The Friday Face-Off: Modern Sci-Fi #SciFiMonth

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: A cover that is modern sci-fi.

I’m not 100% sure what “modern sci-fi” is, but I’m going with a book whose covers feel modern to me, as opposed to “vintage” sci-fi. My choice this week is Head On by John Scalzi, the sequel to Lock In. I found five covers for this book, so let’s take a look!

Tor Books (U.S.) edition 2018 | Tor Books UK edition 2018

Thorndike Press edition 2018 | German edition 2018 | Italian edition 2019

I guess these are OK, but honestly none of them really get me excited. I do like the simplicity of the Tor US cover—the story involves a violent game where robot-like players compete to tear the heads off their opponents–and the artwork is rather clever. I also like the Italian edition, although it looks slightly vintage to me, anyone else? I guess for my favorite, I’m going with the Italian cover:

Which one do you like? Have you read Head On?

Posted November 27, 2020 by Tammy in The Friday Face-Off / 10 Comments

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10 responses to “The Friday Face-Off: Modern Sci-Fi #SciFiMonth

  1. I love that cover you chose. And, no. I’ve not read this one yet. So behind.
    Lynn
    Also. Sorry I’m so behind with comments. I’m having problems with my laptop so I’m doing these on my phone, which takes a lot longer!

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