Friday, January 22, 2021

The Friday Face-Off: Alien Encounter


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Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme at Books by Proxy. Join us every Friday as we pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe. You can find a list of upcoming topics at Lynn's Books.

This week's topic is:
Alien Encounter
 
I couldn't find any books with aliens on the cover, so I opted for a book about aliens/with aliens in the title: Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the search for Extraterrestrials edited by Jim Al-Khalili. There are only a handful of editions, but I still enjoyed looking through all of them. 

Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeAliens: Science Asks: Is There Anyone Out There?Одиноки ли мы во Вселенной? Ведущие ученые мира о поисках инопланетной жизни
2017 US Hardcover | 2016 US Paperback | 2018 Russian

Alieni: C'è qualcuno là fuori?Εξωγήινοι Η επιστήμη ρωτά: Υπάρχει κάποιος εκεί έξω;
2017 Italian | 2020 Greek


My choice(s):
Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeОдиноки ли мы во Вселенной? Ведущие ученые мира о поисках инопланетной жизни
I picked two for different reasons. I think the US hardcover fits the content the best and invokes an air of intrigue, but the aesthetically I think the Russian cover is beautiful!

What cover(s) do you like the most!?

2 comments:

  1. The two US covers are really cool!

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  2. I love the Russian cover! Its quite different from the others, maybe thats why I like it😁

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