Podium II’s cover art detail for the 1973 edition of Philip Wylie's The End of the Dream (1972), via @SFRuminations
George Turner's Beloved Son centers on astronauts returning to an Earth that’s transformed for the worse - making it a good candidate for a Space Helmet Reflection cover like John Verberk's, for the 1979 Dutch edition. Thanks to @SFRuminations for this.
Richard Powers’s 1957 cover art for City at World's End, by Edmond Hamilton
1970 Richard Powers cover art to The Day After Doomsday, by Rena M. Vale
Wendy Pini’s cover for the August 1974 issue of Galaxy, illustrating the post-apocalyptic world of ‘The Company of Glory,’ by Edward Pangborn
Bob Abbett’s 1973 cover for Transfer to Yesterday, by Isidore Hailblum. Via @SFRuminations
A post-apocalyptic scene for Walter S. Tevis's 1980 novel 'Mockingbird.' It's by an uncredited artist, but it might be Lou Feck, who did his share of decrepit skyscrapers.
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