The Friday Face-Off is a meme originally created by Books by Proxy and now hosted over at Lynn’s Books. The idea is to compare the different covers of a book with each week being a certain theme.

This week’s Friday Face-Off theme is a cover that is or depicts something furry: “In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.” I have selected A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill.

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And the winner is… COVER B!

The way the beast forms a tidal wave bearing down on the wooden cabin intrigues me. The use of texture adds to it.

What are your thoughts? Do you agree with my winner, or does one of the others work better for you? Let me know in the comments!

Next week’s theme is a cover that features or appears serpentine: “Eternity is a circle, a serpent that swallows its own tail.”