This week we will talk about science fiction and futuristic book covers. I chose some covers of series I read and we will judge the books only by the cover here. In no way does it say anything about the book.

The fascination with the future and the advancement of our life is and proballly will always be a topic where the author’s imagination can go wild and shine. Join the conversation and don’t forget to tell us which is your favorite and which one is not. *wink*

Caro: The good thing with Gini Koch’s Alien series is that you can’t mistake it for anything but Sci-fi. I mean come on…it’s in the title! LOl But apart from the title the covers themselves always show Aliens and Alien technology. Dos Santos never does wrong.

I really like the cover for Unacceptable Risk. It’s edgy without overdoing the sci-fi elements. That woman looks kick-ass!  I like everything about it. I love the city view in the title too. 2 thumbs up!

Humm well the Gena Showalter book is not my cup of tea.If there wasn’t the little subtitle stating it an Alien book I’d never guess. It looks too blurry and a bit confuse. Not bad but I wouldn’t be attracted to this cover in a store.

Susi: I do adore the covers in Gini’s series but this one is probably my least favorite. It does look kick ass and all but Kitty looks weird to me.I do love the fierce looking poof though.

The cover for Unacceptable Risk is great. As you said the sci aspect is only slightly visible but still it shows what this book is about- human enhancement. I like and well the book rocked.

I actually have to disagree on the Showalter cover. I think it’s great. I love the golden skin tone and the smoky atmosphere. Yum.

Caro:  I must admit that the Linnea Sinclair covers look a bit cheesy. LOL don’t hurt me! I’ve heard a lot of good about this series and I plan on reading it sooner or later but to be honest I wouldn’t pick it based on its cover. But hey at least with the Space background you know it’s sci-fi 😉

It’s a good thing Susi chose the covers because I’d never guess that Enemy Games and Captivated are Futuristic/sci-fi books! I got the genre completely wrong. My only problem with Enemy Game is the improbable pose of the model.  Look at the angle of her right leg/ankle *shrug* .Captivated has a yummy guy on the…*stares & drools*…sorry I mean yeah it has redeeming qualities LOL

Susi: I have to say this Rebels and Lovers  cover surprised me. The other titles in this series were more scifi looking so I wondered why this one looks like suspense. And well yes there is space or something in the back but the couple sets the tone.

I do love the Marcella Burnard covers- so pretty and yes the girl’s pose looks awkward and I never would have pictured Jayleia like this.

The Captivated cover is rather meh for me. The dude is hot and all but the other ones were better aranged. The blue background isn’t prominent enough for me. I really prefer the covers for Undercover, Relentless and  Insatiable. They have that certain extra I miss in Captivated.

Caro: When I first saw the Silver Shark cover I thought it was SO fugly! But after seeing it so often it lost the shocking fugly aspect now I just think it’s meh. But I’ll give you that it does look like a sci-fi/futuristic cover.

Endgame and all the covers in the Jax series just ROCK. I love them to pieces. It’s exactly how sci:fi covers should look like in my opinion. .The woman looks fierce and kick-ass (without having to be half-naked and slutty!) I love these covers so much that I have all the books even though I’ve only read the first 2 so far LOL.

Chain Reaction is much like the Linnea Sinclair cover. It’s clear that it’s Sci-fi with the planets and all. It’s a simple cover and it doesn’t overdo it. So it’s okay.

Susi: I have to agree 100% about the Silver Shark cover. It’s not very great but the story is awesome. I would buy Ilona’s books without any cover at all because I know it will be fab.

The Aguirre covers are awesomesauce. And yes, it’S great to see a kick ass woman who’s actually wearing clothes that would work in a fighting situation. So pretty and well just perfect.

The Chain Reaction cover reminds me of a tv show teaser or even movie poster. The faces are too prominent for a book cover for me. It doesn’t really intrigue me.

Caro: OMFG even after months of seeing the cover of Tangle of Need it’s still so fugly I need brainbleach. First how can you tell this is futuristic story? well you can’t. And no…no seriously it hurts my sensibilities. EWWWWWWW.

I really like the Nico Rosso cover, I really do. My favorite cover of the series. I even like the blue lady. The planet shot is interesting and it’s all well integrated together.  All good!

The In Death covers never looks futuristic. If I didn’t know they were once again I’d never guess from the covers. This particular edition really doesn’t appeal to me. You can’t see much on these covers.

Susi: Yes the cover is ugly and  really don’t know what they were thinking. But the covers in this series never were pretty. But nonetheless the books are great. I like that Singh’s vision of the future not only has the technological advanced world but also a biological evolution in it. Reallly like that.

I don’ like the Rosso cover at all. I think it’s my least favorite in this series. The girl is blue and the dude is not my type lol. I like the rest though but well the faces are too prominent again.

And well the J.D. Robb covers are probably made that way to appeal to a wider audience and even get people to read it who would usually never touch a scifi novel. I do like the little hints we get in the bottom though. I would have never bought them because of the cover alone though.

Caro’s

Favorite: Endgame, Unacceptable Risk and the Gini covers

Least favorite: Tangle of Need *gag*

Susi’s:

Favorite: Endgame

Least favorite: Tangle of Need *shudders*

What do you think about these covers? Which do you like which do you hate?

What element do you like to see on your Futuristic/scifi covers?

Do you think adding space/stars background is enough to make it a Sci-fi cover?

About Susi

Susi is a geeky vegetarian from Gemany. She just finished university and now works as a civil engineer in steel construction. Besides her reading addiction she also knits like a maniac while listening to audiobooks. Susi also blogs at the Secret HEA Society.

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