Feb 14
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Mangraa’s Art Direction: We need a different cover for the Vor Game! Do that, “soldier being led to jail”, scene we talked about. Only make the prisoner a clone… no, a SMALLER VERSION clone of the Captain! Genius! And make sure the Captain smells what mini-clone did while crossing the Captain’s path. Irresistible!
Published 1990
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Tagged with: Baen Books • dude • font problems • gun • Lois McMaster Bujold • Tom Kidd
Feb 13
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Diggler Comments: Nothing says Agent of Chaos better than Ming The Merciless, dressed in a naked man print gown playing with marbles.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: Belmont Books • cloaks • dude • let's shoot hoops! • mighty moustache • muscles • Norman Spinrad • planets • space • Tim O'Brien • WTF
Feb 07
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Joachim Comments:Man with heavy mascara, in a purple cloud, with a star, sparkling, under his eye…. Is paradise a purple cloud?
Published 1971
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Tagged with: dude • Michael Elder • Pinnacle Books • Ting! • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Feb 06
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Alessandra Comments: There’s a failure of perspective in the building. Where exactly is it supposed to be? Is it falling down? How big is it? Oh never mind, just keep your eyes on the guy in the bright purple Renaissance fair outfit.
Published 1978
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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • beard-wielding • Darrell K. Sweet • dude • mullet • Patricia A. McKillip • robes • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Feb 03
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Frank Comments: Spotted in the Russian-language section at our Friends of the Library sale. The only English-language word was “fantasy” on the spine. I’m illiterate in Russian.
Published 1997 (maybe)
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • dragon • dude • font problems • glowing eyes • Haircut 100 • Mikhail Uspenskii • once you see it • Pусское Fantasy Books • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 31
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Andrew Comments: Teddy bears in Napoleonic garb, riding on dragon-horses in space. Baen, naturally.
Published 2000
It has come to our attention that this book is comedy, which bends our rules.
We appologise, but the cover is still amazing!
– Good Show Sir
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Tagged with: Baen Books • dude • Gordon R. Dickson • horses • Michael Whelan • once you see it • Poul Anderson • space • surprised horse • WTF
Jan 30
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: Now look Horne, you’re a good artist, but you’ve got a thing or two to learn. See, this cover of yours, it’s just not realistic. Does this guy look like he just walked out of an explosion? No. He still has body hair. The fire would have burned it all off! Take this back and I don’t want to see it again until it looks like he’s fresh from a wax job.
Published 1994
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Tagged with: Avonova Books • casually walking away from an explosion • damsel • Daniel Horne • dude • font problems • muscles • scrolls • shiny • Song of Albion series • Stephen R. Lawhead
Jan 25
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Updated IMAX version of cover
Joachim’s Art Direction: “Raw adventure” — with a whip, in underwear, make sure there’s a rocket… you know what I mean… it’s science fiction.
Published 1974
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Tagged with: chains • Charles Moll • damsel • dude • font problems • geometric oddities • John Robert Russell • loincloth • Pocket Books • space ship • thong • underwear model • whip it good • WTF
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