John Harris is an artist with a very recognizable style; the images here are book covers for Ender’s Game and Speaker For The Dead, both by Orson Scott Card. His website states:
John has now spent thirty years illustrating work by some of the best science fiction writers… Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Frederik Pohl, Orson Scott Card, Samuel R Delany, Ben Bova, Allen Steele, and many more.
Odds are, if you’re an avid science-fiction reader, you’ve seen some of John’s work. Check out his website for more information, and this excellent post for many more images!
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#1 by Nenena on September 27, 2008 - 9:08 pm
Wow. You know, I adore Ender’s Game/Speaker for the Dead, and I read both books over and over again when I was in middle school… But I never really looked at the cover illustrations before. I remember that the covers of my paperback editions were so crammed with giant text that the illustrative artwork didn’t even register in my brain. Wow. These are beautiful. I can’t believe that I just ignored those covers for so many years.
#2 by Danielle on September 28, 2008 - 4:41 pm
I know what you mean — I did likewise for many years. The top one I recognized instantly, but only because that cover is so distinctive to me… that distant horizon. It wasn’t until I went back a few days later to look again that I realized, oh, that’s the Speaker for the Dead cover! The art is just fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed!