Dec 11
Click for full imageGuy sits uncomfortably on the tail of a space shuttle. Don’t forget huge shiny text. And we’ll have to quote another one of her books, something that will really appeal to those hardcore Sci-Fi readers. Oh oh! I know. Dragons of Pern. Ace!
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December 11th, 2009 at 5:42 am
Typically hideous US typography aside this isn’t so much terrible as really, really puzzling.
Why is the man sitting on the shuttle?
Is he really big or the shuttle really small?
Is he doing yoga or trying and failing to sit crosslegged in the insouciant (James Bond) English manner (ankle to knee)?
Is the shuttle suspended on string?
If so, why?
It’s beyond me. Perhaps the book makes it clear.
(Hint to publisher – covers which require you to read the book before you can understand them are not helpful as the first thing by which a reder will judge the book.)
December 11th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Best I can reckon it: the A in ‘pegAsus’ is the Hideous Font-Spider of Doom; it has woven itself a web of pure Font and snagged a fly the size of the space shuttle.
December 11th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Why are lasers coming from the shuttle trying to destroy the flight word? Maybe it needs to get it out of the way or they’ll crash.
December 11th, 2009 at 8:56 am
The dufe’s posture is very confusing, and the ‘A’ is pretty special looking.
SI: maybe it’s the flight word that is shooting lasers at the shuttle? No, that’s just stupid… i’ll go now…
December 14th, 2009 at 5:03 am
He’s not sitting on the shuttle he’s doing an excited irish style folksy jig. Hence the big woollen jumper and floppy hair.
April 19th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Thing is, the cover fits the contents there. Peter, the boy there, is paralyzed from the neck down, but regains the use of his body through telekinesis. He’s actually the most powerful telekinetic on the planet, and his education, development, and eventual involvement in the space program– along with the politics thereof and discrimination against the psychics of the world– form the thrust of the book. It’s fairly symbolic but, Peter + Shuttle is pretty much a good metaphor for the main plotline.
April 19th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
No, it’s a good metaphor for the plotline of the *next* book. This book only features telekinetic control of shuttle at one point, and Peter never actually sees it and certainly is never close to it.
And why is the shuttle connected to the word ‘flight’ with parachute cords anyway?
Sorry, this is just a bad cover.
December 7th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Psst! Dragons of Pern *is* science fiction. Although not great science. Two passing planets would cause a lot more damage, and fiery thread would be the least of the problems.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:19 am
Yep, this is fairly accurate to the story. Peter is actually paralyzed from the neck down and he uses telekinesis to move around–unlike all the coverart that has floating people in awkward positions for no dang reason!
August 27th, 2015 at 12:39 am
Tip: If the cover features someone who looks like they need an actual chair, as opposed to a non-appearing invisible one, due to their awkward position – regardless of actual in-story reasons for said awkward position – the art needs some re-doing.
Also, I was under the impression that Peter uses his telekinesis to appear non-paralyzed, and that means using it to move his body like a normal, non-paralyzed individual. That position does not fit the bill.
October 13th, 2015 at 8:33 pm
The rocket swing wasn’t enough to cheer him up.