Typography - 9 - Book Covers

Today while looking up information on the novel that we will be creating a book cover on I found the original cover of the book.

Now the cover is successful because it has a style and feel that relate to the story itself; however, the information doesn't seem to have any information. Too much is trying to be said on the front of the book. The blurb in white at the very top has more weight than everything else because it has the highest contrast with the background. This block of information also draws away from the title Neuromancer. Luckily the title and the author are bolder and larger than the rest of the text which helps it become more noticeable, yet the hierarchy is pretty much nonexistent.  It sees like this is a trend that is very common in books that were published in the later 20th century.