Apr 27
Click for full ImageMagical orb, merlin apparition, surprised expression, terrible haircuts, horrific blue robe, cheesy green and gold crest, nerd throne, chains leading to nowhere, potions, books…. huh? Oh I’m just saying random words… think you could get it all in there?
(Average: 5.74 out of 10)
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April 27th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Thats special… its a brilliant cover anyway, but the expression King Slickbackhair bumps it up a star or two…
April 27th, 2009 at 11:53 am
It’s entirely possible that the great illustrative illusionist M.C.Escher might have been art consultant for this cover – the size of the wizened mage apparition is perfect for both foreground and background. Wonderful.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
…and… are those chains hanging from the ceiling really, REALLY huge, or just close up?
whats the architectural reason for having them anyway? are they holding up the floor? AHHH, but if they’re holding up the floor, then whats supporting the ceiling? wait, nevermind… its magic…
January 21st, 2010 at 6:26 pm
I actually really like this cover.
January 21st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
It’s got a magical orb with a flaming wizard coming out of it. hehe
To be fair if you were reading it in public it possibly wouldn’t attract too much attention because of its dark colours.
Definatly not the worst we have! 🙂
March 29th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Is that better or worse than the original cover, which just screams the 70’s and highlights a straw haired guys head-on-a-pike.
The first 6 Deryni books were pretty good though. They went slowly downhill after that. I’ll have to try one of the Morgan series ones.
April 20th, 2010 at 4:29 am
I suggest a new strategy, R2: Let the Deryni win!
February 24th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
This is not Darrell K. Sweet’s art. Sweet’s cover for Deryni Checkmate has a guy in iridescent Robin Hoody clothes with his back to us talking to an old hag in a yellow cave of bones.
(See here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/784086.Deryni_Checkmate )
I don’t know who this artist is — it looks a bit like Tim Hildebrandt’s work — but it is decidedly not Darrell K. Sweet.
September 13th, 2013 at 3:05 pm
‘You..you told me a lovely buxom blonde would appear if I bought this piece of trash!’
‘He’s blond, and he’s got a good chest for his age. Caveat emptor, my good fellow.’
‘I want my bloody money back again!’
September 14th, 2013 at 2:20 am
HACKNEYED METRIC
RACKETED CHIMNEY
ARCHENEMY TICKED
THICKENED CREAMY
CEMENTED HAYRICK
DYNAMITE CHECKER
A MERCY THICKENED
ACCEDE TRIKE HYMN
RENT MY CHICKADEE
IN CHECKMATED RYE
CADENCE RHYME KIT
MY ACCENTED HIKER
TYKE MINER CACHED
CRACKED ENEMY HIT
MECHANIC DYE TREK
MET CHANCIER DYKE
CHANCERY KITED ME
MERE DINKY CACHET
THYME DIKE CANCER
DEEM TRIKE CHANCY
DENIM REEK CATCHY
CACTI RHYMED KEEN
MY DACE THICKENER
ACED CHYME TINKER
MY REENACTED HICK
MERCY INKED CHEAT
HECK, A TINY MERCED
THEY CREAMED NICK!
OK, I give up.
September 14th, 2013 at 4:03 pm
I love how it’s ‘Revised and Expanded by the Author’. Usually they hire a team of sales consultants to do those revisions, don’t they? Or possibly they ask the canteen lady.
September 15th, 2013 at 8:01 pm
“Let the Wookie win!”
July 9th, 2014 at 9:36 pm
I suspect that Mr. Blue Robe’s facial expression is coincidental with his thinking, “Hey! Maybe I can use this thing to look at naked ladies rather than elderly bearded gentlemen…”
July 3rd, 2015 at 12:46 pm
“Why am I looking at this guy’s butt again?!
Doesn’t he own gowns that aren’t open in the back?
Why won’t he face the other way?
The guy in the shop said this model wouldn’t do that! WTF!“
September 21st, 2015 at 12:50 pm
“Check My Drain, Tee” by Inez Rutthakker,
“Hey E.C., Drink McTea” by Zikkurat Therne, or
“Dyin’ Meatchecker” by The Trukker Nazi
Anyone else think it a bit presumptious to have the Author as your nom de plume?
January 22nd, 2017 at 8:04 pm
Behind you! Dude.
This is really just averagely mediocre, save for the facial expression of left dude.