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Click for larger imageMarvin Comments: The hross is looking cross.
You might remember this from here.
Published 1949
(Average: 7.93 out of 10)
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Marvin Comments: The hross is looking cross.
You might remember this from here.
Published 1949
(Average: 7.93 out of 10)Loading...
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July 21st, 2021 at 9:53 am
Something tells me Mr Silver Fox forgot the groinal protection.
July 21st, 2021 at 10:30 am
Tarka the Rotter.
July 21st, 2021 at 11:49 am
Beaver otter needs an unlit cigar stub in the corner of its mouth. Maybe a small bowler hat as well.
Because you can never have too many totally different covers from the same book.
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July 21st, 2021 at 1:36 pm
There otter beaver law against this.
July 21st, 2021 at 1:59 pm
“OK, hman, let’s hear you make your racist Frost Giant jokes now.“
July 21st, 2021 at 2:29 pm
Englishman: “Oh dear oh dear, I shouldn’t have tried that West Indian tobacco!”
July 21st, 2021 at 4:12 pm
Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
July 21st, 2021 at 4:14 pm
Ransom, the Englishman, wasted no time inventing a racist slur to call the otter man.
July 21st, 2021 at 4:25 pm
My question is how the aluminum canoe got to Mars.
July 21st, 2021 at 4:44 pm
“I ‘ad that Mr Tumnus in the back of me cab last week. True gent, guv.”
July 21st, 2021 at 5:42 pm
“I dunno if it’s safe, boss. Looks like these guys haven’t eaten in a while.”
July 21st, 2021 at 5:43 pm
As Tat Wood and fred have pointed out, a fairly book-accurate illustration spoiled by giving the Hrossa the face of the artist’s cab driver.
@Ryan: assuming Martians can’t have aluminum canoes of their own is just blatant Terracentrism. 🙂
July 22nd, 2021 at 12:13 am
I didn’t see the pointy front end of the canoe at first and thought “I don’t remember any of Lewis’ books having spinning teacup rides.” The man clutching the side for dear life helped this thought along.
The blurb was too long to fit on the cover — they had to cut the last phrase, which was “but with extra added Jesusing”.
@fred: yep, that’s a Cockney Martian-beaver-otter-cabbie.
Also your link to another terrible cover made me think “Nathan Fillion wondered why a giant eye was staring at him, and vowed never to drink the Hollywood party punch again.”
A glance at all the covers on ISFDB shows they’re all either terrible or completely dull. They should all have a giant CS Lewis censoring them… but only one of them does.
July 22nd, 2021 at 12:24 am
Isn’t that Mitt Romney in the back of the boat?
July 22nd, 2021 at 4:49 am
@Wistful: if it is, I hope the Martians keep him.
July 22nd, 2021 at 5:32 am
“Nice beaver!”
July 22nd, 2021 at 10:25 pm
@Bibliomancer: an American wouldn’t have needed to make one up – he would have had a hundred ready-made ones to pick from.
July 23rd, 2021 at 3:18 am
@Bruce: what did the Martians ever do to deserve that?
Maybe the otter-beaver says “This is payback for what you did to the dog on the car roof!!”
April 2nd, 2022 at 11:25 pm
When I think CS Lewis, this horrible, horrible imagery is not what comes to mind. This looks like the illustrator for the Dick and Jane series was told to “get creative”, or a bad camping trip dream after a particularly stressy week. Ew, just ew…