This Russian edition, published in October 2018 by Эксмо: fanzon, is my favourite by a long country mile. Because if he was, then there would be no moral tussle about destroying him and the rest of his kind. And Rex looks like a ravening monster, which the book goes to some lengths to demonstrate that he isn’t anything of the sort. But once again, that red stripe in the backdrop and the muted tone of the colours projects horror, rather than the military science fiction adventure that morphs into the consequences of taking this step which accurately reflects what this book is about. Published by Planeta9 in 2020, this Czech edition is more representative of Rex than any of the previous offerings. I am not sure that I like the blue as much as the warmer, more doglike terracotta tones. This edition, published in June 2018 by Head of Zeus, is a different colourway of the main design. And this cover doesn’t so much as hint at that. It devolves into a courtroom drama as the ethics behind producing genetically altered animals as a weapon of war are examined. Yes, Tchaikovsky writes some gritty battle scenes, but that isn’t the focus or narrative engine of this book. The genre it projects is dark, dystopian sci-fi horror – and this book isn’t anything like that. It is ugly, unclear and worst of all – completely misleading.
Published in October 2019, by French publisher Denoël, I think this is cover is shocker. My niggle is that this book isn’t all about a pack of ravening beasts – it is a genetically crafted wardog that stands seven feet tall and the cover isn’t representing that content. The warm colours work well and I like the large, blocky title font.
It is one of those covers you look at once, twice and then see something else there. This is the default cover for this book – and is clever and eye-catching. This offering was produced by Head of Zeus in November 2017. I’ve selected Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky – see my review.
This meme is being nurtured by Lynn’s Book Blog and this week we are featuring covers with DOGS. This meme was started by Books by Proxy, whose fabulous idea was to compare UK and US book covers and decide which is we prefer.
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