Aphorisms: Judging a book
You can tell a lot about a book by its cover.
Sure, you won’t be 100% certain, but the cover gives away a lot about what will be inside. It’s supposed to.
The best science fiction has cut rate artwork. Any cover that says this is “book 7 of the Blah Trilogy” will be vastly inferior to book 1 of said trilogy. If the cover says “By the author of Other Book” you should read Other Book first. Vanity publishings are generally easy to recognize and avoid.
Obsolete Saying
You can’t judge a book by its cover.
