1970s science fiction book covers

See more ideas about science fiction, sci fi books and fiction. Too often, one quick glance is all the time you get to make an impression. This is a list of science fiction and fantasy artists, notable and wellknown 20th and 21stcentury artists who have created book covers or interior illustrations for books, or who have had their own books or comic books of fantastic art with science fiction or fantasy themes published. The defining science fiction books of the 1950s wwend.

Oct 26, 2015 the flights of icarus is a 1977 various artists art book compilation of science fiction pictures, fantasy and surrealism. Edited by john carnell, editor ofnew worlds science fiction. Scifi art directory, science fiction art, illustration. The first edition cover of and the devil will drag you under is what induced me to read jack l. Adventures in science fiction cover art index science. Science fiction s socalled new wave era began in approximately 1964.

Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Classic penguin scifi covers from the 1970s by david pelham. The science fiction book club 1998present at the end 1996 and the first months of 1997, the sfbc sold a series of six novellalength publications called the science fiction book club collection, offering one volume for each selection period. Z book book art book cover art book covers arte tribal horror fiction science fiction books sci fi books weird stories. Description frank frazetta fantasy world doubleday science fiction book club house ad painting original art c. List of science fiction and fantasy artists wikipedia. The science fiction book cover is a hard one to get right. Harness and was his first and most famous novel yet. Check out your mind, with awesomely trippy 1960s and 1970s. Even better, the book covers many genre films that i have never heard of and now want to see for myself. The square root of man by william tenn ballantine paperback, cover by stephen miller. Personality disorders in adults 1966, from perennial librarys 1972 edition of aldous huxleys islands 1966 to the young adult postapocalyptic. See more ideas about fantasy book covers, sci fi and sci fi books.

He eventually dropped out of the art center college of design, in pasadena california, in 1975 when he began to receive regular requests for commissions. This is captain blastoff, coming to you from the galaxy gallery in the future, talking about a great popular art form of the past. Science fiction comics and books page 1 of 3 comic book plus. An affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and 80s take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades. Lacroixs delicate lines and mutations 60s70s covers for the french sf magazine fiction faucheux, pierre. And five seconds is all the time you have to grab a readers. I, robot is a collection of nine science fiction short stories by isaac asimov. This transmission i present two covers and some interior art from fantasy novels. Film technology was changing so quickly and the big studios were no more. Aug 01, 2016 over the course of the 1960s and 1970s you illustrated a wide range of nonfiction and fiction coversfrom fashion spreads in new york magazine to clinical studies of personality, volume 1. Fabulous covers from lesbian pulp fiction 19501970 lesbian pulp fiction there was an old secondhand bookshop in edinburgh where i whiled away many an afternoon during the school summer holidays browsing pulp books, american comics and gentlemens magazines. Ringworld by larry niven 1970 time and again by jack finney 1970 the lathe of heaven by ursula k.

Here are the 1960s science fiction novels everyone should read. In short, nothing says 1970s science fiction cover art to me like darrell k. Adrian chesterman is the artist behind this surreal book jacket chesterman produced book jackets for scores of science fiction books during the 1970s and 1980s. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.

The book jacket is probably depicting the main character of the story redrick red schuhart who is a stalker. Mar 21, 2018 explore coverdesigners board book covers. Aug 17, 2014 science fiction book covers of the 1960s and 1970s blast their way onto your retinas like an acid trip from beyond the universe. Scifi artists and illustrators list, freelance artist, sci. A 1970s promotion for doubledays science fiction book club was graced with this magnificent otherworldly masterpiece from the most.

