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You know what a book cover can never have enough of? That’s right chum, text. Lets fire as much on there as possible. And possibly some worm creature being attacked by guys with guns. But that’s secondary, no in fact it’s tertiary, to the fonts with their various marvelous colours and shapes.

(Average: 7.00 out of 10)

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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • Dream Park series • font problems • gun • Larry Niven • once you see it • space ships • Steven Barnes • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF

10 Responses to “The Barsoom Project”

1. Adam Roberts Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 9:24 am

   Makes me feel slightly ill. Just slightly, but ill nevertheless.

2. CSA Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 10:19 am

   “Unadulterated wish fulfilment”…. does anyone know if William Shatner is married?

   … now i feel ill too 🙁

3. James Lovegrove Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 10:35 am

   A worm creature made of wicker, as far as I can tell.

   And I love the way the image makes it look as though the cover has been ripped across one corner. It subliminally tells you that you should just tear the book up and chuck it away.

4. SI Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 12:33 pm

   Return to the dream park… To be fair if there was a park you could fight a large worm creature, I’d be there!

5. Adam Roberts Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 12:55 pm

   “It subliminally tells you that you should just tear the book up and chuck it away.”

   From the look of the copy in the photo, somebody has tried doing just that.

6. CSA Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 2:24 pm

   Maybe the giant worm creatures don’t really have the same appeal as Niven’s Terminator Cats in Man-Kzin Wars.

   It looks like the movies Westworld and Tremors have been shoved into one book. (which shouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing)

7. James Lovegrove Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pm

   “From the look of the copy in the photo, somebody has tried doing just that.”

   And yet still it came back. Obviously, like Poe’s black cat, it just can’t be killed.

8. Karl Says:
   February 5th, 2010 at 10:07 pm

   Or your could design sci fi covers like this:

   http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-is-how-to-do-it.html

   All this cover needs is Baen on it, add an alien Kzin cat thing, and some Vikings.

9. A.R.Yngve Says:
   January 1st, 2016 at 1:11 pm

   Q: What does “Unadulterated wish fulfilment” mean?

   A: I means “Unfalsified coming true of wishes.” So wish anything you like!

   Q: Really?

   A: No.

10. anon Says:
    January 1st, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    I’m pretty sure that’s a euphemism for f*cking.

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