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Toby Comments: Man in Tights … and teat shield.

Published 1984

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!I would touch it without protective gloves.I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.Interesting, but I would still read it in public.Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully goodWould not like to be seen reading that!Awful... just awful...That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!Good Show Sir! (Average: 5.92 out of 10)
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12 Responses to “Empire of the East”

  1. Max Bathroom Says:

    “Mum! I am too going out dressed like this and you can’t stop me!”

  2. fred Says:

    He laughs at war bears with his +2 Nipple and Belly Button Shielding.

  3. JuanPaul Says:

    No, princess, the other east.

  4. Bruce A Munro Says:

    His dial goes all the way to 11.

  5. A. R. Yngve Says:

    Are you also getting “Fashion Model” vibes from this cover?
    As if Epic Fantasy Land had a mail-order catalog called “HROTHGAR’S SPRING COLLECTION.”

  6. GSS ex-noob Says:

    First thought: Saberhagen was already a big name by 1984 — why does he need intros from Niven and Zelazny? Why does any paperback fantasy need TWO intros?

    Quite high concept, sounds like:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_East_series

    The cover damage makes it look like his teat shield is attracting or emitting lightning. And no one on the cover is looking at anyone or anything else.

    @ARY: Strike a pose… vogue!

  7. Bruce A Munro Says:

    The woman in blue and the little dude in armor at the bottom right must be important to the story, since they get double billing as Giant Floating Heads. Meanwhile, Alphonse quietly continues to battle were-bears in the middle of a fire.

  8. B. Chiclitz Says:

    “I see you’re admiring my tiny legs, now please get off my beanbag cloak.”

  9. Francis Boyle Says:

    Well, somewhere out there, there’s cyborg lactation porn because that’s what this makes me think of and rule 34.

  10. GSS ex-noob Says:

    @Bruce: Looks more like the were-bear is exiting stage left* with his weaponry.. And/or gesturing that he caught a fish “this big”. Alphonse seems to have no idea about anything; too busy modeling.

    *Like Snagglepuss

  11. Emster Says:

    @Toby: excellent find! It’s awful. Both mediocre in composition and provides no clue to the actual plot…

    I see… a Mad Max wannabe, knight’s quest for werebear wrasslin’, holy helmet magic stuff and some babe who serves no purpose other than cover decoration because her boyfriend was the artist…

  12. Tat Wood Says:

    This artwork looks liike the stuff you got in the serals in ‘Woman’s Realm’ c. 1972. I speak from long experience of waiting in dentists’ offices or opticians’ receptions and of having haircuts when sat on a plank over the arms of the barber’s chair.

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