Penguin has been publishing eminent - calibre paperback of classic science fabrication since the late 1950s . As time convert , you’re able to see how the book covers move from stately scarlet and black ( above ) to crazed psychedelia ( below ) .
I lie with that the claim of Pierre Boulle ’s now - illustrious novel La Planète des Singes was originally translate as Monkey Planet . Does n’t quite have the same ring to it without the aper .
John Wyndham , ever fond of crazy monster covered in tentacles , seemed to get the best covers even in the sedate 1950s .
I absolutely love that Pohl cover with the spaceship made out of a finger . It ’s sort of a Terry Gilliam bet – the space opera that throw you the finger’s breadth .
you’re able to see all these covers and many more , with elaborated account of how they come about along with information on the art directors and artist demand , atThe nontextual matter of Penguin Science Fiction website .
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