Good Show Sir

Mar 15

The F____ of War

23 Comments »

GSS ex-noob comments: Brace yourself!

Published 1997

(Average: 6.62 out of 10)

Tagged with: Andrew Harman • damsel • dude • flotsam • frog • giant frogs • Mick Posen • Orbit Books • witch

Aug 01

The Dragon on the Border

12 Comments »

The mother of all embossing Click for larger image

JuanPaul Comments: I angled the book so you all could see the triumphant embossing.

Published 1993

(Average: 6.62 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • Den Beauvais • dragon • embossing • Gordon R. Dickson • my eyes! • shiny oh so shiny

Jul 01

Fortress of Frost and Fire

35 Comments »

Lets not kill him, lets see if he digs my Deep Purple riffs first. Click for full image

Don Comments: OK, we’ve seen tons of perms and oodles of mullets on these covers – but I do believe this is the first permed mullet. (Pullet?) Assuming that’s the eponymous Bard whose Tale this is, he’s apparently not the brightest light in the harbor, since he a) agreed to accompany his hairdresser on a thieving expedition from an albino lizard-man (do such things EVER end well?) and b) misunderstood her when she said she wanted him along to carry the loot.
Published 1993

Many thanks to the Don!

(Average: 6.61 out of 10)

Tagged with: a picture within a picture • Baen Books • Bard's Tale Series • bladed weapons • damsel • dude • GOLD! • Larry Elmore • lizard people • lute • magic • Mercedes Lackey • music • once you see it • robes • Ru Emerson • shiny • strange creature • treasure

Sep 17

Alpha Centauri or Die!

20 Comments »

This is why hoodies were banned from shopping centres... and now banned from space... Click for full image

Scott B Comments: Compared with the Fantasy People of “The Cache”, the Science Fiction People have proven to be much more dangerous at breaking out of their enclosure.
Published 1976

(Average: 6.61 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • architectural framing • beard-wielding • Carlos Ochagavia • computers • damsel • dude • Leigh Brackett • planets • space ships

Nov 10

Sunsmoke

17 Comments »

It looks like you are trying to write a letter. Would you like me to.... Click for full image

John Comments: Sentient killer smog in Los Angeles of course requires occult defense. Only in the 80s.
Published 1985

Many thanks to John!

(Average: 6.61 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • computers • Don Brautigam • evil • glow • James Killus • magic

Apr 20

Dragons of Darkness

37 Comments »

Is the flaming butterfly the new space sheep? Click for full image

Raoul Comments: Kind of like a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show … in HELL!

Published 1981

(Average: 6.60 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • butterfly • daemon • devil woman • devil's dumplings • Don Maitz • fire • font problems • Michael Goodwin • Orson Scott Card • people with hooves • people with tails • scales • skulls a-poppin' • strange creature • wings

Feb 16

Tom Swift and His Electric Retroscope

42 Comments »

You idiot. You fried the rest of the scout troop. Aim that thing before you turn it on. Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: “Gee willikers, Joe, I see skeletons!”

“F#*% this noise, Tom!”
Published 1959

(Average: 6.60 out of 10)

Tagged with: Don't be silly - it's for children! • evil children • Grosset & Dunlap • skeletons • skulls a-poppin' • strange artifact • Tom Swift Series • Unknown Artist Institute • Victor Appleton II

Oct 15

Finnish Mega Post

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I have been enjoying the delights of Helsinki this week and I have had a wonderful time. Well, except for the price of beer! 7 Euros for a pint! It makes me want to cry!

In honour I decided to search through a couple of the book shops here for the Finnish versions of some popular Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Some of them are just a little odd and a couple do make me laugh.

I hope you all enjoy these wonderful covers!

Am I supposed to be missing a finger? Click for full image