I have not read any on this list, but they would have caught my eye as I prowled the fantasy/sci fi section at my local Waldenbooks as a kid. I was always searching for Joe Dever Lone Wolf books, but I remember being intrigued by many covers. They always inspired the images in my mind's eye.
What passes as cover these days is passable to utter dreck. And don’t get me started on those beige MS Paint charisma free zones that most of the major publishers crap out these days. They removed Josh Kirby and Paul Kidby's evocative work from Sir Terry Pratchett's discworld novels, replacing them with bland garbage.
So yeah, I judge a book by its cover. If tge publishers want to entice a potential buyer, put artwork that reflects the story on it, dammit!
Spell for Chamelion - Monticore on the cover was one of the first fantasy books my son pulled off my shelf. Just because of the cover.
Excellent artwork on that one by Michael Whelan!
I have not read any on this list, but they would have caught my eye as I prowled the fantasy/sci fi section at my local Waldenbooks as a kid. I was always searching for Joe Dever Lone Wolf books, but I remember being intrigued by many covers. They always inspired the images in my mind's eye.
Walden for the win!
I miss book cover art.
What passes as cover these days is passable to utter dreck. And don’t get me started on those beige MS Paint charisma free zones that most of the major publishers crap out these days. They removed Josh Kirby and Paul Kidby's evocative work from Sir Terry Pratchett's discworld novels, replacing them with bland garbage.
So yeah, I judge a book by its cover. If tge publishers want to entice a potential buyer, put artwork that reflects the story on it, dammit!
In the thumbnail picture of Heroing, I thought it was Ronnie James Dio as the subject