Sep 20
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Clay Comments:This junior-high rendition of what seems to be a mad scientist and his platinum-haired babe along with their webbed victims has absolutely nothing to do with this book. Bryant is a very literary writer with a New Wave bent.
Published 1974

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Tagged with: baldness • Collier Books • damsel • dude • Edward Bryant • Gray Morrow • Haircut 100 • space ships • WTF
Sep 19
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Joachim Comments: A robot with a rocket crotch — literally…
Published 1985

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Tagged with: Chris Foss • Isaac Asimov • Panther Books • robots • WTF
Sep 18
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Frank Comments: This is actually not so terrible a cover. But given that you’ve got two other covers up for this title, I thought you might enjoy this one.
Published 1985
You might remember The Door into Fire from here and here

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Tagged with: Diane Duane • dude • fire • font problems • horses • horses on fire • once you see it • strange creature • Susan Shay Collins • Tor Books
Sep 17
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Scott B Comments: Compared with the Fantasy People of “The Cache”, the Science Fiction People have proven to be much more dangerous at breaking out of their enclosure.
Published 1976

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Tagged with: Ace Books • architectural framing • beard-wielding • Carlos Ochagavia • computers • damsel • dude • Leigh Brackett • planets • space ships
Sep 12
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Look this has to stand out from the rest. But how…. ummm… put a magic sea shell with stars of the universe in it. Have a disinterested man staring at it… and a blue women who is already so bored she’s fallen asleep.
Published 1993

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • damsel • Dan Simmons • dude • font problems • John Jude Palencar • magic • statuesque
Sep 11
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Jaouad’s Art Direction: Vampires? Look, I don’t care what it’s about, just give me a lingerie model, I want boobs. Oh, and a sword.
Published 2007

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • dude • L.A. Banks • St Martin's Press • sword • vampire • vampires • Vince Natale
Sep 10
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Lauren’s Art Direction: I want explosions! And glowing auras! And giant lizards in cloaks! And some hot kids who go to the gym on a regular basis! Oh, and throw in a scorpion, there’s a sale on the stock photo site.
Published 2011

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Tagged with: Barry K. Nelson • damsel • dude • electricity • font problems • glow • magic • monsters • Penumbra Publishing • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Sep 07
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Matt Comments: I really love your site and have been hooked since your first cover.
🙂
Published 2000
Thanks Matt! We love you too!
Well most of us do…

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • font problems • glow • Jerry Pournelle • Larry Niven • Lee MacLeod • monsters • Pocket Books • space ships • supernumerous limbs • WTF
Sep 06
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Frank Comments: I get the idea the artist read the teaser on the first page, “WHAT’S SO SPLENDID ABOUT WESTERN CULTURE THAT YOU WANT TO SPREAD IT ALL OVER THE GALAXY? I TELL YOU THERE’S SOMETHING ON TRIOPUS THAT CAN NEVER BE REMADE.” …and painted something that you probably wouldn’t want to remake even if you could.
Published 1969

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Tagged with: abstraction • Douglas R. Mason • John Rankine • Paperback Library • Richard Powers • WTF
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