V. A. Boston (@vaboston)

I like The Devil's more. Some of it is probably that I'm not a big sci-fi reader, but there's also so much going on with the sci-fi cover. It's clear enough, and it's definitely way above the average indie cover. However, even when there's a lot to it (and I've definitely loved some busy covers), I like a certain cleanness and clarity to my covers. Nicholas Kotar's covers usually hit well for me, as have some classic Gene Wolfe ones. For sci-fi, I've liked some older, pulp-era covers, like Princess of Mars, some Leigh Brackett, and one cover I saw for Hyperion. I didn't finish Hyperion, but the cover helped encourage me to check it out. With the pulp covers, there's clarity in many of the designs that a lot of people don't reflect today.