Feb 05
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Scott B’s Art Direction: We don’t want anyone to confuse this with the film “Labyrinth” which has just recently been released, so put something on there that nobody will mix up with that. Ah, how about a rooster-bear pondering deep thoughts? That’s the stuff.
Published 1989
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Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • bear • bear people • Dennis Schmidt • mohawk • planets • Rowena Morrill • space • strange creature
Jan 28
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Tom Noir Comments: The smirk on this fellow’s face says, “Underneath this desk, I’m not wearing trousers.” Because when you’re a dinosaur sea-captain with a fancy sash, who’s going to make you?
Published 1992
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Tagged with: Ace Books • dinosaur • GOLD! • Good Show Sir • lizards • perspective problems • Robert J. Sawyer • scrolls • ships • telescope • Tom Kidd • WTF
Jan 18
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Jered Comments: It’s seriously like the artist used pictures of existing pop culture icons to model their characters. Matthew Broderick for the hero, Hoggle from Labyrinth for the goblin dude, and possibly Joey Fatone for the dwarf.
Published 1994
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Tagged with: Ace Books • architectural framing • castle • dude • dwarf • horses • Maren • monsters • shields • Steven Frankos
Dec 18
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Durbin Comments: In a shocking development, skateboards actually happen in this novel. And there is, in fact, an elf inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. And a brief part of the novel occurs in New York City! But otherwise, the cover gives a completely misleading impression of the contents.
Published 1992
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Tagged with: Ace Books • damsel • dragon • dude • elf • font problems • Haircut 100 • Thorarinn Gunnarsson • Walter Velez • WTF
Dec 05
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MisterBob Comments: What if William Morris painted Fantasy covers?
Published 1987
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Tagged with: Ace Books • damsel • Emma Bull • monster • Pamela Patrick • strange creature • WTF
Nov 13
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Scott B Comments: The Civil War re-enacted by radio-antennaed Peter Pan fairies and giant ants.
Published 1964
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Tagged with: Ace Books • antennae • dude • Ed Emshwiller • explosion • flag • giant ants • horns • male skirts • Radio Man Series • Ralph Milne Farley • rifle • war • wings
Sep 28
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Hakan Comments: I picked this up in Picocon 29 in London today. Cost me a grand total of 1. Interestingly this was mainly before the hippy ages so I am not sure what they were smoking.
Published 1967
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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • collage • dude • Fritz Leiber • Hoot von Zitzewitz • knights • muscles • sky-eyes • spear • WTF
Sep 17
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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
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Tagged with: Ace Books • architectural framing • beard-wielding • Carlos Ochagavia • computers • damsel • dude • Leigh Brackett • planets • space ships
Aug 23
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Scott B Comments: I heartily approve of the Space Moose steed here, but the culture clash of the Native American / Scots clothing is really messing with my mind. And the giant fiery phoenix hair. I guess this isn’t one of the four books my planetary civilization needs.
Published 1969
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Tagged with: Ace Books • antlers • beast-riding • bird hairdo • bladed weapons • Haircut 100 • Kelly Freas • Mack Reynolds • male skirts • space moose • strange creature • sword • toga • WTF
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