Jun 09
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Richard Comments: I recently bought some books from the wonderful (and charming) Gwyneth Jones. Gwyneth’s site you should have a look; she gives the money less p&p to Amnesty and her books are tremendous. She signed the book with the message requested, but had also written notes about the cover art. In this one, “This delicious cover is my own fault, I talked to the artist. Never do that!” Not entirely sure what’s going on, though – it seems that Ben Affleck has really pissed off that woman.
Published 1997
First floating heads, now full bodies!
Many thanks to Richard!
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • floating person • Gollancz Books • Gwyneth Jones • WTF
Jun 08
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Jessie Comments: The marks to the left of the floating cat head are my fault – they’re scratches from when i was ripping off the $1 used book price tag.
Published 1978
I think the scratches are the least of this covers problems!
Many thanks to Jessie!
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • Boris Vallejo • cat people • Cynthia Felice • double trouble • dude • loincloth • muscles • Pocket Books • space ships
Jun 03
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(To The Stars: Homeworld)
Javier’s Art Direction: How about a slightly hunched, skinny, pasty white guy with a furry mustache and a laser gun that goes beep standing in front of an orange city?
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(To The Stars: Wheelworld)
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(To The Stars: Starworld)
Suspiciously good “photos”… Excellent though!
Many thanks to Javier!
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Tagged with: dude • eyepatch • frickin laser beams • gun • Harry Harrison • mighty moustache • once you see it • Phantom Press • planets • space • space ships • space suit
Jun 02
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Lauren Comments: The colors on this are just so awful. And spike heels? But at least she’s not in a fur bikini. Although he appears to be having some wardrobe malfunction with his shirt.
At least he doesn’t have a mullet!
Thanks to Lauren!
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • font problems • gun • metropolitan apocalypse • once you see it • Stephen Goldin • war
Jun 01
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Phil’s Art Direction: We don’t want people thinking he’s odd just because he’s tall and thin, so let’s have someone else tall and thin in the background. Then give him really odd hair.
Many thanks to Phil!
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • Galaxy Science Fiction • Olaf Stapledon • snow and ice • starkers
May 28
Ah May! How I love you with two bank holidays in one month and the final one falling on, my birthday. That’s right exciting stuff! So here to celebrate is a strange random collection of honourable mentions. And they are a random collection I assure you.
These covers break our well kept and hard hitting rules. There are some who even complain they are almost too hard. But these covers are generally excluded because they are part of a franchise or comedy.
Again thanks to everyone who visits the site and those who are submitting covers. Some of them are simply amazing, we’ll get to them eventually. Enjoy these great covers and to those who gain from it, have an amazing extended weekend!
As a bonus check out a vague picture of CSA (known in certain circles as ‘The Troll’)
Trolling through books to help me find covers at Christmas
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Tagged with: Andrew Cartmel • damsel • Doctor Who • dragon • dude • evil • frickin laser beams • Gordon R. Dickson • gun • Honourable Mentions • monsters • S.D. Perry • space • space ships • space suit • strange creature • William Shatner
May 25
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Jen Comments: A warlock and his robotic horse battle a carnivorous tree who collects stuffed animals and leprechauns, while farting evil smoke into the mouth of a nearby menacing castle. Meanwhile, a knight and his lady ride past, oblivious. Sadly, a surprisingly accurate depiction of the book. And yes, I paid $5 for it.
Insane thanks to Jen!
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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • bow-tie • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • captain's hat • castle • Christopher Stasheff • cloaks • dragon • dude • dwarf • evil • horses • knights • magic • once you see it • skulls a-poppin' • tasteful smoke • teddy people • waistcoat • Wizaaaaaaaard! • wraparound cover
May 24
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Hex Comments: There’s really not much I can say about this one, except that _someone_ in the design process for this book was taking the piss.
Thanks to Hex!
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Tagged with: Ace Books • balls • damsel • dude • gun • John Brunner • planets • space ships • WTF
May 19
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Well after CSA’s comments yesterday with Mr Ellison I noted he said this, “We should post a pic of the Bible tomorrow and see if Jesus posts within 24hours.”
I decided to take him up on that suggestion with this, sent into me about a year ago. And to Mr Ellison, I sent CSA to bed last night without super and I didn’t even read him his nightly install of Harry Potter verses Terminator. Thanks for commenting!
A real cover will be posted later!
Good Show Sir, Good Sir.
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Tagged with: beard-wielding • bladed weapons • bracers • cloaks • damsel • dude • font problems • neo-jesus • Siku • staff • sword
May 18
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Phils Art Direction: It contains Ellison’s famous story, “A Boy and his Dog.” So let’s have a boy with his dog, but don’t make the boy too boyish and keep the dog cat-like.
Purple cat on lead! Thanks to Phil!
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Tagged with: author in the comments • dude • Harlan Ellison • metropolitan apocalypse • paging John Galliano • Pan Books • strange creature • Stuart (Sam) Hughes
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