Good Show Sir

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Arthur Dent Comments Buffalo-headdress Centaur, and his sidekick, Stabbin’ Stella.

Published 1978

(Average: 8.33 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: Just feed the darn dog already.

Published 1986

(Average: 8.67 out of 10)

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Assassin of Gor

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Nomads of Gor

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Marauders of Gor

Good Show Sir Comments: Acting on a tip, we wasted an afternoon browsing the visual excesses of John Norman book covers over at “The Complete John Norman“. So many editions, all terrible in their own way. But one edition had a special style of terrible that makes us sit back, doff our hat, and say “Good show sir, good show, indeed”. Here is the full set, we could have selected any of them for today’s post so I present a random threesome.

1. Asshat of Gor

2. Gonads of Gor

3. The Rotters of Gor

Published 1997, 1998

(Average: 8.25 out of 10)

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Mrs Jones Comments: “How to Pick Up Girls” by Conan.

Published 1987

(Average: 7.38 out of 10)

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Alice Comments: Sucks when the last three guys you met on Tinder get together to compare notes.
Published 1986

(Average: 6.67 out of 10)

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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday: Worst of the Best from F&SF

Ace E. Doocy Comments:

1. The FBI Taint Team swings into action.

2. Better add a rocket or they’ll never know it’s science fiction.

Published 1962, 1975

(Average: 8.00 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Cover art, suitable for framing, from the artist’s website.
From his biography:
Peter died much too soon but at least he was sitting in a bar with a drink in front of him. There are worse ways to go. At his funeral the vicar said he was probably “getting in the rounds” in heaven. I like to think he’s painting there too … He was intelligent and widely read and a regular member of his local pub’s quiz and cricket teams, though he would say that was mainly for the beer! He died in March 1998 in Skegness while he and some colleagues were working on a mural at Butlins, relaxing in the hotel bar after work.

Published 1979

(Average: 8.87 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Harlan Ellison has been promising to publish this for a long time. He allegedly had to wait for all the contributing authors to die off, so he could save money not paying them royalties.

Published 2017

(Average: 8.82 out of 10)

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Tom Noir Comments: Release Notes for Catware 3.7:

– Reduced shedding by 15%
– Catpeople can now wield glaives, halberds, and Beretta AR70s
– Removed ridiculous names from Author Name Generator
– Tail toggle added to preferences
– Text correction: mages cast ‘fireball’, not ‘hairball’
– Runaway reproduction issue now fixed

Published 1999

(Average: 8.25 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments:
“And ye will know them,
Danu’s Children
For they shall be
Until the last
The bearers of
Booty most mighty”

From the ancient scriptures of Mixalot

Published 1984

(Average: 7.58 out of 10)

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