Feb 07
Click for full imageMisterBOB’s Art Direction: A picture of little girl floating above a jewel and ocean, always sells the book! Trust me – I did media studies!
Published 1995
(Average: 5.78 out of 10)
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MisterBOB’s Art Direction: A picture of little girl floating above a jewel and ocean, always sells the book! Trust me – I did media studies!
Published 1995
(Average: 5.78 out of 10)Loading...
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February 7th, 2011 at 9:46 am
“The sleep of centuries is ended — the time of diaper rashes, screaming and waking up at 5:30 in the morning has begun.”
February 7th, 2011 at 9:57 am
That’s not a pearl, it’s one of those fancy crystal beaker corks. My grandma had one.
February 7th, 2011 at 10:08 am
Look out below! And you thought the seagulls were bad.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Pearls are smooth, not faceted. Maybe the girl is called Pearl. Or maybe Montezuma Is Pearl, as the title says.
The price label brings back fond memories of the former Andromeda Bookshop, Brum’s best place for SF imports. I note, however, that they could only shift this tome by dropping the price.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
“The crew of the Satellite of Love thought they were out of Dr. Forrester’s grip — but now they face…
MONTEZUMA’S PEARL”
Bada-bum! Thank you!
February 7th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Too bad the individual elements of the cover come together in so awkward a manner. The actual rendering of the girl is pretty good.
+ for the MST3K reference.
February 7th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Excerpt of “Montezuma’s pearl” from WebMD:
“…in an unusual form which tends to involve reaching nirvana immediately after the sudden ejection of a disco ball…”
February 7th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
An accurate description of the end of sleep I do say.
February 7th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I had Montezuma’s Revenge once.
No pearls, faceted or not, were involved . . .
February 8th, 2011 at 2:19 am
If it’s “Montezuma’s Pearl”, shouldn’t she look Aztec? Or at least somewhat less blonde?
February 8th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Green asked:
“If it’s “Montezuma’s Pearlâ€, shouldn’t she look Aztec? Or at least somewhat less blonde?”
Oh, that’s unwritten rule #1 for all U.S. fantasy book cover designs (written down here for your convenience):
The Fantasy Publishing Whitewash Rule: Any non-WASP character actually featured in the book shall be depicted as a blonde, blue-eyed Aryan WASP on the cover.
A similar rule applies to TV Fantasy — also known as the Wizard of Earthsea Directive.
February 10th, 2011 at 2:35 am
I had forgotten about the FBWR! Whether robots, alien species, magical creatures… everyone gets the same treatment – to unintended comical results. 😀
March 25th, 2014 at 11:26 pm
Goodreads User Jan Castillo describes this as ‘so, so lame.’ The thirded price tag shows it’s certainly not a hot sell…