Nov 30
Click for full imageI’ve heard on the grapevine that science fiction slash fantasy readers only want one thing. Naked women! What’s with that, eh? What we need are dudes. The type that make you feel really uncomfortable. No mention of fantasy or anything. Just a dude and… The Quest!
(Average: 8.55 out of 10)
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November 30th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Gah my eyes really are burning with this one.
It makes me feel a little bit… dirty….
Right, that’s it I am not taking any more pictures of these books. That’s the final one. Naked women will follow tomorrow! *giggles*
November 30th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Oh good lord.
He looks like a Giant, just bathing himself in the sea… i bet thats it, its the story of how Finn McCool forged the Giant’s Causeway in his “quest” to be with his Scottish lover Benandonner (rather unfortunate name).
November 30th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I shall dedicate tomorrow to braiding, trimming and starching my underarm hair until it too says ‘Kearney is a master storyteller’. Very neat trick, yer feller has there.
February 3rd, 2010 at 2:28 am
That’s not about sf/f readers; it’s about romance readers. Hence the blurb from Henley. Also the lack of women with swords, explosions, or starships.
April 22nd, 2010 at 8:42 pm
She’s a female author of a genre that likes naked people on their book covers. So it actually makes a lot of sense.
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:33 pm
And he shaves his pits…hmm
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:35 pm
There’s nothing wrong with a well waxed man… wait… that came out all wrong… wait… uh oh
May 30th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
This fellow does NOT look like he’s on a quest, unless it’s for the perfect sauna.
December 3rd, 2011 at 11:55 pm
I’m rather glad that these types of books (romance-(any other genre)) all have very similar covers. Its like having a big red light and siren blaring “Warning! Warning!” so one isn’t even tempted to pick it up.
At least that’s how it works for me. I suppose for some it has the exact opposite effect….
October 23rd, 2013 at 6:34 pm
I take it back, perhaps The Quest is for a deodorant that stays fresh all day…
October 23rd, 2013 at 8:12 pm
That’s the most hilarious cover typo ever. This book is actually called THE CHEST. There’s a sequel too, THE PIT.
October 23rd, 2013 at 9:11 pm
@Jaouad: I read that one. It STUNK.
July 7th, 2015 at 8:17 pm
The Quest for a gentler exfoliating creme.
July 7th, 2015 at 8:47 pm
Shouldn’t SuSan Kearney be a mistress storyteller..?
July 8th, 2015 at 2:35 pm
I really appreciate the attention to layout that gave us the armpit blurb.
July 8th, 2015 at 2:43 pm
Actual bio:
“About the author (2006)
Susan Kearney used to set herself on fire four times a day. Now a USA TODAY bestelling author, she does something really hot–she writes romance. She can apply the old rule of “write what you know” and never run out of ideas for characters and plots. An All-American and professional diver, expert in martial arts, sailor, real estate broker and owner of a barter business as well as women’s fitness and three hair salons, she has enough material for a lifetime.”
July 12th, 2015 at 4:14 pm
@RachelJ: as well as enough hair for a lifetime, not that the cover’s much indication…
December 17th, 2015 at 7:58 pm
If his head’s touching the clouds, and he’s chest-deep in the ocean . . . then yes, definitely a giant. Much better-looking than the ones in fairy tales, though.
January 28th, 2017 at 1:59 am
This is my QUEST,
To follow that STAR,
No matter how shirtless,
No matter how far!
September 25th, 2019 at 11:02 am
The novelization of the Jean-Claude Van Damme martial-arts film THE QUEST was not what I expected…
September 25th, 2019 at 11:26 am
@ARY: Oh, I think it was!
August 17th, 2020 at 11:46 pm
NSFW