By Les Phipps Throughout history, there have always been books that have been banned for various reasons, whether this is political, racism, bigotry, sex, homophobia, religion, there are hundreds of reasons why even down to the cover, not the content. Books have been banned, some quite correctly and some for more dubious and sinister reasons […]
Month: September 2017
Do you know your Sci-fi terms?
The world of science fiction has brought us some of the most famous and best-loved works of fiction. From H G Wells to George Lucas and everything in between, there are so many science fiction terms out there that it can be easy to feel like you are Lost in Space. So here is the […]
Robots, ray guns, rockets. Spacecraft, solar systems and Science Fiction cover art!
Despite not always being set in some kind of off-world, futuristic space colony, the aforementioned tropes have been featured so heavily in cover designs they have become synonymous with the oft maligned and much adored genre. With the proliferation of mass market science fiction paperbacks through the decades there was a high demand for visually […]