Le guin 1971 the gods themselves by isaac asimov 1972. The 1970 s were a fascinating decade for movies in general and for genre films specifically. Most of adrian chestermans science fiction book covers in the late 70s and early 80s often featured people or faces as a central part of the image, but his work here departs from this trend and instead portrays a huge futuristic city, grand in its scope. As of 20, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre. I also read piers anthony, alan dean foster, and jack l. The paradox men is a science fiction book written by charles l. David bowie and the decade science fiction took off the. John berkey is the final piece of the 70s science fiction cover puzzle. Book covers have a tremendous impact on potential novel readers because the truth is, when were searching for a new read, were likely to judge a book first by its cover. Our premade book covers are available as ebook, audiobook and kdp full print covers. The best remembered science fiction books of the 1970s. But by the third edition, in 1970, the cover consists of a partially nude. Virgil finlay, american, 19141971, is probably one of the best known of science fiction cover artists. Peter elson 19471998 was an english science fiction illustrator whose work appeared on the covers of numerous paperback novels in the 1970s and 1980s.

Check out your mind, with awesomely trippy 1960s and 1970s sf. Hundreds of unique premade scifi book covers created by professional designers. Analog science fiction and fact is an american science fiction magazine. Vintage book covers comic book covers vintage books science fiction authors pulp fiction book fiction novels fantasy book covers book cover art book art agent of chaos 1967 by norman spinrad. The defining science fiction books of the 1960s auxiliary. His artwork was colorful and frequently more symbolic in style and the figures often. Theyre in rough chronological order and show just how profound the change was during the tumultuous 1970s. Last week, we talked about how science fiction cover art evolved into the colorful, pulpy art we love today. Alternate history dystopian and post apocalyptic fiction space opera science fiction by decade. Chesterman really manages to bring to life the 22nd century city that is featured in the.

Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring welldressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knifewielding killer crabs. Feb 09, 2017 inspiring illustrative covers so much of what scifi and fantasy writers do is create intricate new worlds and situations, and authors can use their book cover designs to share a piece of their books contents with a new reader. The second, the long list, are the books that hardcore science fiction fans should fondly remember. In the 1970s popular musicians from bowie, jimi hendrix, jefferson airplane, george clintons parliamentfunkadelic, and blue oyster cult to more obscure acts like klaatu. It was a companion to future science fiction, and like that magazine was edited by robert w. He is particularly known for detailed and colorful spacecraft illustrations. Penguin books during the 1970s and was responsible for a great many arresting and distinctive covers for many of the scifi novels penguin.

He started specializing in this field after winning a science fiction monthly art competition in 1975. Best science fiction best science fiction of the 21st century best science fiction of the 20th century best forgotten science fiction of the 20th century sf subgenres. Initially published in 1930 in the united states as astounding stories as a pulp magazine, it has undergone several name changes, primarily to astounding science fiction in 1938, and. Whelan has painted over 350 science fiction book covers and magazines. Set after the third great war when north and south america are now one country, the paradox men is a thrilling space opera. Over the course of the 1960s and 1970s you illustrated a wide range of non fiction and fiction covers from fashion spreads in new york magazine to clinical studies of personality, volume 1. In many ways these covers are more reminiscent of the 1960s science fiction book club designs see post 176, with near abstraction recalling a series of outer space and protodigital themes. You spent countless hours working on your book, you chiseled out each word with endless patience, you wrote and rewrote every sentence until everything was perfect. Dynamic science fiction was an american pulp magazine which published six issues from december 1952 to january 1954. Prices for all our book cover design options can be found here. The history and cover art of science fiction published by penguin books from 1935 to the present day. Storm owl art is a selftaught artist offering affordable book covers. To my eyes the more abstract of these the stronger, with the covers for dicks penultimate truth and brunners production of time failing because. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser.

Fabulous covers from lesbian pulp fiction 19501970 flashbak. Pingback by sf tidbits for 4412 sf signal a speculative fiction blog april 4, 2012 2. Vintage 1960s 1970s scifi paperback book covers ray bradbury the small assassi. Book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. The monthlys aim, as stated in the introduction to the first issue, was. Vintage book covers vintage books pin up vintage archie comics russ mayer comics vintage serpieri pulp fiction book pulp. Black gate scott taylor lists top 10 literary sci fifantasy covers of the 1970s. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Five 70s sf cover artists who stay true to the story.

