Good Show Sir

Jun 15

Don’s Art Direction: This is a humorous novel about an interstellar diplomat. He’s suave, he’s debonair, and everything in the book’s played for laughs. So we want a horrific tentacle-headed, four-eyed, jelly-legged alien leaping at him with a spear. And we can’t afford the tux rental, so just use whatever your model’s wearing when he comes over from his rehearsal of A CHORUS LINE. But add some muscles! Retief is a two-fisted guy, no doubt with mighty thews! We don’t know what “thews” are, actually, but we’ll know ’em when we see ’em and by God he better have ’em! THEWS!
Published 1983

So it’s comedy. But it’s not a joke on the genre. That’s ok right?
Awesome! Thanks the Don!

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

Tagged with: aliens • dude • font problems • gun • Jaime Retief Series • jeans and a t-shirt • Keith Laumer • knights • muscles • once you see it • Pocket Books • pole weapons • Rowena Morrill • spear • strange creature

Dec 17

Winning Colours

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What was that noise? Ah, probably just the wind. Click for full image

Really… winning? Green? With a gold photoshop glow? Really? Well best add an exploding space ship in there too. Oh and some babe in a space suit completely ignoring the explosion. Hopefully that will distract from our winning colour.

(Average: 6.37 out of 10)

Tagged with: casually walking away from an explosion • damsel • Elizabeth Moon • explosion • Fred Gambino • Orbit Books • Serrano Legacy series • shoulder pads • space • space ships

Nov 18

Servant of the Dragon

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I'll dagger it, Samuel you can fire magic at it, Dan you sword it... and Liz... uh wave your hands at it. Click for full image

Hmm, putting on our thinking caps here. ‘Servant of the Dragon’ …. Servant …. Dragon… DRAGON.. of course! Lets have a huge scary, bird! It makes complete sense. We’ll have wizards, swords men and damsels fighting it. One word to descibe my idea, epic!

(Average: 6.27 out of 10)

Tagged with: archery weapons • bird • bladed weapons • daggers • damsel • David Drake • Donato Giancola • electricity • font problems • giant birds • longbow • Lord of the Isles series • magic • strange creature • sword • Tor Books • Wizaaaaaaaard!

Oct 28

A Mankind Witch

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No you idiot fire the arrow at them... not away! Click for full image

A scary witch-shard in the middle. Who am I to deny the cover of something the title mentions? Oh, and some dude firing a bow. OH, and some scary bear creeping up in the background. OHHHH – and some hot women with a dagger giving the uncomfortable twisted-body ass-pose. But most importantly: Shiny, keep it shiny.

(Average: 7.93 out of 10)

Tagged with: archery weapons • Baen Books • bear • beard-wielding • BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • daggers • damsel • Dave Freer • double trouble • dude • Gary Ruddell • Lion's Shadow series • longbow • shiny oh so shiny • witch