This cover is particularly pretty in person -- it is sort of three dimensional.

This cover, and the insides of the cover, and every single page, were all absolutely gorgeous.

I've had the luck to meet a few cover artists at conventions over the years, but I never seem to meet the artists who work on the books I like best. I may have to make a list!

Sandi, I was going to pick a de Lint cover but couldn't choose from among them all. He has an artist that he frequently works with, doesn't he?

I love Edward Gorey, a few years ago I had a Gorey planner. Each one I've gotten since then has seemed so dull in comparison.

I love the covers of the temeraire series...the rich colors and the dragons are beautiful...and the books are really great too! The cover of the last one isn't as good as the rest...

Then there are dustcovers from the days of old too. I have one i bought at an Oakland, CA yardsale, just because of the dustcover art. Never read the book-cannot remember the title, but I dig it out now and then-like a rare treasure. early 1900's.

I love the cover for Charles de Lint's . I actually think that de Lint has some of the best covers out there.

Not only is it my favorite book, I'm in love with the cover.

*phew* I feel better then. It's among the books I haven't managed to finish yet.

Same here, Jim. Cool concept, great cover, rambling not quite successful book.

Inkheart
Not my favorite book, but I really like the cover.

Debbie wrote: "That is obviously Macavity!!"

Yes!

That is obviously Macavity!!

Love Gorey!



From Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Illustrated Edition

Oh yesssss Gorey!!

Oh yes, the original covers for DragonSinger and DragonSong -- Dragondrums, too, even though it was my least favorite of the three. I have another book with a cover from a similar or the same artist (never checked) called Song of the Pearl -- not so great a book (although I find myself re-reading it every few years).

Ohhh -- and any book by Edward Gorey!

I had that Interview with the Vampire paperback. And I still have the Dragonsong with that cover. Laura Joh Rowland's Sano Ichiro mysteries have had some great covers.

I have, too, Sherri. I get attached to particular cover art, and I hate it when it gets updated and "improved." For example, Dragonsong, by Anne McCaffrey.

, this is the one I love. Since then, these have appeared:

I've actually hunted down particular covers on books I wanted. The original paperback cover for Interview with the Vampire, for instance -- white, with three models posing as the three vampires, with "Claudia" as a blonde Lolita-esque child in a short, wide skirted dress...that was the only cover I liked, and when my first copy of the book "vanished" on a loan out, I hunted for months to find another.

Also, the original art for The Left Hand of Darkness is one of my favorites. I'd love to find it as a print or a poster.

How to choose just one?!? I can't, so here's five of my favorites:

Half Magic, by Edward Eager

The Changeover, by Margaret Mahy

The Darkangel, by Meredith Ann Pierce

Kat Kong, by Dav Pilkey

The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin

This one has always stuck in my head:

http://www.bookcoverarchive.com/images/b...

I hate that I do, but I really love the Twilight series covers, the black background and the bright red and white graphics on them look so sharp.

The insides, though, that's entirely another matter.

You can't judge a book and all that, but a good one really helps - here's my favourite from my To-Read shelf

http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/2769...