Jul 05
No bigger image availableBook Wench Comments: ‘Fear in Firland’ is a true masterpiece, written in the 1970s by the vicar of Ladywood, it has all the worst bits of Narnia thrown in with some Native American (?) possibly Middle Ages… something… Any cover that can combine flying saucers and squirrels are okay with me!
Published 1974
(Average: 8.34 out of 10)
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July 5th, 2012 at 10:01 am
“Aw heck! Here comes Xenu to crash the party!” Seriously, this does look like cult literature you might unwittingly get handed in the street.
July 5th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Forgot to post the back cover blurb:
“Young King Richard and his friends are working hard to create the free, happy land of their dreams. Their peace is shattered when a race of insect-like creatures arrive in space ships… the exciting story of how the time-travelling wizard…d Greylin goes forward into the present from the fifth century to find help. After a number of false starts he returns with three teenage cousins and a secret weapon to defeat the invaders.”
July 5th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Once again the members of the Star Trek club prepare to crash the Ren Faire.
July 5th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Blondes have no fun in Firland.
July 5th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
I read “Fear in Finland” at first. And the double take award goes to:
the lei’d baby deer
July 6th, 2012 at 3:09 am
Just to quote the wonderful ending:
“..we have one big question. We all want to know how you did it. What was the white powder? It was not paprika…pepper…was it?”
“Poof! No!” said Angela. “We wouldn’t waste good pepper on that lot.”
“As a matter of fact,” said Edward, “it was DDT. They were only insects after all!”
With such quality writing, it’s little wonder this is such a classic…
July 7th, 2012 at 6:40 am
Good to know that even though they come from the other end of the galaxy, the space people also use a varmint-based currency system.
July 7th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Are we sure this isn’t a rejected cover for a Däniken book?
July 17th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
That font and colour coordination really strains the eyes!
Is it me or does everyone there seems to have a haughty look about them?