Feb 19
Click for full imageLook the font is just too big we can’t fit the whole word in there. But hold on… Hold on a god damn second. What if we spelt it, DRA – GON and put it on two separate lines? Then all we’d have to do is add a dragon firing a laser from its mouth. God, I’m good.
It has come to our attention that this book is not Sci-fi nor fantasy. It is in fact a political thriller.
We appologise, but the cover is still amazing!
– Good Show Sir
(Average: 8.55 out of 10)
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February 19th, 2010 at 9:21 am
I’m no english language scientist but doesn’t, ‘Truely Horrific’ usually mean something you’d want to avoid?
February 19th, 2010 at 9:56 am
That font is a disaster. I really love the word “the” they squashed inside the “D” letter.
time to fill in the “…” i think.
Truely Horrific font, btw an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile roughly moves with the speed of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
February 19th, 2010 at 10:59 am
After a quick search. This book really is just called ‘The Dragon’. I can’t see any obvious reasons why they split the words.
Though could be something to do with the story. Maybe? I do enjoy:
“Along the way, the reader finds the expected sex scenes with full-breasted female Russian military officers seducing those who stand as a threat.”
Probably should have bought this one then…
February 19th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I’ve read it. Standard cold-war thriller fare, neither SF nor Fantasy. No scaly dragons with lightsabres jammed in their throats, handle-first. It goes without saying that the latter would have improved the book enormously.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
What this isn’t sc-fi/fantasy. D’oh. It even confused the second hand book shop we found it in.
The missile thing makes a little bit more sense though.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Aaahh..that old deadly laser cunningly disguised as a dragon trick. Gets ‘um everytime!
February 19th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
I think the fact it’s not scifi, makes this cover even more impressive.
Any scifi fan will look at it then read the back, then quickly put it back on the shelf.
Anyone looking for a cold-war thriller won’t even touch it because of the laser breathing dragon on the cover… except for maybe Adam 😉
Surely there must be some sort of dragon, even in a metaphorical sense? How did it ever get published with that cover? And why Dra-gon and not Dragon?
very confusing
February 20th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Yea the dragon is representing the Chinese. The book is about the treat of an all out nuclear strike on them. Scary enough… I think that’s actually a nuke being fired into its mouth! haha
There is simply no reason for the dragon to be seperate though. Check out the orginal cover:
http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-DRAGON-By-ALFRED-COPPEL-1977-FIRST-EDITION_W0QQitemZ380206628640QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20100216?IMSfp=TL1002161410008r25386
February 20th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Just think if they’d put the hyphen in the wrong place: Drag-On. Wouldn’t exactly sell the book, would it?
February 20th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Full title: Drag-On: A Saturday Night at Lovegrove’s House.
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Adam! James! Leave it! It’s not worth it!
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Hmm, i think somebody is upset they weren’t invited to a certain saturday night party. or not.
Do you think Ann Summers do drag parties?
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Yeah, not up to Adam’s usual standard of wit or of benevolence. But (*sigh*) I shall rise above.
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:24 pm
That sounds like an invite to lovegroves house!
Paaaarrrrty!!!
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Though I did neglect to notice the drag.. Part of the party.
Time to buy a new frock 😉
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:12 am
I like to dress like a tomboy when in drag.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:28 am
It actually sounds like Adam may have started something here. All right, then. Everyone round to mine. Bring your bets frocks and frillies, and I’ll put on the Abba.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:47 am
I’m just jealous that James looks so much sexier in a dress than I do.
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I do, it’s true.
March 27th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
“Truly horrific”, quoth the cover.
Truly terrific, morelike. Majestic. Love the surprised look on the dragon’s face. “Whut? Lazorz?”
October 1st, 2010 at 12:05 am
Not a sci-fi or fantasy novel? That’s probably why they had trouble with the word “dragon”.
October 1st, 2010 at 8:27 am
This thread is really dragging on.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
You can’t leave out the visually impaired, you know. They might want to know what they’re reading. Oh, you mean they were only visually impaired AFTER looking at this cover . . .
October 18th, 2015 at 5:56 pm
Dragon – or how to hide “the D” in plain sight
Tango Herd by Colde Frapple
‘Truly horrific, slow scribble that moves at the speed of an incontinent senior’ — Fii McLillies
October 22nd, 2015 at 5:52 pm
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