Apr 02
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David J’s Art Direction: These cat people are so pass. Let’s try a hyena man. But they are dangerous, so let’s cover our bodies with armour. Except for the thighs. They never go for the thighs. Add in a laser that looks like you have an estate agent measuring your loft and you have 1980s sci-fi heaven.
Published 1980
You might remember The Battle of Forever from here!
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Tagged with: A.E. van Vogt • anthropomorphism • dude • frickin laser beams • Gerald Grace • hyena people • New English Library • perspective problems
Jun 25
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David G Comments: Eggs, skulls, stars and withered leathery hands are all pretty unreasoning I reckon.
Published 1983
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Tagged with: dude • egg • evil • Granada Books • monsters • Philip José Farmer • Tim Gill • Ting! • WTF
Oct 04
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Arthur Dent Comments: Just before being killed by the onrushing semi someone else’s life passed before my eyes. It was much more interesting than mine.
Published 1986
You might remember this from here.
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • bird people • bladed weapons • chainmail lingerie • damsel • Dancing Gods Series • dude • fairies • Jack L. Chalker • lizard • Orbit Books • truckin' • Unicorns! • Unknown Artist Institute
Jul 05
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Liz’s Art Direction: We’d like for you to use some cats on this cover. Not just any old cats no, we want one that is sized up enough to be able to carry a human. In furs. And randomly in the background, give us a horse drawn sled too. Oh, and to illuminate the picture, throw in a random lamp somewhere…and the biggest sickle moon in the world, ever.
Published 2000
Ah Cat travel, the only way to break the speed of light. Or so I have read.
Many thanks to Liz!
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Tagged with: booties • Cats! • cloaks • damsel • DAW Books • font problems • forest • furs • Gayle Greeno • Ghattens Gambit Series • horses • lantern • once you see it • Paul Youll • snow and ice
Apr 21
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Let me paint a picture for YOU my friend. Image the world but not as we know it… where man evolved from… CATS!!! No not the musical! Ah forget it just put a couple of ridiculous cat men with spears on the cover with a huge werewolf thing in the background ready to pounce.
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Tagged with: Andre Norton • anthropomorphism • Baen Books • cat people • omnibus • once you see it • pole weapons • space ships • spear • strange creature • werewolf
Jul 15
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Good Show Sir Comments: I call this dance… my lady… the stag dance. Bah cha ba wa… wa… and jazz hands! What… don’t act like you aren’t impressed!
Published 1979
Many thanks to Graham for sending this in!
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Tagged with: candles • cleavage • damsel • dude • horns • jazz hands • loincloth • long haired men • modesty-preserving hair • muscles • Peter Elson • Philip José Farmer • Sphere Books • starkers
Jan 12
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EVIL CHILDREN! With red eyes! And lasers coming from an evil red orb or possibly some sort of moon, lighting up the evil child with even more red! And People! Just watching the red moon! Ok, I’m calmed down, what’s this about a book cover?
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Tagged with: Avon Books • evil children • frickin laser beams • Hector Garrido • magic • People series • WTF • Zenna Henderson
Jan 27
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Rachel J’s Art Direction: All right, this cover practically designs itself. Think “teleportation”, “futuristic detectives” and “shapeshifting alien saboteurs hiding out on the Moon”. I’ll leave the details up to you…
Published 1966
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Tagged with: Dennis Jackson • Lloyd Biggle Jr • Penguin Science Fiction • WTF
Sep 30
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Tom Noir Comments: Gawd, Sarah, I told ya there’s a reason we don’t come to this restaurant anymore!
Published 1995
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Tagged with: damsel • Dell Books • dude • head on a plate • robes • severed head • Vivien Alcock
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