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Good Show Sir Comments: I’m sorry Sir, we just can’t have passengers on this bus reading… whatever that is you are reading. You’ll have to get off at the next stop. But… know where I can get a copy?
Published 1970

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

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Don’s Art Direction: This is a humorous novel about an interstellar diplomat. He’s suave, he’s debonair, and everything in the book’s played for laughs. So we want a horrific tentacle-headed, four-eyed, jelly-legged alien leaping at him with a spear. And we can’t afford the tux rental, so just use whatever your model’s wearing when he comes over from his rehearsal of A CHORUS LINE. But add some muscles! Retief is a two-fisted guy, no doubt with mighty thews! We don’t know what “thews” are, actually, but we’ll know ’em when we see ’em and by God he better have ’em! THEWS!
Published 1983

So it’s comedy. But it’s not a joke on the genre. That’s ok right?
Awesome! Thanks the Don!

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

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Robert Van N Comments: I started scanning my collection a few years ago. But have only a fraction digitally. I just grabbed a few that might fit.
Published 1962

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

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Noel Comments: Having not read the book, I have no idea what the hell is going on. If anyone could give me a head’s up, I’d appreciate it.
Published 1974

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir comments: Our apologies to anyone with a migraine this morning.

Published 1971

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

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Jabrone Comments: “… absolutely not to missed [after it soon goes out of print.]”

Published 1988

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

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J Greely Comments: Nothing says alien sex like crosshairs targeting an eyeball filled with Saturn.

Published 1992

You might remember this from here. And maybe here.

(Average: 6.70 out of 10)

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Kim Comments: Big space cat. Check that.
Published 1974

(Average: 6.69 out of 10)

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And now for the real cover:

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You might remember seeing this previously on Good Show Sir: Sunrunner’s Fire

Stutzman comments: So here is the Australia cover for that very same book (found in a used bookstore in the US), which is hideous beyond words. Same general elements: dragon, wizardly dude in robes, rocks. The execution, however… oh, my eyes.

Thanks very much to Stutzman!

(Average: 6.69 out of 10)

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Tom H writes: The manuscript Brunner submitted was called The Dermatologists of Yech!, but Ace felt it sounded too much like another of his titles.
Published 1972

Thanks Tom!

(Average: 6.69 out of 10)

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