Sexy spines

[F. King Daniel]

Book spines, of course! We've had a few best/worst cover threads, but none about which books look best on the shelf.

My vote for favorite spines goes to the Typhon Pact novels. Very nice colours, reminiscent of the DS9 DVD box sets (the UK ones, at least). I also like the post-Nemesis TNG font used for "Star Trek"

Followed by the old numbered Voyager novels. They look really smart, IMO.

 

[ryan123450]

The thread title made me think we were talking about Battlestar Galactica!

 

[F. King Daniel]

That did come to mind when I wrote the title.


I also think Trek needs to adopt spine art - where getting an entire book series makes a complete picture. Something like the Star Trek Collector's Edition TNG and TOS DVDs.

 

[MarkusRohde]

Something like that?
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...6796548230.147081.270679318230&type=3&theater

 

[F. King Daniel]

Yes, just like that!

 

[Markonian]

The spines of my Cross Cult Star Trek novel collection are the best looking in my shelf, probably the best looking in my entire household.

Too bad I've switched to e-books now.

 

[tomswift2002]

I must say that I've found the Voyager Spines to have been the best. It's too bad that #'s 9, 19, 20 & 21 didn't have that color box, digital number.

I think the next ones would be the TNG Academy books.

 

[chrinFinity]

I have found that the variety of different designs and colours over the years makes the collection very attractive on my shelves.

 

[chris_masters5]

I have found that the variety of different designs and colours over the years makes the collection very attractive on my shelves.

Different colours is great - the first four Typhon Pact books are a good example of that. I don't mind different designs for different series or miniseries. What does really bug me (must be the OCD perfectionist in me) is when the designs are changed part way through - for no aparant reason - the latest example is the new Titan spine - previously it was the third IKS Gorkon novel and before that the Stargazer series. Also to a lesser extent the way David Mack's names appear on the first Destiny novel is different to the other two. I just wish these little things could be consistant. Is it just me?

 

[Deranged Nasat]

I have found that the variety of different designs and colours over the years makes the collection very attractive on my shelves.

Different colours is great - the first four Typhon Pact books are a good example of that. I don't mind different designs for different series or miniseries. What does really bug me (must be the OCD perfectionist in me) is when the designs are changed part way through - for no aparant reason - the latest example is the new Titan spine - previously it was the third IKS Gorkon novel and before that the Stargazer series. Also to a lesser extent the way David Mack's names appear on the first Destiny novel is different to the other two. I just wish these little things could be consistant. Is it just me?

Not just you, no. It bugs me too.

 

[Paris]

... I just wish these little things could be consistant. Is it just me?

Not just you

 

[JD]

How'd they change the Titan spine?

 

[chris_masters5]

How'd they change the Titan spine?

They've changed the layout and positioning of the words. "Star Trek" appears above "Titan" instead of next to it, and the title of the book and author appear side by side instead of the title on top of the author.

 

[Hugh Cambridge]

It bugs me too, as for Vanguard, the first book's spine is different from the others.
And besides, is it me or it is getting worse nowadays ?

 

[Therin of Andor]

I have found that the variety of different designs and colours over the years makes the collection very attractive on my shelves.

Many of the early Pocket novels had dark blue spines. It was an odd moment of exhilaration when we'd suddenly get one in orange, green, white or purple. Often, a b/w magazine, such as "Locus", would feature a tiny sample of cover art but usually the first we'd know of the colour cover of a TOS novel was seeing the book on the "New Releases" shelf of a book shop.

 

[Christopher]

The first two Pocket novels, the TMP novelization and The Entropy Effect, had white spines/back covers, although TEE got a medium blue cover on its reissue some years later. After that, they started to be dark blue or purple spines for the most part, but some were green (like Yesterday's Son, and maybe Black Fire IIRC) and some were red or orangish (like Triangle, the Final Reflection, and The Romulan Way).

 

[Therin of Andor]

orangish (like Triangle, the Final Reflection, and The Romulan Way).

But for a uniquely orangey orange there was "Web of the Romulans", IIRC.

 

[tomswift2002]

The first two Pocket novels, the TMP novelization and The Entropy Effect, had white spines/back covers, although TEE got a medium blue cover on its reissue some years later. After that, they started to be dark blue or purple spines for the most part, but some were green (like Yesterday's Son, and maybe Black Fire IIRC) and some were red or orangish (like Triangle, the Final Reflection, and The Romulan Way).

The medium blue spine was introduced on the 7th printing of Entropy Effect (according to the inside book listing, 'Corona' was the most recent book), and it was at that same time that the Timescape banner was deleted, the #2 was added to both the front and spine, the front cover picture was moved farther up the cover, revealing the artists logo; the three border lines going over Kirk, Sulu and Spock (on the earlier 6 printings they had gone behind), and on the spine the word "Timescape" was replaced with "Star Trek". Also McIntyre's name was moved under the title, the title was changed from a red color too yellow, lines were added on either side of 'Effect', and "A Star Trek Novel" was put on one line instead of two, and in a completely different font; the second triple-line border box was deleted.

The 6th printing was released right around the time 'Web of he Romulans' came out, according to its inner title page.

 

[KQuita]

And here I thought we were talking about Klingon females