Alan Dean Foster SF Covers #1

ALAN DEAN FOSTER...

Probably my favourite SF writer of all time - he's a genius at combining whit and scientific foundations.

Here's some examples of the awesome covers he has out there:

space commute - original poem

 

space commute

I'm sure

we haven't

we couldn't have

travelled that far

or I hope

we mustn't

but what defines fear anyways

but simple

serotonergic secretions

who needs em'

when the Milky Way's

outstretched arms

seem to embrace

an infinite assemblage

of rock monsters

conversing on metal plates

radioactive in glowy spins

and meteorite dragged

mobile homes

searching for something else

another locale

remember

The enforcement's near

no idling past 15 minutes

on the rain shadowed

playground lawn

yawning at daylight

built for communal play

in the differential equations

projecting us

deeper into space

all in a hard day's labor

space commuter

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16554224-space-commute--by-Colvet

Uploaded to AP on 05/29/2022 by COLVET

diamond dusted mirror - original poem

 

diamond dusted mirror

maybe my face

won't seem so repulsive

my features less unsettling

if i buy a diamond dusted mirror

from ancient times

so the portaled tarnished ghosts

can help me wash my hair

brush my teeth

and just tidy up

routine maintenance is tricky

having a soul trapped

in a time line different

than my bodily vessel

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16549245-diamond-dusted-mirror-by-Colvet

Uploaded to AP 05/26/2022 by COLVET

Brian Aldiss Covers #1

 Another of my SF favourites who has some amazing cover art on his literature creations:  Brian Aldiss

Let's take a look at 8 notable covers here and appreciate the art.  I will do another post with some variants and alternative titles.  For the novels listed here, there are 3-5 cover variants that all rule.

field notes #3 (Q67-99)

67.  Have you seen this man?

68.  Are you dreaming?

69.  Did it hurt to die?

70.  Why do people fanatically enjoy/follow school shooters?  

71.  Who was the first furry?  Was he/she a sexual deviant?

72. Why does my left pointer finger twitch?

73. Is trainhopping going to become popular again after war/fallout?

74. Is God dead?

75. Are demons real?

76.  Are angels dressed in white?

77. Is purple “royal” because it also the third eye chakara colour?

78.  Do police still carry bats?

79.  Do cops actually enjoy a disproportionate amount of donuts compared to the median consumption rate of donuts for all people?

80.  Does my breath stink?

81.  Why is the yellow Listerine the only colour to “feel” like its cleaning anything out of your mouth?

82.  Is Brian Bellflower an alien?

83. Why does Punxsutawney Phil exist?  Hold old is he?  1886?  Why?

84. Why do most people find the British (general) accent attractive?

85. What happens when a hacker hacks a fellow hacker?

86. Are lima beans severely underrated?  

87.  Read more Kant?

88. What is the best type of van to live in?

89. Does AI make drawing obsolete? Photography?

90. If we are all from Adam and Eve, does that mean we are inbreds?

91.  Who was the first patient zero?

92. Are all homosexuals latent heterosexuals? Vice versa?

93.  Are more heterosexual men latent homosexuals than women?  

94.  Has anyone made USB-chargeable crack cocaine carts/vapes yet?  

95. Do two mirrors create a spiritual portal?

96. What is objectively the most painful medical procedure?

97. Do Russians still do sleep deprivation experiments?

98.  Why is tax-free televangelism/tithing legal?

99. Is red actually angry?  Who is he/she mad at?  Who hurt him/her?

Piers Anthony Covers #1

Here's a list of 10 notable paperback covers from Piers Anthony - a famous fantasy and sci fi writer.  

I have only read Mercycle by this author thus far, but hope to dive into more of his works soon.  I will likely leave the Xanth series for last since there are so many of them and I have heard people give less than stellar reviews.  

I am holding out until after I read Chthon since I have heard that book was lovely.

Clifford D. Simak Covers #1

Clifford D. Simak is one of my favourite SF authors and his works have some of the coolest cover art as well.  Just wanted to post some photos here to appreciate the awesome art.  I have the following 9 titles and covers, but there are so many other titles are variants out there too.  Awesome SF art and writing here!