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Dave Dempsey

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11. 1. 2013 - 13:03

Today's Webtip: Pulp Science Fiction

A short history of the art of SF covers.

You might not be able to judge a book by its' cover, but you certainly can judge the cover. And when it comes to science fiction, the pulps have it.

ACE publishing

The article is pretty short, and the gallery is very limited, but it does provide some basic background for anyone interested in the genre. As is so often the case, it takes the comments to provide the really interesting stuff, like a mention of something called the Science Fiction Authors Database.

Something that is very basic, very retro, and very much fun to browse.