Which classes of ship are which in the art on the covers of the three books in the Imperial Radch series?
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2+1 for the side-by-side presentation. I hadn't realized all three covers were parts of the same artwork!– SimonCommented Mar 21, 2019 at 17:20
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@Simon - I've added the un-typographed version (available here; orbitbooks.net/2013/07/01/…)– ValorumCommented Mar 21, 2019 at 17:27
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2Seems like artistic license. Big one may be a Justice, but small ones don't belong to 3 main classes IMO.– MithoronCommented Mar 21, 2019 at 17:34
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1That means all the cover art was done in 2013, in time for the first book, which means it was done before Swords and Mercies were described. So the background is likely intended as either a Justice or a station.– DavidWCommented Mar 21, 2019 at 17:34
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7@DavidW - Or more likely just "random ships against a background." which is John Harris' speciality as a cover designer– ValorumCommented Mar 21, 2019 at 17:36
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I believe the large background ship is a Justice. Justice of Toren to be precise. The others are probably just shuttles, as Ann Leckie often mentions that shuttles are the ones that transport passengers from one ship to another, and from ship to station.
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To back what up? I said "I believe" and "the others are probably just shuttles". I have no idea why I'm being downvoted for an answer like that. Anyway, this is my own conjecture, because the small starships kinda look like modern military planes. Additionally, there's this image from Orbit books showing different ship sizes: static.wikia.nocookie.net/imperial-radch/images/b/b4/Ships.jpg/…– MichaelCommented Dec 8, 2023 at 20:08
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Around here, we're not looking for wild mass guessing. The best answers have evidence to back up the assertions made.– ValorumCommented Dec 8, 2023 at 20:17
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