presents a cover for an early Star Wars rip-off, the 3rd book in the Star Quest trilogy. Written by an author better known for westerns, all 3 books came out in 1978. Reviews are savage, but the cover rocks. It looks like Vincent Di Fate, to me.

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2020-01-25

present this Hildebrandt cover for Starcastle's third album, Citadel. I bought this album on release in 1977, got it because of the cover, and discovered a good record that can best be described as Yes lite. Forty-three years later, I still listen to it.

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2020-01-18

opens the new year by recognizing Vincent Di Fate, another of sci-fi's great artists. As with other artists, Di Fate's work is easily recognizable, draws the eye, and feeds the imagination. I'd certainly check out any book that featured this on the cover!

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2020-01-01

presents a Brothers Hildebrandt cover for a series I never heard of - Chronicles of the Lost King by M.S. Murdock. I must not be the only one, because the I can't find copies with this art on Amazon. Murdock has since released the books digitally, sans this art.

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2019-12-27

takes a moment to post Jeff Doten's cover for SOP's latest novel. It's not my first homage to space opera's golden age, but it's my best. If you've enjoyed these posts and like space opera, check it out:

https://t.co/h5obeSPxOB

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2019-12-23

reminds everyone there are only seven shopping days left till Santa takes off in Rudolph, his red-nosed rocket, to bring toys to the galaxy's good boys and girls.

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2019-12-18

presents this Freas' cover for Christopher Anvil's Pandora's Planet (aka Earth). Anvil engenders sympathy for the invading Centran Empire in a story where things aren't quite what they seem at first glance.

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2019-12-13

presents another Kelly Freas cover because nothing says space opera to me quite like Freas artwork. Freas was a legendary SF artist who genuinely loved the field and the fans, and was known for helping new artists who were just breaking into the field.

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2019-12-07

closes out this look at Sword & Planet with this cover for a British RPG. With this image, Italian artist Francesco Francavilla captures the mystery, the adventure, and the allure that draws me to read and write S&P.

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2019-12-03

continues its Sword & Planet theme with my favorite non-Burroughs S&P novel. After ERB, no one understood S&P better than Leigh Brackett. She filled her stories with exotic settings, strong characters of both sexes, exciting action, and inspired my Scout series.

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2019-12-01

sticks with its sword & planet theme with Burroughs less well known Venus series. The Amtor (aka Venus) books are less well known than the Barsoom (aka Mars) books, but the Carson Napier tales are packed with adventure and romance (but without Mars' naked women).

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2019-11-29

finishes our brief look at women in bottles with one last cover. If you're interested in bottled babe stories, I've got nothing for you. For fun space opera stories, check out the link to my website.

https://t.co/CKAJxypd6O

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2019-11-17