Worst fantasy book covers

I weep for the author who finally gets their book published, only to have an atrocity like these slapped on the face of them. Thousands of unique premade fantasy book covers created by professional designers. October 1953 issue of the magazine of fantasy and science fiction, cover. Here are thirteen scififantasy book coversfeaturing stunning landscapes, dragons both fearsome and anatomical, vintage space illustrations. See, i like compiling lists, so i began searching for 25 of the worst fantasy book covers ever produced.

Its a crazy little world we live in when one of the best selling modern fantasy series has the consistently worst covers in a genre already known for some dubious cover. Colin greenlands harms way cover at left is nothing too terrible it fulfills what a scifi cover is supposed to deliver. Books where the only picture is that amazing, badass, incredible one plastered right there on the cover for you to see. Remember, authors rarely get to influence their cover art choice and bad covers are usually not their fault. Science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal book cover designs. See more ideas about fantasy book covers, sci fi books and sci fi. So with out any unnecessary explanations, here are my next five nominations for worst fantasy covers. We post so many great design examples here on bored panda that, im afraid, it can sometimes make you feel bad about yourself. This was in ye olde 90s before al gore invented the internet and the only computer game i had ever played was alley cat like canada, my family were late adopters and only experienced the 80s in the. For example, serif fonts that have an older feel to them are often used by fantasy texts, and sans serifs create a modern look are often used in scifi novelsthey convey a sense of the future. Any book by robert stanek is easily going to be the worst book you ever read.

Maybe the translator took some artistic liberties with the story, to make it. The glory of bad sf and fantasy cover art books the. Science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal book cover. Cracked has a great article up, looking at the best of the worst of fantasy and scifi book covers. Often described as the worst fantasy novella ever written, the eye of argon is difficult to read with a straight face.

I wonder how many of the book covers on this list where voted up simply because the voter liked the story. Feb 09, 2017 a lot of scifi and fantasy book covers rely on fonts to help showcase the genre in which theyre operating. Personally, one of the worst covers ive seen is the cover of j. Covers that look like they were painted by the fat chick who runs the dragonwolffairy art table at the local anime convention. I didnt remember the book covers being particularly awful, mostly because the cover art for the earlier books i had was decent. Send us your terrible covers so we can document the carnage to our eyes.

Great prices, fast turnaround, and one on one collaboration are just the start of the fantastic customer service you get with fantasy book design. On the whole, however, i think the genre has produced some great imagery, and has moved away from the gaudy paperback covers it became famous for. Apr 19, 2014 worst fantasy book covers part 2 posted on april 19, 2014 by bookwraiths your favorite dose of bad fantasy covers is back with some really bad examples of fantasy art, not just the art itself but also the nonsensical nature of some of these covers. Best fantasy book covers fantasy books can have some of the most striking and beautiful covers. The 10 most awesomely terrible sci fifantasy paperback covers. Wok is one of my favorite fantasy covers, handsdown. Ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to. I dont know if these books are good, but i do know if i pulled any of them off a shelf theyd go right back there.

Boris vallejo in 2020 fantasy book covers, pulp fiction. Sep 27, 2011 the glory of bad sf and fantasy cover art. Mar 10, 2020 world of tiers vol 1 philip jose farmer cover by boris vallejo the world of tiers, vol. Fantasy novel cover art is often wonderful and awful and laughable in a way that is independent of the actual content of. To make the natural transition from athletic prowess to fantasyscifi books. There are different lists for criticizing the insides.

This is the first of the two volumes issued together by the science fiction book club in and again in contains the first and second world of tiers series novels. Good show sir only the worst scififantasy book covers. May 20, 2015 sff book covers that made you pick up the book. It just looks so damn silly, and whoever the guy on the cover is it might be raif but im. Boris vallejo in 2020 book cover art, fantasy book covers. Dec 03, 2017 we ignored the cardinal rule of literaturedont judge a book by its coverto assemble this collection of 2017s best book covers. The original published version was full of typos and reflected theiss poor understanding of grammar and artistry. Kesrick by lin carter this book was released way back in 1982. Please title your cover submissions as name of book by author. Halloween is such a great season for scares, but whats really scary is that a whole team approved these book covers for publication. I happened across a picture of the old cover for robert jordans lords of chaos and was reminded that i always found this to be one of the worst fantasy covers ever. Mar 25, 20 i happened across a picture of the old cover for robert jordans lords of chaos and was reminded that i always found this to be one of the worst fantasy covers ever.

The worst fantasy books of all time title explains it all. Fantasy book covers book cover art fantasy books fantasy artwork pulp fiction book science fiction books a princess of mars space princess john carter of mars. It so bad, that ironically enough in this modern age, it still very bad. And there are just so many fantasy books with bad covers. Im now a massive fan of paperback book covers specifically fantasy and sci fi ones. I dare anyone to best the accolade of worst cover ever. When kindle cover disasters debuted on tumblr earlier this year, the internet roflmfaod at the truly heinous designs. The five worst book covers ever books the guardian.

