Going by the synopsis on Amazon, this cover MAY ACTUALLY BE ACCURATE.
And I quote: “The plot moves briskly from underwater palaces to holy Graceland (a marvelously silly land practically overflowing with Elvii of all species, genders and sizes)…”
Awww, that’s a Romas cover. I’m fond of the covers he’s done for Anne McCaffrey’s Talent series and a few of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover books. I’m sure he couldn’t help the crummy subject matter for this one! XD
I remember reading this years ago – it’s still one of my absolutely favorite fantasy novels. An absolutely fun read. Those alien Elvis impersonators? They really are in the story. 😀
What Green said. It’s an enjoyable little book, and yes, Elvis is one of the gods of an alien pantheon, complete with appropriately-attired priesthood. (I wish the writer had done more of these rather than the huge tendentious books-by-the-pound he ended up with.)
It looks to me like Smirky McSmug there got punched in the face, possibly by the four-armed alien reptile Elvis. His nose seems to have been mashed enough that his right nostril doesn’t point the same direction as his left….
August 17th, 2011 at 9:49 am
There’s just no END to the amount of Elvis impersonators.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:54 am
The gentleman with his arms crossed seems to have escaped from a Mills & Boon cover.
August 17th, 2011 at 11:36 am
I thought it was Simon Cowell on Galaxy’s Got Talent.
August 17th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Wow. Four-armed reptile Elvis eh? That sets a pretty high bar.
Also I think I caught a serious case of smug arrogance just from looking at that guy in the center.
August 17th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
I actually see four alien Elvises (Elvi?) on the cover.
Poor Buddy Holly, for all the musicians he influenced, he never gets impersonated by aliens.
August 17th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Space Truckin
August 17th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Man, that 2068 Comeback Special was really somethin’.
August 17th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
I would read the @#^#! out of that book.
August 18th, 2011 at 3:10 am
Oh man. I have actually seen this in person. Just look at the smugness on this guys face.
August 18th, 2011 at 4:49 am
Going by the synopsis on Amazon, this cover MAY ACTUALLY BE ACCURATE.
And I quote: “The plot moves briskly from underwater palaces to holy Graceland (a marvelously silly land practically overflowing with Elvii of all species, genders and sizes)…”
August 18th, 2011 at 11:24 am
I think I missed that episode of THE MUPPET SHOW.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
Awww, that’s a Romas cover. I’m fond of the covers he’s done for Anne McCaffrey’s Talent series and a few of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover books. I’m sure he couldn’t help the crummy subject matter for this one! XD
August 30th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
The guy in the middle is the anti-Elvis. He’s gonna break out into a Russian dance and dazzle fans into focusing in on him.
September 23rd, 2011 at 7:25 pm
I remember reading this years ago – it’s still one of my absolutely favorite fantasy novels. An absolutely fun read. Those alien Elvis impersonators? They really are in the story. 😀
September 23rd, 2011 at 11:58 pm
What Green said. It’s an enjoyable little book, and yes, Elvis is one of the gods of an alien pantheon, complete with appropriately-attired priesthood. (I wish the writer had done more of these rather than the huge tendentious books-by-the-pound he ended up with.)
October 3rd, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Garth Marenghi lives!
January 9th, 2017 at 4:15 am
I see this predates the “Smirky McSmugface” tag.
November 28th, 2017 at 10:48 pm
I see this still predates “Smirky McSmug”.
October 26th, 2023 at 12:18 am
Hm.
It looks to me like Smirky McSmug there got punched in the face, possibly by the four-armed alien reptile Elvis. His nose seems to have been mashed enough that his right nostril doesn’t point the same direction as his left….
October 26th, 2023 at 7:16 pm
@Hammy: Can you blame reptile Elvis? Smirky there has a real Backpfeifengesicht.
October 26th, 2023 at 7:41 pm
@GSS x-n: I really, REALLY prefer the Austrian “Watschengesicht” over the German one…
October 27th, 2023 at 9:40 pm
@Leak: What’s the translation of that?
Germanic languages are excellent for cursing/insulting in. So many languages have adopted “fuck”.
October 28th, 2023 at 8:42 am
@GSS x-n: same translation (punchable face), but around here (Austria) you’d be looked at funny if you ever used the word “Backpfeife”… 🙂
There’s quite a lot of German words that will elicit a similar response if used in Austria – probably similar to the US vs. Britan vs. Australia…