Nov 01
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Jeweleya Comments: This cover is so off-putting to me that I can’t bring myself to read the book. A few highlights –
- The sword dissolving into blue dust
- The barbarian’s barely-decent rags (it’s refreshing that the woman is wearing more than the man, for once)
- The utterly generic, swirly, rainbow-threw-up-on-it background
- And my personal favorite: the horse that looks like it’s just been flung backwards from a giant slingshot
…Indeed, a cover for the ages.
Published 1978
Many thanks to Jeweleya!
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • booties • bracers • C.J. Cherryh • capes • damsel • DAW Books • dude • horses • horses with hairstyles • hunkbutt • loincloth • magic • Michael Whelan • muscles • once you see it • rope • surprised horse • sword • wall
Oct 29
“You have to have a sense of humor, darling, to be alive. Even a bit mad. It helps to be mad.”
Peter Cushing
Welcome readers to a world of fear, pain, man-tigers, wizards, mind bending horror and damsels in distress. Here we have a collection of the scariest covers sent in by our followers, or should I call them… minions! mu HA HA HA HAAAAA!
Anyway, I hope people have a good Halloween weekend and if you are dressing up or at least watching the fabulous 1958 Hammer Horror version of Dracula, I hope you all have a great time.
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Libraryman’s Art Direction: Ok, now this is a scary book right? Well, what’s better than skulls? Am I right? I want a big one though, yeah I don’t care that real skulls don’t look that big, what am I an anatomist?? Oh and a crab claw. Gotta have a crab claw.
Published 1987
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Neil’s Art Direction: A flooded city burns in the background, they’ll be a rotting head in the water. Nah, thats not enough, lets add something else. A toad maybe.
Published 1993
Graham’s Art Direction: This is a collection of horror stories by a world-famous author, so I really want you to go to town on the cover art. Try and capture the gothic-horror aspect: make the reader feel that these stories could be taking place right now in his own neighborhood. [looks at this quarter’s finances] Ah, never mind, we’ll just send them something from one of those sci-fi books that got canceled.
Published 1976
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Tagged with: aliens • bladed weapons • death • Guy N. Smith • John Stchur • Piatkus Books • Ray Bradbury • space • St Martin's Press • strange creature
Oct 28
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Don Comments: “Helmets with bunny ears will overpower helmets with horns every time. So sayeth Ason the Incredibly Bored!”
Published 1973
Many thanks to Don!
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Tagged with: ax-wielding • bladed weapons • bracers • Chris Achilleos • cloaks • dude • Harry Harrison • helmet • horns • Leon Stover • muscles • shields • Sphere Books • sword
Oct 27
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Danielle Comments: The title phrase says – One man against a wonder planet. Yeah. I wonder why these guys are dressed like some weird bird-fetish group. I wonder why one is holding a ray gun, while the rest have swords. I wonder why they have to have a bird emblazoned on their chest. I guess it’s in case someone misses the fact that they’re full grown men dressed as giant birds
Published 1963
Many thanks to Danielle!
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Tagged with: Ace Books • Andre Norton • bird hairdo • bird people • bladed weapons • blow dryer gun • dude • Jack Gaughan • planets • sword
Oct 15
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!
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Tagged with: archery weapons • Arthur C. Clarke • baldness • beard-wielding • bladed weapons • cloaks • Damm Forlag Books • damsel • David Eddings • David Gemmell • dude • eyepatch • floating face • font problems • horses • Jalava Books • Karisto Books • magic • male skirts • meteor • monks • once you see it • planets • pole weapons • Robert Jordan • shortbow • Stephen R. Lawhead • strange creature • sword • Wizaaaaaaaard! • wolf
Sep 13
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Stevie Comments: Samuel Delaney’s Neveryona is so-over-the-top hetero soft porn. And the lead character is supposedly gay! What a bubble butt he’s got! I wish I had one of those! And what’s he doing with that giant sword, anyway?
Published 1983
Amazing! Many thanks to Stevie!
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Tagged with: Bantam Books • bladed weapons • dagger • damsel • dude • font problems • Good Show Sir • hunkbutt • loincloth • muscles • Rowena Morrill • Samuel R. Delany • sword
Sep 02
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Ashton Comments: Everything about the closer man’s outfit is amazing, from his puffy velvet shirt covered with large gold buttons and trousers striped with red and blue, to the leopard print trim on his girdle. The other man’s garbage sack outfit is no match.
Published 1982
Many thanks to Ashton!
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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Ballantine Books • bladed weapons • booties • cape • Del Rey Books • dude • lightning • magic • magical weapon • Michael Herring • mountains • puffy shirt • Roger Zelazny • strange creature • sword • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Aug 19
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David Comments: I wonder what kind of reception he gets with that helmet.
Published 1973
Half dog, half tree?
Many thanks to David!
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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • ax-wielding • bladed weapons • dude • epic thoughts • helmet • horns • muscles • Poul Anderson • shields • strange creature
Aug 03
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Audes Art Direction: Hey, we need dragons. What, no dragon art available ? Slap that one from the bunch we’ve licensed for cheap with the… what ? Anthropomorphic weapon-wielding lizards, yeah, nevermind that there aren’t any in the boo… Oh, and some snazzy font, you know, one of those that scream fantasy or sci-fi, whatever, make it bright and bold.
Published 1992
Many thanks to Aude!
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • bladed weapons • crossbow • dinosaur people • Earthsea Series • Ken Barr • pole weapons • scythe • strange creature • trident • unknown publisher • Ursula K. Le Guin
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