Sep 01
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So, for the cover I was thinking “fear”. What are the two things you are most afraid of attacking this building right now? A small space ship firing a pretty standard laser, that’s scary, right? But what, get this, if it came with a friend? A giant legionary‘s sword! If that cut into your building you’d defecate yourself right there and then!

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Tagged with: author in the comments • Baen Books • bladed weapons • font problems • frickin laser beams • Gary Ruddell • Oscar L. Fellows • planets • space ships • sword
Oct 07
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Tom Hering Comments: Chapter One, paragraph one – “Outside the bedroom window rain dripped steadily from the tall Douglas firs. Isobel Dempster did not have to raise the blinds and look out to know what kind of a day it was. It was wet. It was the first day of June, when the whole world should be bright and sunny, but not the Skagit Valley in the state of Washington. Here it was wet. It was wet here yesterday and would be wet tomorrow, and barring some miracle it would be wet next week too.”
Published 1975

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Tagged with: ax-wielding • bandito • BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • blunt weapons • bottle • damsel • dude • epic conflict • exposed brain • Gary Bradner • Good Show Sir • gun • handguns • jeans and a t-shirt • mallet • mighty moustache • nonsensical shadows • once you see it • rope • sombrero hat • space brain • stallone pose • sweaterworld • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF • Zebra Books
Oct 03
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: God I hate that cat next door… HEY… I have an idea!
Published 2002
Many thanks to Jon J!

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Tagged with: Cats! • En bok for alla • explosions • Good Show Sir • Hans Nordstrom • space • Unknown Artist Institute
Apr 29
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Bibliomancer Comments: Thrilling science-fiction … [if you love space cats] …
Published 1962

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Tagged with: Ace Books • Alex Schomburg • Andre Norton • bird • cat people • Cats! • Good Show Sir • lightning • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • rocket • space ships • spiral • strange creature
Dec 07
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No man – be him a humble farmer from the old country or a tight muscled, loincloth wearing, sword wielding elite barbarian – can resist tackling his snake. So let’s have the loinclothed one waving his swords, standing triumphantly on a snake. Make the colours bright and the expressions memorable.

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Tagged with: beard-wielding • bladed weapons • bracers • Conan series • daggers • dude • John Duillo • L. Sprague De Camp • Lin Carter • lizards • loincloth • muscles • Sphere Books • sword
Jul 23
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Chuffmunky Comments: The future’s so badass, I gotta wear shades (and a bandoleer of spikes, and a fisher-price cd walkman cabled to my chest for some reason).
Published 1989

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Tagged with: david bowie • dude • electricity • font problems • Jonathan Littell • jumpsuit • once you see it • Signet Books • skulls a-poppin' • spikes • sunglasses • Unknown Artist Institute
Nov 26
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Joachim Comments: Maori rave party of the future!
Published 1975 (Holland)

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Tagged with: Born Science Fiction • dude • glow • John Brunner • spiral • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
May 26
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Bibliomancer Comments: Your assignment: be harangued by the author for all eternity with his opinions on government, religion and the individual.
Published 2000

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Tagged with: author on the cover • Baen Books • BEHIND YOU! • cleavage • damsel • dude • font problems • it's all Greek to me • moonface • mountains • Patrick Turner • Robert A. Heinlein • toga
May 11
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Good Show Sir Comments: “AAHHHHH! The sword is in my heel… stay cool… stay collected… look like you meant it!”
Published 1981
Many thanks to Jun!

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Tagged with: Ace Books • Ben Venuti • Dennis Schmidt • dude • Haircut 100 • planets • space • space ship • sword
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