Ive owned the our universe book with johns great cover ever since it came out in 1980, its been one of my favorites. Titles and author names shown are for illustration purposes only. The stories originally appeared in the american magazines super science stories and astounding science fiction between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a book for standalone publication by gnome press in 1950, in an initial edition of 5,000 copies. List of science fiction films of the 1970s wikipedia. Vincent difate sent me a scan of berkeys deer me, me deer prelim that he owns. Whelan was born in culver city, california and attended a number of art colleges and technical schools as his family moved. As i grew along up, my appreciation for art in general started to move me into the realm of fantasy books and their unreal covers. The defining science fiction books of the 1970s wwend. Scifi artists and illustrators list, freelance artist. The flights of icarus 1977 art book, science fiction. A list of science fiction films released in the 1970s. Each book cover is 100% exclusive and sold only once. Damn, how i love the artistic style of 60s70s scifi and fantasy cover arts.

Best science fiction best science fiction of the 21st century. Theyre more vivid, trippier, and often more nightmarish than todays covers. Artists known exclusively for their work in comic books are not included. Pages in category 1970s science fiction novels the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Your science fiction ebook cover design will include your own title, your author name and any tagline or subtitle you wish to include.

For sure, in the early years of the decade most paperback publishers were still following the looselimbed 1960s paradigms of messy abstracts. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. The defining science fiction books of the 1970s auxiliary. The golden age of scifi art is usually considered the era of the pulp magazines of the 193040s but i think that the 1970s was the high water mark of science fiction illustrations. Writing in 2003 about that cusp year, michael moorcock noted. When using illustration or an image on a book cover, its helpful for scifi and fantasy writers to show original images to help set themselves apart from the. Buy products related to science fiction books 1970 products and see what customers say about science fiction books 1970 products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Like most guys, ive got posters of heavily muscled men on the walls of my room, and can say that i honestly have no problem staring at the male form for hours on end. Chalker when it caught me eye in a supermarket, of all. Yonderworldly design offers book design services ranging from covers, interior layout and formatting, marketing graphics, and even author branding. Premade book covers premade fiction, science fiction book. Where a compelling book cover design might attract a new reader, a boring or confusing cover might lead them to keep browsing without another thought. When it comes to book covers, sales departments have often had.

My favorite sf paperback covers of the 1970s active maas. Hes just so awesome unless this list is titled other than frazetta 2. Best scifi of the 1970s this list is for science fiction only. He was one of the main cover artists for astounding science fiction magazine during the early 1950s. Mar 15, 2019 an incredible collection of 31 awesome pulp science fiction covers. Somewhere along the path, science fiction turned from campy 50s pulp to a sophisticated level of aweinspiring scope. Assorted 1970s surrealistic faces by richard powers. However there are pretty good fantasy specific lists that should be used instead. Go too far and it risks descending into cliche and general ridiculousness. Frank frazetta fantasy world doubleday science fiction.

Van dongen was active in the sf field until the early 1960s and later in the 1970s and 1980s when he painted several terrific cover illustrations for analog. This is a 2014 edition of the classic heinlein novel, first published way back in 1942. It will soon be 40 years since jg ballard published the terminal beach, brian aldiss published greybeard, william burroughs published naked lunch in the uk, i took over new worlds magazine and philip k dick published the three stigmata of palmer. Premade book covers premade fiction, science fiction book covers. Find this pin and more on sci fi book covers by jonathan sharp. Berkey was one of the men that intrinsically helped the industry transform. The updated version required a careful hand, and bob. When this list was originally created it was expected to have both fantasy and science fiction. See more ideas about sci fi books, science fiction books, sci fi. Jul 10, 2019 here are fifty notable science fiction covers from the golden age of paperback fiction. Science fiction book covers of the 1960s and 1970s blast their way onto your retinas like an acid trip from beyond the universe.