Since I feel bad for making fun of the ugly covers, here are all the best book covers from the year! A lot of them are graphic novels this time around, and a bunch showed up on my The Good list(*)!
The Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
This cover really captures the dichotomy in the book between prim Victorian sensibilities and invasive gennome-mapping technology.
The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
*I really like the art style, which I guess is how most graphic novels end up on here.
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
*This is my aesthetic, basically.
Piper by Jay Asher
*Of course gorgeous graphic novels have gorgeous covers.
Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel
When a woman writes an AU crossover fic, it’s trashy, but when a dude does it, it’s Serious Literature(TM). Read the rest of this entry »