Terrible fantasy book covers the something awful forums. I think the harry potter book covers are for the most part very ugly. They say you should never judge a book by its cover, however sometimes you cant help it. Who knows whether these where innocent over looked mistakes, or if the publisher author did it. The type of font you should use will largely depend on the genre that your book is written in. Like most guys, ive got posters of heavily muscled men on the walls of my room, and can say that i honestly have no problem staring at the male form for hours on end. May 26, 2016 the 16 most misleading book covers of all time.

And her premade covers rival any custom covers out there, period. Here are thirteen scififantasy book coversfeaturing stunning landscapes, dragons both fearsome and. Each book cover is 100% exclusive and sold only once. Particularly when the title says something like everyone poops. Worst book covers literature a forum of ice and fire a. Aug 07, 2014 the five worst book covers ever when penguin posted the artwork for their new edition of charlie and the chocolate factory on facebook, users guessed it was a new cover for lolita or the valley of. Feb 10, 2012 the 10 worst fighting fantasy covers of all time back when i was a fantasy loving nerdling with suspect taste in books, i was big into gamebooks. Anony mouse requested the bestworst cover art from genre fiction. Take your pick of the wot covers and youll at least make the full top ten list. Again, this listopia list refers only to the outside packaging. Bradbury is sufficiently recognisable to appear on his own book covers. Below are some of the covers made by bookflys designer. Like most guys, ive got posters of heavily muscled men on the walls of my room, and can say. May 12, 2017 the type of font you should use will largely depend on the genre that your book is written in.

I was going to declare this next one the worst fighting fantasy cover of all time before i realised how much of a mistake that would be. The absolute worst part about every fantasy novel, apart from the writing, is the ludicrous cover art they all seem to have. Feb 22, 2020 this feature is not available right now. The five worst book covers ever when penguin posted the artwork for their new edition of charlie and the chocolate factory on facebook, users guessed it was a.

This entry was posted in cover lover, fantasy, lists and tagged david drake, dragons teeth, fantasy art, glen cook, harry turtledove, lord valentine s castle, mercedes lackey, robert silverberg, the black company, worst fantasy covers. Thats why its good to look at some bad works from time to time, to be more specific, we want to show you 30 worst book covers and titles. As i was reading it, i was convinced that its a brilliant tongueincheek parody of 90s fantasy. Boris vallejo in 2020 book cover art, fantasy book. A few other bad book covers i can think of off the top of my head that i have are dragonmasters great book, almost all the wot books good books, and a couple zelazny books also very good books. Good show sir only the worst scifi fantasy book covers. The best book covers of march 2020 by frannie jackson march 31. I havent seen many fantasy covers depict the uniqueness of their world in a single snapshot like that before. His work with bookfly and his experience as an audiobook cover designer have given him the opportunity to create hundreds of covers across a wide range of genres and authors. May 14, 2014 now, we have a great selection for you this time around with some varied examples of what not to put on the front of your fantasy novel if you actually want people to buy it. If nothing else, a lifetime of reading comic books has given us an.

Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles youve ever seen. The 40 worst book covers and titles ever created blazepress. The best fonts to use on a book cover by genre inspired. Fantasy book covers book cover art fantasy books fantasy art pulp fiction art science fiction books pulp art sci fi books cool books. The glory of bad sf and fantasy cover art books the guardian. We ignored the cardinal rule of literaturedont judge a book by its coverto assemble this collection of 2017s best book covers.

Fantasy book covers that make you stop and say, what the gently caress. I know you can hardly contain yourself, but before you stop rolling your eyes, let me. I wonder how many of the book covers on this list where voted up. I actually loved one of her covers so much i purchased it before even having a story for it. They say you cant judge a book by its cover, but you can sure as hell judge the covers of the books. I know you can hardly contain yourself, but before you stop rolling your eyes, let me explain. Maybe the translator took some artistic liberties with the story, to make it a little less of a fantasy horror, and a little. A recommendation that i made in my previous blog posts is to always look at the bestselling book covers in your genre. Worst book covers literature a forum of ice and fire.

A lot of scifi and fantasy book covers rely on fonts to help showcase the genre in which theyre operating. This is true whether you are an author selfdesigning your cover or a book cover designer designing a book cover for a client. May 11, 2017 50 hilariously bad kindle covers previous slide next slide 1 of 51 view all skip ad amazons kindle ebooks have revolutionised the way that people can read, write and publish books. Your favorite dose of bad fantasy covers is back with some really bad examples of fantasy art, not just the art itself but also the nonsensical nature of some of these covers.