Which Star Trek Novels Have The Best Cover Art?

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Dayton3, Oct 1, 2007.

  1. Man of Steel

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    Some I like:

    1) Sky's the Limit
    2) Collision Course
    3) Burning House
    4) Resistance
    5) Imzadi

    Just some of my favorites.
     
  2. Trent Roman

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    Immortal Coil remains the champion, as far as I'm concerned. Great concept, looks beautiful.

    You know, apart from the occasional exceptions like Signs from Heaven, I just don't care for Mike Collins' art. It seems... fractured, if that makes sense. It doesn't have a natural flow. Like he's trying to be true to life, but is working with a limited palette or a too-small canvas.

    Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
     
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  4. Sxottlan

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    Reminds me of the back cover copy for the most recent Star Wars book.

    I haven't kept up with any of these books and only recently bought the beginning of the NJO, but I saw the book and picked it up and the first thing you read right there on the back cover is, what I imagine anyway, a huge spoiler to the end of the last one. Gee thanks. :rolleyes:
     
  5. Sxottlan

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    He sees the light! ;)
     
  6. Bryan316

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    Articles of the Federation (especially when mentally PSing out the text)
    Tales of the Dominion War (either the blue or the red)
    The Return
     
  7. nickyboy

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    I dont remeber saying that NF 7 & 8 were the crew cover pics, merely that I liked them, as they have the black mass in one of them and it is the only time we see the Excalibur mark I
     
  8. Baerbel Haddrell

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    Speaking of NF covers: I am hoping they will finally get more interesting than seeing a sword sticking out somewhere or lying around in a background that has little to nothing to do with the contents of the book and with no people in sight. (I don`t think "No Limits" made good use of Calhoun`s real life model at all)

    I love Mike Collins NF art. I think he would be the right person for the job to make NF covers more appealing in future.
     
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  10. captcalhoun

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    QFT
     
  11. Baerbel Haddrell

    Baerbel Haddrell Commodore Commodore

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    I know what Q&A means (great book, by the way!) but what is QFT? :)
     
  12. Allyn Gibson

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    QFT=Quoted For Truth.

    It means that he agrees with whatever the other person wrote, and he couldn't phrase it better himself.

    It's a worrying trend in 'net discussion, as it doesn't add anything new to the discussion, and amounts to a "Me too." All it does is add more noise to the signal.
     
  13. Christopher

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    ^^Sounds more like "Quoted for Truthiness."
     
  14. Allyn Gibson

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    Is "truthiness" even a word? Sounds like something out of the Bush dyslexicon. :/
     
  15. Smiley

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    Or Colbert...
     
  16. Christopher

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  17. JD

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    LOL, that is great. I'll have to remember that word so I can use it sometime.
     
  18. Baerbel Haddrell

    Baerbel Haddrell Commodore Commodore

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    Maybe it could be the title of a new Q novel? :D
     
  19. JWolf

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    Don't start.
     
  20. K-Star

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    I guess I'll throw in another vote for Immortal Coil, as it's the only novel I own (and it's a GREAT read too!)