Here we are again with the Friday Face Off meme created by Books by Proxy .  This is a great opportunity to feature some of your favourite book covers.  The rules are fairly simple each week, following a predetermined theme (list below) choose a book (this doesn’t have to be a book that you’ve read), compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite.   Future’s themes are listed below – if you have a cover in mind that you’re really wanting to share then feel free to leave a comment about a future suggested theme.  I’ve also listed events that take place during the year, that I’m aware of, so you can link up your covers – if you’re aware of any events that you think I should include then give me a shout.

This week’s theme:

Your earliest sci-fi read or the first sci-fi you reviewed

My earlier reads are all pre blogs and therefore no reviews and I think the earliest book I can recall that meets this week’s theme was The Time Machine by HG Wells.  I’m guessing I was probably around 13/14.  This was a time when I was slowly reading through books on my dad’s shelves, usually skulking away in my bedroom.  Here are the covers:

Let me start by saying there are A LOT of covers for this book. I’ve chosen only a tiny selection.  Definitely a theme of timepieces going on here which isn’t a surprise.  The covers that immediately stand out for me are:

I love the Masterworks covers so that had to be a contender.  The second cover, well, I like the old style font combined with the modern light and the monsters hiding behind all the cogs and machinery.  The blue cover just really appeals to me, maybe because of the colours, it seems to have a certain grace – and just check out that cover with the retro vibe – I love it.

My favourite this week:

Do you have a favourite?

I’ve updated the list now to include themes for next year.  If you know of an event that’s coming up let me know and I’ll try and include covers that work for the event itself so that you can link up to the Friday Face Off and, as always, if you wish to submit an idea then leave me a comment – or if you’d like to host a week then simply let me know.  Also, I would just mention that it’s very possible that some of these might be repeats from previous FFOs although I have tried to invent more ‘open ended’ prompt that can be interpreted differently and also prompts that relate to emotions.  Finally, don’t struggle with any of these, this is meant to be a fun way of highlighting books.  If you can’t come up with a book you think fits for a particular week use a freebie – perhaps a recent read for example:

Next Week : A book with ‘star’ in the title

2021

November – Sci Fi Month

12^th – A book with ‘star’ in the title

19^th – Futuristic vista

26^th – A Black Hole – in the universe or going deep into the ground

December

3^rd – Windswept, the classic figure, stood majestically, with wind blowing out in a fetching way

10^th – A fairytale retold

17^th – Winter Solstice approaching – anything cold and seasonal

24^th – All things fire – red hair, red covers, fire breathing dragons, simply fire?

31^st – What’s your catnip – if it’s on a cover you have to pick it up