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Oct 15

Bibliomancer Comments: Sing along with the California Raisins … in space!
Published 1965

You might remember this from here

(Average: 8.31 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • asteroid • Damon Knight • font problems • Jack Gaughan • moon • space • strange creature

May 26

Cry Silver Bells

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Keith! Get that damn lion-bat back in the frame! Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: Strategically placed bat lion shields our eyes from his, uh, silver bells.
Published 1977

(Average: 7.12 out of 10)

Tagged with: architectural framing • cleavage • damsel • DAW Books • dude • George Barr • horns • lion • muscles • starkers • strange creature • Thomas Burnett Swann • wings

Mar 25

Dykstra’s War

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Oppps...Well... that was definitely the wrong button to press! Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: There’s a lot going on on this cover, so let me break it down for you: BLAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH!
Published 2000

(Average: 7.88 out of 10)

Tagged with: Baen Books • dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • Jeffery D. Kooistra • Patrick Turner • planets • space • space ships • war

Sep 30

Exiled: Clan of the Claw

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Exiled: Clan of the Claw Click for full image

DPN Comments: Cat-man had only moments to reflect on some of the poor decisions he made in his life.
Published June 2011 / August 2012

(Average: 6.31 out of 10)

Tagged with: Baen Books • bladed weapons • bridge • dragon • fire • fortress • Harry Turtledove • Jody Lynn Nye • John Ringo • lion people • longbow • Michael Z. Williamson • once you see it • people with tails • S.M. Stirling • shiny • shiny oh so shiny • spikes • Stephen Hickman • strange creature • sword • talons • the no pants dance

Sep 05

The Interpreter (aka Bow down to Nul)

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Interpret my strut... you creepy alien three eyed fish thing... Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: Don’t look Janet… you’ll just encourage that creepy alien to stare at our fantastically toned space butts.
Published 1963

Thanks to Robert Van D N for sending this in!

(Average: 6.77 out of 10)

Tagged with: aliens • BEHIND YOU! • Brian W. Aldiss • casually walking away from an explosion • damsel • Digit Books • dude • eyes on stalks • fish people • mohawk • monstrous humanoid • space suit • The Man Bag: The Male Purse: The Murse: A Space-European Holdall • Unknown Artist Institute • yellow number six • yellow number two

Sep 20

Among the Dead and Other Events Leading to the Apocalypse

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Look out dearest, here comes a man with better eyebrows than you. Click for full image

Clay Comments:This junior-high rendition of what seems to be a mad scientist and his platinum-haired babe along with their webbed victims has absolutely nothing to do with this book. Bryant is a very literary writer with a New Wave bent.
Published 1974

(Average: 5.77 out of 10)

Tagged with: baldness • Collier Books • damsel • dude • Edward Bryant • Gray Morrow • Haircut 100 • space ships • WTF

Sep 18

The Door into Fire

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The Flaming Horse 2000! Offers that incentive for speed and with a great smell of bbq! Click for full image

Frank Comments: This is actually not so terrible a cover. But given that you’ve got two other covers up for this title, I thought you might enjoy this one.
Published 1985

You might remember The Door into Fire from here and here

(Average: 5.88 out of 10)

Tagged with: Diane Duane • dude • fire • font problems • horses • horses on fire • once you see it • strange creature • Susan Shay Collins • Tor Books

Aug 24

Honourable Mentions 11

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Another long weekend to celebrate the UK’s closing of banks! That can only mean one thing here at Good Show Sir… Honourable Mentions! Today we have a nice selection of franchise books that would be otherwise excluded by our iron forged rules.

Hope you enjoy these, I’ve even thrown in a special something at the end. Enjoy your long weekend if you get it and remember, books rule! Support your local bookery.

Screw this... I'm off to where my jacket isn't ripped! Click for full image

No...NOOOO get me away from that title font! NOOO!! Click for full image

Let's slay this dragon my friends... with the methods of performance art! Click for full image

NO no, I said use stealth... not stand out in the open glowing with energy! Click for full image

Bonus CD Cover!! Badly photoshopped accordion player:

Yep, that's where you should play the accordion... away from society! Click for full image

(Average: 7.92 out of 10)

Tagged with: anthropomorphism • capes • cloaks • computers • cybernetics • damsel • dude • font problems • glow • Honourable Mentions • Jeff Grubb • Kate Novak • magic • monsters • music • Penguin Science Fiction • Roc Books • Sam Lewis • Stephen Billia • Steven Savile • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • Warner Books • WTF

Jun 01

Honourable Mentions 10

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Another bank holiday approaches for those in the UK! And also something about celebrating some sort of zombie vampire’s diamond jubilee… so I hear. So we might be taking a break until Wednesday while we sharpen our stakes and resurrect Peter Cushing to stop the foul beast!

So for our honourable mentions we have a collection of books about J. R. R. Tolkien and one about C. S. Lewis. These are simply fantastic and have all been sent in by Missie Kay so a big thanks to her!

Enjoy the covers and if you are benefiting from a long weekend, like me, I hope you enjoy it!

Click for full image

Missie Comments: That’s not what “high fantasy” means, guys.

Just wait till you see where I keep Boromir! Click for slightly large image

Missie Comments: Not a very clear photo, sorry, but Gandalf and Gollum are on his shoulder, and there’s hobbit in his vest pocket.

Well I broke my back to sit here... I am going to finish this story! Click for full image

Missie Comments: Just hangin’ with some orcs.

Oh please... talk to the hand Troll... Talk to the hand! Click for full image

Missie Comments: Gollum clearly finds J.R.R. more frightening than the giant cave troll staring at him. (back cover of the previous book)

I believe Lewis should step in for Space Sheep at some stage!!! Click for full image

Missie Comments: Bonus cover! C.S. Lewis looks a bit shocked that there’s a naked lady behind him.

(Average: 6.35 out of 10)

Tagged with: bladed weapons • Brian Murphy • C.S. Lewis • castle • cleavage • damsel • David R. Collins • devil's dumplings • dragon • dude • font problems • Good Show Sir • Honourable Mentions • J.R.R. Tolkien • Micheal Coren • monsters • Robley Evans • Scholastic Books • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • unknown publisher • Warner Books • William Heagy • Wizaaaaaaaard! • WTF

Dec 21

Hungarian Mega Post 2

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Well it has come to that time of year again when we at Good Show Sir need to take a break to steal Christmas presents from children, eat an insane amount of other peoples food and of course, get stinking drunk and rant about book covers!

Not to worry though, we’ll be back first thing in the new year with a round up of the best of 2011’s covers!

Here we have some fantastic Hungarian covers sent in by Gabor and River, about 9 months ago! I appologise for keeping them hidden for so long but here they are, all six of them!

Have a great holiday! And again thanks to everyone who visits the site and all the specials ones who leave comments which brighten our days with witty banter!

It's the new family holiday destination, space worm holes. Click for full image