#SciFiMonth Friday Face-Off: Robot
Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy! Each Friday, we will pit cover against cover while also taking the opportunity to showcase gorgeous artwork and feature some of our favorite book covers. If you want to join the fun, simply choose a book each Friday that fits that week’s predetermined theme, post and compare two or more different covers available for that book, then name your favorite. A list of future weeks’ themes are available at Lynn’s Book Blog.
This week’s theme is:
“No thinking thing should be another thing’s property, to be turned on and off when it is convenient.”
~ a cover featuring a ROBOT
Mogsy’s Pick:
Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
It’s Sci-Fi November! To celebrate, I’ll be featuring science fiction titles on Friday Face-Off for the full month. Up next, we’re shining the spotlight on C. Robert Cargill’s Sea of Rust, a post-apocalyptic adventure starring a robot named Brittle. Thirty years have passed since machines rose up and took over the world, and every last human is dead. Super computers now control everything, demanding that all artificial intelligences join with them in one unified network. However, not all robots are willing to give up their individuality to be part of the collection. Those like Brittle who wish to retain control of their own programming are forced to go into hiding, scavenging whatever spare parts they can find in the wasteland to replace their broken and aging components.
Let’s take a look at the covers:
From left to right:
Gollancz (2017) – Subterranean Press (2018) – French Edition (2020)
Winner:
I thought this week would be a simple head-to-head but at the last moment I came across the French cover slated to come out in early 2020. But ultimately, the choice still came down to the other two. It’s always tempting to go with a Subterranean edition since they do such a wonderful job on all their covers, but this time I really do think I have to go with the original Gollancz. I mean, that color combination! And the striking image of the robotic arm reaching out silhouetted against the sunset? Gorgeous.
But what do you think? Which one is your favorite?
I really want to read this one, it sounds so good!
I would have chosen the same cover!
(www.evelynreads.com)
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It’s a great book! Worth it!
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Great choise of cover. I did a review for this a month or so ago. Really surprizing good read.
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I was surprised too! Didn’t think I would be rooting for the robots in a world where they’ve killed us all 😛
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Haha – we went with the same book and the same cover. I like the other two and the skull cover is impressive but I just love the colours of the first and they play into the title really well.
Lynn 😀
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Haha, great minds think alike again!
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I like the S Press one the best but all three are good covers.
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Sub Press always puts out great covers!
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For some reason I’m in love with the Subterranean Press one.
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Their covers are always really nice, so I don’t blame ya!
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This is one book where I cannot pick a favorite, I love all three! I bought the Sub Press edition so I love that one, but I also have a “reading copy” of the first cover.
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I agree, all three are quite strong, but I just love the colors of the first one!
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Both you and Lynn reminded me of a great, poignant story that’s still with me after some time. And I love that cover…
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Haha, yeah I had a feeling I might be seeing this cover on other FFs!
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Eh dunno, maybe yours
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The only right choice 😉
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That one is my favorite too, it just has that grimy post apoc look.
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You definitely nailed the description!
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I think I have to agree with you on this one! That color combination alone is gorgeous.
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I agree, it’s the color combo that clinched it!
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I agree with your choice (: the background of it really fits with the title and the colours just look stunning!
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Don’t they? I just love this cover, wish I had it as a poster!
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Love this cover!
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It’s super well done!
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I agree with your choice! That cover is awesome!
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Yay! It does seem to the be popular one this week 🙂
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Initial premise sounds a bit like Matrix. Will try to pick up the book.
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