The Friday Face-Off: Sunrise/Sunset

The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme!

This week’s theme: “The sunrise was the colour of bad blood.” – A cover featuring a sunrise/sunset.

I’m so glad I remembered that Hyperion by Dan Simmons features a sunset (or is it a sunrise?) on the original U.S. cover. That made it easy to pick a book this week! Hyperion is one of my all time favorite SF books, one I’m tempted to reread but also afraid to, for fear of ruining my memories. There were plenty of covers to choose from, so here are my favorites:

U.S. Bantam Spectra edition 1990 | French edition 2000

Norwegian edition 2013 | Spanish edition 2005

U.S. Spectra edition 2011 | Subterranean Press edition 2012

French edition 2007 | Polish edition 2015

If you haven’t read the book, that spiky monster is the Shrike, and he’s an important character in this story, which is why he’s featured on so many of the covers. As far as favorites, I’m really drawn to the Norwegian edition, probably because of the color and the simplicity. I also love the original Bantam edition because that’s the one I own. But I think the prize this week has to go to the Subterranean Press edition. The Shrike holding the baby is a chilling image, and it sums up the theme of the story really well:

Which one is your favorite?

Posted April 26, 2019 by Tammy in The Friday Face-Off / 17 Comments

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17 responses to “The Friday Face-Off: Sunrise/Sunset

  1. It’s funny because everyone you mentioned are the ones I like the best. I’m also drawn to the colors on the Norwegian one and the Subterranean Press one is just plain wicked. I don’t know if I would like this book but I have only heard good things about it.

  2. A fabulous choice – Hyperion is a wonderful read. Though, like you, I don’t want to reread it, just in case:)). All these covers are striking and well crafted – but my favourite is the French Pocket edition, produced in 2000.

  3. Ooh- this is tough this week because the styles are all so different. I like something about them all. I think I’d have to go with Norwegian 2013.

  4. What an excellent choice, sorry I’m late checking this out – away at the moment and the wi-fi is terrible!. I love your cover and I also like the French and the Polish ones too.
    Lynn 😀

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