Good Show Sir

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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

(Average: 7.33 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: Painted by Unhuman Hands.

Published 1960

(Average: 8.50 out of 10)

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Chauncy comments: “Thrilling non-stop sci-fi action!” — Field and Stream

Published 1980

(Average: 5.25 out of 10)

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Wendy Comments Oh crap. The candle factory is burning down.

Published 1990

(Average: 7.60 out of 10)

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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

(Average: 8.67 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Sturgeon’s Law: Ninety percent of sci-fi book covers are … Good Show Sir!

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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

(Average: 8.50 out of 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

(Average: 8.90 out of 10)

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Ryan Comments: Human feet are hard to draw, but Clydesdale hooves are pretty easy. Throw in a dinosaur and no one will notice.

Published 1965

(Average: 6.50 out of 10)

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J Greely Comments: The sticker can’t be removed without tearing the cover, so we’ll never know how snug this Gray’s pants are. Probably for the best.

Published 1978

(Average: 7.78 out of 10)

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Outis Comments: A valiant attempt to describe an actual scene from the book. Yes, that’a foxlike alien with humanlike hands, then a different one with a beak, plus two perplexed looking humans. An ordinary day in the Humanx Commonwealth.

Published 1977

(Average: 8.50 out of 10)

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