Jan 19
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Ryan Comments: Is the first of the stories about restraining a gigantic alien and performing multiple amputations, in space?
Published 1987

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Ballantine Books • David Mattingly • font problems • James White • space cadets • space ship • strange creature • strapping outfit
Nov 05
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Mungo Park Comments: Disraeli Gears
Published 1960

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • damsel • dude • Frederik Pohl • gears • moon • Robert Foster • starkers
Oct 22
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Ryan Comments: I don’t think that the blurb writer understands how time works. And the illustrator has some interesting ideas about what occurs underwater.
Tag Wizard: And that brings Ryan Week to an end here at GSS. Thanks for the mother lode of covers.
Published 1975

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • anorak • Ballantine Books • beard-wielding • boat people • Darrell K. Sweet • dudes • font problems • he's dead Jim • searchlights • underwater • Wilson Tucker
Oct 12
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Bibliomancer Comments: Painted by Unhuman Hands.
Published 1960

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • Blanchard • googly eyes • little people • Robert Sheckley • rocket • worm • WTF
Aug 24
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Chauncy comments: “Thrilling non-stop sci-fi action!” — Field and Stream
Published 1980

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • boredom • Clifford D. Simak • Del Rey Books • Dennis Luzak • dude • fishing • SFBC
Aug 11
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Wendy Comments Oh crap. The candle factory is burning down.
Published 1990

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • Barbara Hambly • candles • Del Rey Books • eyepatch • fire • leather • magic • puffy shirt • SFBC • skulls a-poppin' • Tom Kidd
Jun 09
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Randall Frost Art Direction “I want you to really sell the sea serpent’s scales! I mean really make a gorgeous stained glass mosaic of it! Don’t waste time on the faces. Just make a couple of commas, and BOOM you got yourself a face!”
Published 1982

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Tagged with: archery weapons • Ballantine Books • boat people • Centaur! • damsel • Del Rey Books • dude • font problems • Piers Anthony • sea monster • SFBC • Tony Fiyalko
Apr 01
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Good Show Sir Comments: Sturgeon’s Law: Ninety percent of sci-fi book covers are … Good Show Sir!
To encourage social distancing we recommend that our GSS friends read a copy of this one on the Tube. Guaranteed no one will come within 2 metres.
Researchers have discovered the first malware which can be transmitted from computers to humans. Symptoms include hallucinations and a complete loss of artistic taste. Scientists are calling this the “cornavirus”.
You might remember this from here.
Published 1970

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Tagged with: anatomical issues • April 1st • Ballantine Books • big hair • Bob Pepper • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • evil children • Good Show Sir • starkers • teddy bear • Theodore Sturgeon • Unicorns! • WTF
Dec 10
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Marcia Rose Comments: You would think a guy who can paint a halfway decent horse wouldn’t screw up a half-horse centaur.
You might remember this from here. But not here.
Published 1983

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Tagged with: anatomical issues • archery weapons • Ballantine Books • bladed weapons • castle • Centaur! • Del Rey Books • floating horse • he's dead Jim • perspective problems • Piers Anthony • SFBC • Tony Fiyalko • wraparound cover
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