My 10 Favorite Fantasy Covers

So, we’ve got that old adage about not judging a book by its cover but, let’s face it, we do. That’s part of why books HAVE covers. Well, cover art that is. Have you ever read a book that had cover art you could just sit and stare at?

I have, and here are are my top ten favorite fantasy book covers (of books I’ve read and have in my collection):

1. Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Petersen

   This cover drew me to the Archaia booth at Comic-Con when I was headed somewhere totally different.

   

2. OD Magic by Patricia McKillip

   This is a really beautiful cover. It’s one of those that’s a bit obscure to the actual book it covers, but it’s so darn nifty it’s hard to care about that.

   

3. Yendi by Steven Brust

   I loved this cover when I was a teenager. It’s coolness dimmed slightly after I’d read several of the books and realized the character had a mustache and likely wouldn’t wear such a fancy pants cloak. Still…

   

4. Dragonsinger by Ann McCaffrey

   I admit it: I read this book for the cover. I was a junior high student and my English teacher had it in her room’s library. It’s one of those that is a bit shy of the actual characters once you get into it. But I don’t care.

   

5. Traitor’s Moon by Lynn Flewelling

   I can just stare at this cover for hours.

   

6. Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy

   I love how the art for this cover wraps around the book to make one large picture.

   

7. Polgara the Sorceress by David & Leigh Eddings

   Great cover that’s not only something great to look at buy does a great job of presenting the main character.

   

8. Monster by A. Lee Martinez

   Great graphic design on this cover art that makes it look like a Yellow Pages ad for the special animal control agency one of the main characters works for.

   

9. Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones by Brandon Sanderson

   Everytime I pull this one off the shelf to re-re-read I have to pause and stare at the cover for a while. I also love that, on the hardcover, the cover art is printed on BOTH the cover and the dust jacket.

   

10. Throne of Jade by Naomi Novak

    Simple but striking. This is another I just have to stare at when I re-re-read it.

    

What are your favorite fantasy book covers?

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