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April 06, 2006
HYDROGEN STEEL--The Cover
This, folks, is the cover for my next book, HYDROGEN STEEL, courtesy of noted illustrator Mark Evans. I think it looks damn spiffy, even if I do say so myself. Publisher Brian surprised me with this earlier this week. I'd been nagging him for some months about the need to get a cover going for the new book, but had heard nothing in return, until he just casually mentions, "oh by the way, the HS cover is in the bag", and sent it over.
Well bugger me with a brick! This is amazing! The Edge website is now listing it in their forthcoming books area, and you might just be able to pre-order it.
UPDATE 15/4:
I've learned today, via Taleswapper, that the cover image Edge has organised for HYDROGEN STEEL very likely was not commissioned specifically for my book. At first I was a bit disappointed--but then I thought back to Ye Olden Days, in the 70s, when I was a teenager, and first reading sf. A great many sf books in those days, particularly the ones from British publishers, featured covers by the likes of legendary cover artist Chris Foss (my favourite), for example. Those same illustrations also served as cover art for genre magazines of the time, or interior art. There was one mag, I think with a dull title like Science Fiction Monthly (no decent link available), which featured one of these spectacular (yet vague and often a bit surreal) paintings as a huge centrefold each issue. At one point, around '79-81 or so, I covered the walls of my bedroom in a vast frieze of these centrefolds. It was glorious, being surrounded by such imagery. (My parents despaired of how there were going to fix all the drawing pin holes in the wall plaster, but that's another story.)
In other words: I'm none too bothered about the HYDROGEN STEEL cover image not exactly being commissioned just for my book. It's still a great image, and does indeed go with the book's thematic issues.
Posted by adrian at April 6, 2006 03:58 PM
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Wow. That's really gorgeous artwork. Stunning.
Posted by: Steve at April 25, 2006 12:16 PM
I'm glad you're not too upset. It did occur to me after noting it that it might not be the best news. It's still a pretty cover.
Posted by: taleswapper at April 19, 2006 01:21 AM
Taleswapper--I was not aware of this detail. After looking at the site you pointed to, it *is* the same image, same artist, etc. Damn. I appreciate you pointing it out, though. Thank you.
Posted by: Adrian at April 15, 2006 02:58 PM
Pretty cover. It's also the cover for last month's F&SF magazine:
Posted by: taleswapper at April 15, 2006 02:50 AM
Now that is one fabulous cover. Damn, my bookshelf is gonna look so cool with that right next to Eclipse. Yes, they're so gorgeous I'm gonna put them face out.
Congrats, Adrian! And happy birthday, old bean!
Posted by: Charlie at April 13, 2006 05:03 AM
Oooh!!!!! (*very impressed*)
Posted by: Cheyenne at April 11, 2006 09:42 AM
Ah, at last. Amazon.com now (finally!) allows one to order Eclipse! Done and now waiting for it to arrive, in May or perhaps June... Do the Canadians ship stuff to the U.S. via horse drawn coach or perhaps by catapult and hot air balloon? Anyhow, we'll get you an Amazon sales ranking for Eclipse yet Adrian :-)
Posted by: David S. at April 11, 2006 05:54 AM
Well, hot damn. The best cover yet, I'd venture. Me like.
Posted by: pastamasta at April 10, 2006 04:28 PM
Absolutely a Stunning cover, Adrian. Now they just need to get it onto the store shelves wher people can see the dang thing.
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at April 8, 2006 08:05 AM
It looks totally frakkin' awesome! Bee-yootiful.
BTW, I finally caved and ordered through Amazon. I'm looking forward to getting it some time in June =P
Posted by: treefen at April 7, 2006 12:04 AM
dude! that is one heckuvaamazing cover! it's really great. i like it the best out of the three so far. three! adrian, this is number 3! i am so proud of you. :D
Posted by: river selkie at April 6, 2006 11:57 PM
David--I'm not sure, either, re Amazon.com's listing. It seemed to take an age for them to even recognise Eclipse, let alone put it up. You can order it from Amazon.ca at this address, though even there it will be a few weeks. Personally, I'd suggest contacting Pulp Fiction in Brisbane and asking them to ship you a copy.
Posted by: Adrian Bedford at April 6, 2006 08:22 PM
Yep, that's a cool cover, very nice.
So wot's happening with Eclipse and Amazon.com? It's (finally!) appeared there, but only as a "special order" with long shipping time and, it appears, no way to actually order it... This didn't seem to happen with OB (not by the time I'd heard about it anyway). OB was orderable like any regular Amazon title.
Posted by: David S. at April 6, 2006 07:46 PM
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