a fave, I might have to go with Articles of the Federation. The cover image was probably a big reason I first picked it up and then after reading what it was about, decided to give Trek novels a shot.
I have to agree. EM was classy, but a little dull, and GTtS is a SotL image. The Buried Age, though, was a beautiful painting, which had the added benefit of being a specific scene from the book.
I think they've gotten better.
I have to agree. EM was classy, but a little dull, and GTtS is a SotL image. The Buried Age, though, was a beautiful painting, which had the added benefit of being a specific scene from the book.
Absolutely agree.
I completely agree with you here. I've looked at alot of the older covers, and the majority of them simply seemed to be pretty much just the same baisic layout but with different details.
Now on the other hand, pretty much all of the covers are different, well except for the series like Titan and Vanguard. We get pictures of characters, ships, planet based scenes, story scenes ect. instead of maybe a few characters and the ship flying by.
The Enterprise on the cover is not at a very appealing angle.
The saucer is about 5 degrees too high in my opinion for the best FVA.
Agreed. I like The Buried Age a lot more.
Terok Nor trilogy
Crucible trilogy
Infinity's Prism
Fearful Symmetry
- all by John Picacio
The Never-Ending Sacrifice
- by Nicolas Bouvier
Avatar Book 1/2/Twist of Faith
These Haunted Seas
Over a Torrent Sea
- all by Cliff Nielsen
Crucible trilogy
Infinity's Prism
Fearful Symmetry
- all by John Picacio
The Never-Ending Sacrifice
- by Nicolas Bouvier
Avatar Book 1/2/Twist of Faith
These Haunted Seas
Over a Torrent Sea
- all by Cliff Nielsen
^ Argh! Avert!
And why does Spock have an evil kookaburra on his shoulder?
Seriously, it's whispering evil into his ear while raising its wing to punctuate a rhetorical point dramatically. This disturbs me.
And why does Spock have an evil kookaburra on his shoulder?
Seriously, it's whispering evil into his ear while raising its wing to punctuate a rhetorical point dramatically. This disturbs me.
Ye gods. I had a copy of Spock, Messiah! with that cover for years, but I never saw it blown up to that size so I never realized quite how hideous it is. It looks like he's got a tiny head, or maybe an overly large torso.
Favorite Cover Art
not necessarily my favorite trek novel but my favorite cover art is Do Comets Dream?
what's yours?
and if possible post a link to the memory alpha/beta page or at least a cover image
not necessarily my favorite trek novel but my favorite cover art is Do Comets Dream?
what's yours?
and if possible post a link to the memory alpha/beta page or at least a cover image
Re: Favorite Cover Art
I couldn't pick a specific book but I like Keith Birdsongs covers. I believe they are mostly created with pencil crayon. It's what made me give up the annoying, slow airbrush work (cutting masks is a pain in the harris) when I saw what was possible with pencil crayons.
I couldn't pick a specific book but I like Keith Birdsongs covers. I believe they are mostly created with pencil crayon. It's what made me give up the annoying, slow airbrush work (cutting masks is a pain in the harris) when I saw what was possible with pencil crayons.
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