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Bibliomancer Comments: Apocalypse Yow.
Published 1964

(Average: 8.20 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer went to Greece and GSS didn’t even get a lousy tau-shirt. But we did get a bunch of terrible Greek book covers. I’ll turn this post (and week) over to him:

I come from Greece bearing gifts! So don’t look a Trojan Horse in the mouth. Athens has a big chain store called “Public” which is a combination of  Barnes & Noble and  Best Buy with a whole large floor of new books in Greek and English. Athens also have a few “charming” used book stores in some of the older neighborhoods. Here’s the inside view of one of them:

So here are some terrible covers, Greek-style. Sorry, but we will have to skip the authors, cover artists and publication dates. Be kind to Tag Wizard:

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Bibliomancer Comments:

1. Rising sea levels were not kind to Venice.

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2. Who knew Ghandi collected Barbies?

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3. Black Hawk up, Black Hawk down!

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4. Ce n’est pas un primate.

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5. Dracula in the language Prince Vlad would have understood.

Published whenever

(Average: 5.26 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: The name of that font is “Icing on the Cake” italic.

Published 1990

(Average: 8.00 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: And I looked, and behold a velociraptor: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him in the GSS comments.

Published 1994

(Average: 6.42 out of 10)

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This guy just dropped a steaming load of bad covers on GSS Admin, so the boss told me to make this “JuanPaul Week”. Register your complaints using the handy “submit” button above. Plus, send in at least four high-quality losers and next week may be all yours! Enjoy! — Tag

JuanPaul Comments: Try pronouncing the author’s last name with a thick and exaggerated Russian accent. It’s good fun.

Published 1985

(Average: 6.73 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: Eeek. A mouse.

Published 1978

(Average: 7.36 out of 10)

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Nigel Comments: Pish Posh and Balderdash! Let me finish off this doobie and I’ll conjure up another curious quest tale.
“It was a dark and stormy night …”

Published 1986

GSS Admin: Here’s the original artwork. Can’t find a higher resolution though.

(Average: 7.29 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments This guy’s duty is to save his own ass.

Published 2014

(Average: 6.64 out of 10)

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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Planet of the Damned special!

Good Show Sir Comments:

1. Max Manspreading

2. Obviously passed-out ladies are central to the plot of this book.

Published 1980, 1981

(Average: 6.05 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Surprisingly, he got these trousers off the rack. He just bought two pair and had the tailor do some arse alterations.

Published 1976

(Average: 4.48 out of 10)

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