Jun 30
Click for full imageDahne Comments: I haven’t read the title story, so it is possible that before writing epic deconstructions of swords-and-knights fantasy, George R.R. Martin wrote about flying swarms of disembodied sexy lips invading from across the ocean. You really can’t pigeonhole the guy.
Published 1976
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June 30th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Now, in this case I have to respectfully disagree: this isn’t really a “bad” cover. I can see originality, surrealism, and a certain disturbing quality — all of which I approve of.
And it does remind me of this Prodigy video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aW37BGn3ls
June 30th, 2010 at 9:12 am
The artist was clearly a fan of Blue Öyster Cult – there’s a track called “Lips in the Hills” on their Cultosaurus Erectus album.
June 30th, 2010 at 9:56 am
I gotta admit, I think this cover is kinda creepy and cool
June 30th, 2010 at 10:36 am
“No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s… Because they’d disguised their flying saucers as big friendly lady-lips.”
June 30th, 2010 at 10:42 am
wow i was just about to go to bed and read some george r.r. martin when i decided to check this first… wtf. i love the guy, im working through the song of fire and ice series [his titles are kind of dumb, ill give you that], but… something went very, very wrong with the art direction of this cover. but hey… no cat people!
June 30th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Haha
I agree that I think this cover is brilliant. It would definitely get you good looks in public though.
Why are the front lips smiling but the rest are just going for the botox look.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:26 am
The A Song for Lya must be within the same vein as the opening number for The Rocky Horror Picture Show
June 30th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Maybe the title was supposed to be “ANY ORAL FOGS?” but they screwed up the order of the letters.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
It’s either a dentists nightmare or wet dream:
“NOOOO so many mouths to look at.”
or
“Ahhhh all perfect.. no fillings here…”
June 30th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
I, for one, don’t care for the fanboys and fangirls from the Rocky Horror Picture Show convention.
June 30th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
I’m puzzled by the decision to plant “Hugo Award Winner” where they did. Something of a “where do I put it?,” followed by a “wherever you can find a hole for it.”
June 30th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
This is a very well-researched cover. As you can see, these lips are engaged in their seasonal mass migration, flying south to warmer climes to avoid the harsh onset of winter and the dreaded ‘chapped lips’.
July 1st, 2010 at 10:04 am
A song for Hugo Award Winner Lya? How nice of him.
July 1st, 2010 at 11:01 am
I am disappointed they didn’t fill the other O. Maybe with an eye.
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:27 am
After reading it, it really is an excellent story about human loneliness. No flying lips, though.
December 2nd, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I read the story before really thinking about the cover art – but I think the story would explain the cover art quite well. Agreement with Dahne about the human loneliness aspect, the desire to REALLY KNOW another person completely, and the conflict over being COMPLETELY KNOWN.
btw: came across this site while searching for the book title, needing to cite my references for a term paper in Astrobiology. 😉 I love the concept of the blog. 🙂
November 26th, 2015 at 12:51 pm
“As one the spawn of Mick Jagger took to the air to begin their conquest of earth”
December 17th, 2015 at 8:45 pm
@DaveM: Either that, or they’re auditioning for a spot in a Dairy Queen ad.
September 16th, 2020 at 11:29 pm
Every blown kiss that misses eventually ends up in the jet stream. You should have seen the skies during WW2.