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Click for full imageA hunky half-naked muscle encrusted man standing in a strange mist, while casting a magic fireball from his hand. The book’s called flame, so how could we not have one! Though, to go one step further, have him looking thoughtfully at the fire in his hand. That way people will think he’s all sensitive and deep.
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November 16th, 2009 at 4:44 am
One for the ladies I believe. He’s casting a magic fireball, possibly a completely accurate example of a roleplayer?
Oh dear.. I really hate these sci fi romance books. I just couldn’t resist taking a few pictures though.
November 16th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Yikes! Well i’m guessing i’m not in their target demographic for readers … or am i?
November 16th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Goodness me!
Well, I’m not sure about some of the anatomy going on here. He seems to have a rather disturbing bump coming out of his side and it looks like his arm might be detachable. Also he looks a little upset about that flaming hand. I guess that last one is understandable really.
November 16th, 2009 at 7:24 am
I have also just noticed the F is placed, well you can see.
The bump on his side could be a burn mark. Learning how to cast fire might be pretty difficult.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am
“…he looks a little upset about that flaming hand…”
Jean Johnson’s Aaargh, My Hand Seems To Be On Fire. A Novel of The Sons of Six Hours a Day In The Gym Every Day.
Also … what’s with his hair-do? ‘Mr Barber? No. not a short back and sides. Not today. What I’d like instead is for you to sculpt it over the shoulders like the back of Darth Vader’s helmet.’
November 16th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I believe Adam, that’s a swept back mullet.
The ultimate in romantic haircuts, as all of Michael Bolton’s blue-rinse fan base will tell you.
How’d he get so buff being a magician? Those fire balls must be heavy. No wonder he’s concentrating so hard on it.
November 16th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
“How’d he get so buff being a magician?”
I think we’ve talked about asking difficult questions about fantasy covers. Magic is the answer. If you can’t explain it logically, then magic is always a suitable answer. Magic made him buff and gave him a wind swept mullet. Q.E.D.
Is “Aaargh, My Hand Seems To Be On Fire” the sequel or prequel to “Aaargh, The Lower Half of My Body Is Missing”?
November 17th, 2009 at 3:25 am
So this is what happens if we don’t send enough covers in – the site goes back to Romance Mondays? Noooooooo
November 17th, 2009 at 3:54 am
“Aaargh, The Lower Half of My Body Is Missing!†…“Aaargh, My Hand Seems To Be On Fire!†He’s having a rough day.
November 17th, 2009 at 4:28 am
Justin > haha yea… well… I only got a few… prepare yourself mu hahahaha
There is a strong possibility this guys house is on fire. And he’s lifted up a flame, as you do, pondering the meaning of existence in the wisps of fire.
Or something along those lines.
May 2nd, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Can I really be the first person to notice the prominence of the word LAME on the cover?
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:51 am
Yeah, he got an F in fireball casting, and that’s pretty lame.
May 30th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
This guy is definitely a flamer.
June 29th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Read one of this series by accident. The half naked guy on the front covers of each are the only appeal.
June 29th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
I’m confused by the the lighting sources here. The fire in his hand apparently casts a shadow rather than light; one would think his face should be brightly light from the close flame, not cast into dramatic shadow. Also what’s up with the hair light from BEHIND his head?
June 30th, 2010 at 12:22 am
duh, its magic fire…
April 15th, 2016 at 9:33 pm
So, I thought I’d find some information about this book.
This is the first hit that came up at Goodreads, except that everything was in German.
Ich denke, dass Herr Darcy nicht an Elizabeth auf diese Weise aussahen, aber meine Frau würde kennen, glauben Sie…
February 27th, 2019 at 3:31 am
Swizz – he doesn’t look anything like Noddy Holder.
March 4th, 2019 at 9:28 am
The F is short for ‘f*cking’, but they couldn’t print it.
March 4th, 2019 at 5:23 pm
@anon: betcha it’s described in the text. Possibly with the word “throbbing” involved.
March 5th, 2019 at 3:42 am
@anon—If the “F” really does stand for “F*cking” I guess the real title would be The Fucking Lame, which I have to admit I kind of like.
February 16th, 2020 at 10:19 am
“To be or not to be on fire, that is the question…”
February 17th, 2020 at 11:28 pm
And good thing it’s a short question, since “Aaargh, My Hand Seems To Be On Fire”.