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Click for full imageBookworm Bas Comments: I prefer the other ‘The Star Beast’ cover. Aside from the background and the questionable suit coloring at least the artist got the lummox roughly right; on the other hand maybe it is better to have the reader use thier own imagination.
Published 1971
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August 24th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Just one question: Which is the star beast, the three eyed-worm-building or the butterfly?
Anyhow, I guess the following sentence does not appear in the book: “I didn’t see that coming …”
August 24th, 2010 at 9:33 am
The star beast, defender of all butterflies
August 24th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Not terrible… but it would certainly get you a few looks on public transport.
Is it worth $6 though?
August 24th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
My guess is that what happens is that whenever an editor notes that the title is “The Star Beast”, they just say “Smith, pull some artwork out of the cover art file. Doesn’t matter what, just make sure it has some kind of freaky-deaky alien thing going on.”
And Smith goes, “FINALLY, a chance to unload that bizarre eyeball-arches piece!”
August 24th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
He looks close to tears. The poor little thing.
August 24th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Mars… needs… EYEDROPS!
August 24th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Aye, aye, aye!
August 24th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
‘E looks armless.
August 24th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Re:A.R Yngve’s Comment
As well as Contact Lenses, methinks…?
August 25th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Alternate titles to go with the cover:
– THE STAR GLAUCOMA
– THE MOTE IN GOD’S EYES
– THE STAR STARING CONTEST
August 26th, 2010 at 4:52 am
The Stare-Out of the Worlds?
August 26th, 2010 at 9:15 am
At the very last minute, humanity is saved by trachoma.
August 26th, 2010 at 10:27 am
I bet he was bullied at school.
AR how about:
The Stare East
August 26th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
@SI, The Stare Abreast
August 26th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
I still think Darryl Sweet did the best cover for it.
April 24th, 2016 at 11:43 am
Looks quite firmly rooted to me, not aerial at all.
July 23rd, 2022 at 4:07 pm
The mortal enemy of Weeping Angels.
July 23rd, 2022 at 7:55 pm
More alternate titles:
Plutonian Peepers
Comet Critter
Orbital Organism
July 23rd, 2022 at 9:52 pm
Wait a sec. Look at those irises and pupils.
Those are cat eyes.
YEAR OF THE STARING MUTANT CAT.
July 24th, 2022 at 6:32 pm
muttint kittah wif three i-bollz lookin ovr ur fents ats ur bbq…
u wil shar cheezbergz wif kittah…
no, not grild vegablz… u keeps thoz
July 25th, 2022 at 10:39 am
U can haz Gud Sho Serr?