On: New Wave Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1964–1983

[briankelly]

I just read Concrete Island by JG Ballard and surely it was something. I do want to check out The Crystal World.

The cover art on these books is just the bomb.

[demondemidi → briankelly]

Ironically, the hardcover version of "Concrete Island" that I had was ... solid grey! :| It was probably a book-club edition because it was a very small-format hardcover.

[briankelly → demondemidi]

I have a print on demand (or whatever that’s called) and its cover art is generic and unremarkable. The first printing had a cool cover though.

[getwiththeprog → briankelly]

And as we all know, the cover is the best way to judge books...

Also there are multiple cover arts! Which editions are you referring to?

[briankelly → getwiththeprog]

I particularly like The Fifth Head of Cerberus and Dangerous Visions covers.