Despite an aversion to YA, I'm drawn to
GRAVITY because of its simplicity. There are no naked torsos or
angst-ridden teens, just the Earth from space. The fonts used are
beautiful and elegant, and fit the overall theme without dominating. All
in, its a very eye-catching cover that makes me want the book, and
that's kind of the point.
GHOST PLANET, Sharon Lynn Fisher
What
I love about GHOST PLANET is how the main characters are shown in
reflection. With one male and one female, it's obvious that the book is
sci fi romance but again there's no naked torsos or the traditional
cuddle that usually says SFR. This cover is much more subtle, and I
think the conjunction also hints at an unbalance within the story.
A STAR SHALL FALL, Marie Brennan
London in flames and a dragon in the sky. What more do I need to say?!
THE KINGDOM OF GODS, N.K. Jemisin
I
have to admit to liking this cover for its likeness to Stargate's
Atlantis. The swirling sea hints at danger, while a scattering of stars
suggests magic. But what grabs me is the almost-invisible antagonist (I
presume) - the eye in the sky. The overall impression is one of beauty
with an undertone of freaking creepy.
BLACKBIRDS, Chuck Wendig
I
absolutely love this stark black-and-white image by Joey Hi-fi and so
have a lot of cover competitions. Miriam (the protagonist, if you've not
read this book yet) is shown in relief, her picture made up of birds.
This is a strong theme through BLACKBIRDS and sequel MOCKINGBIRD, which
has a similar cover. A creepy, grimy (but great!) cover for a creepy,
grimy (but fabulous!) book.
Bio
Born and raised in Manchester, UK, Misa Buckley grew up watching Doctor Who and Star Trek. She was fascinated by stars and space travel and avidly followed every Shuttle launch. But while TV fed her love of the future, books tapped into a fondness of fantasy, devouring books by Anne McCaffrey and David Eddings.
The extraordinary fascinated her, but growing up she’d rather be out horse-riding or practising her artwork than writing. It wasn’t until she’d married college sweetheart and had their first child that she discovered fanfiction, which offered her the chance to play in the universes she loved to watch.
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Upcoming release
TIN CAT
A year after the accident that put her in a wheelchair, Amber Gerald has more or less gotten used to living with her impairment. It doesn’t make a difference to running a comic book store anyway, and the customers have been the best support group she could have wished for.
When she rescues an abandoned cat, Amber has no idea that she’s interfering in the mad scheme of a time travelling bank robber. Or that the man that walks into her store dressed like Blade is about to become her bodyguard.
Between being an unwitting owner of an android cat and falling for a cybernetic bounty hunter, Amber finds her life a whole new level of weird as science fiction becomes a very real factual threat.
Released 4th March 2013 from Champagne Books
So what do you think of Misa's choices? Have any caught your eye?
Bio
Born and raised in Manchester, UK, Misa Buckley grew up watching Doctor Who and Star Trek. She was fascinated by stars and space travel and avidly followed every Shuttle launch. But while TV fed her love of the future, books tapped into a fondness of fantasy, devouring books by Anne McCaffrey and David Eddings.
The extraordinary fascinated her, but growing up she’d rather be out horse-riding or practising her artwork than writing. It wasn’t until she’d married college sweetheart and had their first child that she discovered fanfiction, which offered her the chance to play in the universes she loved to watch.
Find her at
Website
Goodreads
Upcoming release
TIN CATA year after the accident that put her in a wheelchair, Amber Gerald has more or less gotten used to living with her impairment. It doesn’t make a difference to running a comic book store anyway, and the customers have been the best support group she could have wished for.
When she rescues an abandoned cat, Amber has no idea that she’s interfering in the mad scheme of a time travelling bank robber. Or that the man that walks into her store dressed like Blade is about to become her bodyguard.
Between being an unwitting owner of an android cat and falling for a cybernetic bounty hunter, Amber finds her life a whole new level of weird as science fiction becomes a very real factual threat.
Released 4th March 2013 from Champagne Books
So what do you think of Misa's choices? Have any caught your eye?
All great covers! I own the first two, and I'm going to have to take a look at the others. Thanks, Misa!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, Pippa for hosting this feature on your blog! I've added a lot of new SFR titles to my TBR list. :)
Thanks, Misa! I have to admit I was very pleased with my cover too. :) Tor was awesome to work with on this.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love these other covers too, especially Blackbirds! So eye catching and interesting.
Wow, A Star Shall Fall and the Blackbirds covers are really fantastic! Thanks for sharing :)
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