Good Show Sir » Andre Norton http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Web of the Witch World http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/08/web-of-the-witch-world/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/08/web-of-the-witch-world/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:38:35 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=4349 Whatever happened to the shoulder pad... It used to be sci-fi's champion!Click for full image

Art Direction: We’ll have some guy looking like he’s in a furtistic space disco being attacked by a giant man with a glowing forehead. Why, you ask? Well, we all know psychic powers are clearly symbolised by a lens flare. Just like every sword is reflecting a magical light from somewhere making it go… TING!
Published 1983

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Jen Comments: You know, it’s been a while since I’ve read this, but you’d think I’d remember the part with the giant mecha vs. super soldier race.  And boy, is that shiny.
Published 2001

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Skipweasel Comments: Pink cats with orange eyes – humans with bubbles – you can almost understand why Norton was happy having her name almost invisible in orange on pink.
Published 1975

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Jen Comments: “Sing with me, little one!  ’I-I-I’m a lumberjack and I’m okaaaay…’”
Published 1998

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Danielle Comments: The title phrase says – One man against a wonder planet. Yeah. I wonder why these guys are dressed like some weird bird-fetish group. I wonder why one is holding a ray gun, while the rest have swords. I wonder why they have to have a bird emblazoned on their chest. I guess it’s in case someone misses the fact that they’re full grown men dressed as giant birds
Published 1963

Many thanks to Danielle!

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Brian Comments: While I haven’t bothered to read this book, I can only assume we’re in for a lively tale.
Published 1993

Snarf?
Many thanks to Brian!

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A collection of fantasy stories? Well I know what they’ll want. A huge barbarian with a ponytail swinging his axe at randomly placed wood. Hmm, you’re right, needs thickened out. Throw a stereotype wizard/fireball combination in there and some damsel with a sword.

]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2010/03/masters-of-fantasy/feed/ 12 The Magestone http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2010/01/the-magestone/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2010/01/the-magestone/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:36:51 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=1861 Mother.. did you come into the dark forest in your dressing gown again?!!Click for full image

Fantasy readers can’t think for themselves! They need one thing, hyper realism! It’s a phrase I’m coining. So well have a guy in his pajamas and an old women in a dressing gown staring at a magical glowing orb in the palm of the dudes hand. All set within a dark forest.

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So, how about a women of a darker colour? And by darker colour I clearly mean black, like really black. Like Spinal Tap black album black, oh and long white hair with scary eyebrows. And a strange furry bat-like creature on her shoulder. In the never-ending game of distraction it might take away from the obvious faux pas.

]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2010/01/forerunner/feed/ 17 Moonsingers Friends http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2009/12/moonsingers-friends/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2009/12/moonsingers-friends/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:50:05 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=1532 In someones head, this probably made sense.Click for full image

I’m speachless. I asked you for a mermaid, riding a merhorse on an ocean wave with a rainbow coming out of her back. But this… this is so much more. A picture like this should be kept in the Louvre.

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