This or That...

 This or That?

We talked about book covers recently. And I had mentioned that I usually like the UK covers more than the US covers, but there are exceptions. I've noticed lately that there are many US covers I like more than the UK version. Here's an example of a big difference in the covers of Starter Villain by John Scalzi. 

I was looking to buy a copy of this book, it's gotten lots of great reviews and sounds like a fun book (in a science fiction, you better be able to embrace an alternate world, kind of way). Way different concepts on how to illustrate the cover. 

Which do you like better? This one or That one? 

Which do you think is the UK cover? 

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Do you need to know more about the book to choose? Here's the blurb from the publisher...

Starter Villain by John Scalzi... Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place.

Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan.

Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.

But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they're coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital.

It's up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyper-intelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good.

In a dog-eat-dog world...be a cat.

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At first I really didn't like the Cat in the suit cover. But it started to grow on me. And I do like cats. The left cover is a nice graphic design. This One or That One? Have you guessed which cover is which yet? Okay, let's see if you're right... The UK cover is on the left, US cover is on the right! 

Let me know which cover you like better in the comments below!

P.S.

There actually is a great special edition of the one on the left with beautiful sprayed edged from Inkstone Books, an online bookstore that specializes in Science fiction and fantasy books. Here's their special edition of Starter Villain...