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I have a huge crush on these covers from the most recent Penguin Classics Science Fiction collection (2021). Those that I've read are really some of the finest of the genre, Lem's Cyberiad, Ana Kavan's Ice, the Stapledon, the Lovecraft and of course Abbot's Flatland. These covers make me want to fill the gaps.... I am not a huge Sci-fi fan but I like to dabble ;) Can anyone recommend any here?
Thanks for the rec. I will add to my list. My favourite Vonnegut so far is Galapagos, but not that many of his.
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Yes they are incredibly enticing. Love the minimal(ish) black lines on white, refreshing to look at.
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Flatland, The Cyberiad, Cat’s Cradle and anything there by Samuel R. Delaney or Olaf Stapledon. I’ve only actually read Flatland out of that selection, but have read other works by the authors.
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So I have a blind spot with Delaney, never read a thing. So perhaps I'll go there next. Love all the others you mention. Stapledon's Star Maker is excellent but the one that blew my mind was his Last and First Men.
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The big one from Delaney is Dahlgren which I have not read. It’s supposed to be quite difficult (like Finnegan’s Wake kinda difficult). I read one other shorter one & really liked it: “Nova”
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'employing a Le Corbusier modular man diagram is a beautiful connective tissue to utopian rationalism' 🖤
The imagery so works for the story.
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I recommend Zamyatins „We“. This is great Antiutopia from 1920th before „1984“ & „Brave New World“.
And covers are great!
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I forgot to add that I've read that one, I loved it and found that it planted very vivid images in my mind.
Yeah, a strong design decision, and a bit of a departure from what they usually do. It paid off, I think
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