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Rendezvous With Rama

How do cover artists tackle a cylindrical alien starship?

Adam Rowe

20 Jun 2020 • 4 min read

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My 2024 Christmas Gift: Desktop Backgrounds and Phone Wallpapers

Last year, I did a sci-fi-themed gift guide for the holiday season – you can check it out here. However, in all honesty, I'm not much of a physical gift giver, and it was hard work to put it together. This year, to save me from tears, I'

23 Dec 2024 3 min read

Spherical Red Aliens

I received one of my occasional requests a while back, from someone trying to track down a 70s paperback cover illustration. The description? It featured "creatures (Martians) in the shape of red balls with very long arms and very thin legs." I put out the call on my

09 Dec 2024 3 min read

Blue Skies

The alien planets that retro science fiction cover artists tend to feature in their landscapes are often weird colors: Trees don't always have to be green and water doesn't have to be blue. Other artworks, however, retain the comforting, natural colors of Earth. Sometimes, adding a

02 Dec 2024 5 min read

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