Mar 08
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Thanks to Nix who says:
_Patterns of Chaos_ is a slightly famous book with a lot of amazing setpiece scenes which could have been used for the cover, starting with the destruction of entire planets, meticulously described, and ending with a transgalactic trip to a memorably unpleasant destination. If any book counts as overblown space opera, this one does.
So what did they use for the cover? A scowling cowled bloke, a weird plant, a badly-designed castle and a random number generator.

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Tagged with: alien city • Award Books • Colin Kapp • dude • monks • strange artifact • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Sep 11
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Jaouad’s Art Direction: Vampires? Look, I don’t care what it’s about, just give me a lingerie model, I want boobs. Oh, and a sword.
Published 2007

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • dude • L.A. Banks • St Martin's Press • sword • vampire • vampires • Vince Natale
Jun 02
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Lauren Comments: The colors on this are just so awful. And spike heels? But at least she’s not in a fur bikini. Although he appears to be having some wardrobe malfunction with his shirt.
At least he doesn’t have a mullet!
Thanks to Lauren!

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Tagged with: damsel • dude • font problems • gun • metropolitan apocalypse • once you see it • Stephen Goldin • war
Feb 19
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Ryan Comments: More realism and literal interpretations on the cover, you say, but avoid feet at any cost? OK then, take a look at this one.
Published 1974

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • DAW Books • disembodied hand • Faux-nan • Ken Kelly • loincloth • muscles • non-papillial person • Sharon Green • tasteful smoke • Ting!
Dec 01
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Nothing says satanic worship than naked women releasing themselves from their robes. So just nakedness, the whole upside down cross thing and uh… those Jewish candles? They’re satanic right? And of course nakedness.
Published 1973
Thanks to CSA! You devil you!

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Tagged with: architectural framing • candles • cleavage • cloaks • cross • damsel • Dennis Wheatley • devil's dumplings • Herb Schmitz • Hutchinson • magic • masks • nip slip • starkers • tasteful smoke • witch
Apr 23
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Wendy Comments: If you don’t eat the leftovers the second or third time … Serve It Fourth!
You might already have had the first course.
All 207 recipes listed here!
Published 1996

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Tagged with: Anne McCaffrey • author on the cover • candles • dragon • John Gregory Betancourt • Pat Morrissey • Warner Books • what's cooking?
Aug 10
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Duke’s Comments I don’t know what’s going on here. Robby the Robot’s sex slave?
Published 1967

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Tagged with: artist? you're kidding me • Dave Van Arnam • Pyramid Books • robot • Ron Archer • Ted White
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