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more about #bravenewworld more comments → Dirk Anger: De Elektrische Nachtmerrie? And here I thought title translations to Spanish were lame more » Bigdamnhero: Thank you. That was a wonderful waste of an hour. I got a kick out of the Dick covers. You can just hear the designers thinking, "I gotta stick som... more » gods-n-clods: Water from the well, this is. Must preserve them for future generations. #bookcovers more » SJ_Edwards: #bookcovers [www.chrisfossart.com] more » SJ_Edwards: Awesome! For me, it's the polychrome space derelicts of Chris Foss's covers, that will forever populate the endless Oort cloud of my mind........ [en... more » Pittsburghmuggle: There was a Asimov's Foundation book cover that had a girl standing atop something with her back to us with ruins in the background. I didn't read th... more » rroonnbb: Shelfari (www.shelfari.com) has a cover history for just about any book - here's the page for Neuromancer: [www.shelfari.com] and one for Dune: [www.... more » veeerules: Wow, I've suddenly had some flashbacks of rummaging through boxes of my parents' books in dark corners of the basement... I think it is fun to try and... more » HowIsYourFlat: This could have been awesome if each edition's release year or date was displayed. But I like this. #bookcovers more » gd01skorpius: Lol at the Enterprise in the spanish War of The Worlds #bookcovers more » Chip Overclock: This is an awesomely cool idea. After all, it's the cover that catches our eye. And covers are representative of the time and space from whence they c... more » Garrett Steele: I love looking through cover art like this, but one got a belly-laugh out of me before I even started with the gallery. I have to say, I'm really digg... more » Lowry: Some of the coolest classic sf covers I've seen are from the spanish editor Martinez Roca: [www.flickr.com] Worth checking out... #bookcovers more » Lalei: This reminds me of one of the sessions of a sci-fi lit course I took last year, where our professor showed us this awesome powerpoint on sci-fi book c... more » Obama takes time to read kotaku's comments...: Fahrenheit 451 #10 is my copy #bookcovers more » -
#coverart
A History of 16 Science Fiction Classics, Told In Book Covers
A single book can inspire a wide range of covers, and sometimes those covers can be works of art themselves. We look at some classic science fiction novels and the various covers they've worn throughout the years. More » -
#bravenewworld
How Brave Will Ridley Scott's New World Be?
Ridley Scott isn't just directing the Alien prequel, he's also involved in a movie adaptation of Brave New World, as we reported last year. A screenwriter's on board, but Leonardo DiCaprio's mooted star turn is raising some concerns. More » -
#foundfootage
Leonard Nimoy Wants You To Do Drugs And Have Orgies
If the new movie of Brave New World ever gets off the ground, it probably won't feature Leonard Nimoy in a yellow frock, as the benign leader of the drugs-sex-and-conditioning fake utopia. Too bad. -
#exclusive
Ridley Scott Confirms He's Making Brave New World
We got the chance to ask science fiction legend Ridley Scott for an exclusive update on his adaptation of Aldous Huxley's classic dystopian novel Brave New World. While he's still knee-deep in the details of the adaptation, he's already got some strong opinions — including his view that Brave New World is closer to the truth than George Orwell's 1984. So what does Scott have in mind for his Brave New World? More » -
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#falseutopias
Paradise Is A Lie: A History Of False Utopias
If you're living in a shiny happy world where everything is provided to you, and your white pajamas never ever get stained, then chances are you're in a false utopia. Someone's going to be coming and harvesting your organs, or culling you at age 30, or drugging you into obedience. The fake paradise built on a foundation of shit seems to flourish most during times when technology seems to be solving all our problems (like during the dotcom boom.) Click through for a list of false utopias. More »
