May 23
Good Show Sir comments: Sorry about that. Had to let the intern go. Too many questions about “salary” and “benefits” and “business licences”.
So we’re back after a personal bank holiday. Let’s start off with something terrible enough to make Dali question his life choices.
Published 1973
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Tagged with: dude • Fawcett Books • I'm melting! • Larry Kresek • Leo P. Kelley • magical orbs • neo-jesus • veiled threat
Apr 02
Only two honourable mentions for the long Easter weekend! Mainly because I have completely lost track of what’s in my inbox!
Good to be back and posting covers again, thanks to everyone for supporting me through the dark times! You all get a cookie!
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Piper Comments: It isn’t exactly fantasy/science fiction. It’s psychology. The longer you look the more insane it gets (E.G. Eagle heads in crystals).
Unknown published date
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Good Show Sir Comments: Unfortunately I never got to play this, I like to think it would be just as epic as the box art.
Published 1988
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Tagged with: birds • crystal • damsel • floating face • giant birds • Good Show Sir • Honourable Mentions • landscape face • lens flare • lightning • magic • magical orbs • magical weapon • shortbow • sky-eyes • strange creature • sword • Ting! • Tor Books • Unknown Artist Institute • unknown publisher • wolf
Jan 09
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Jaouad Comments: Welcome to a new game of Spot The Rockstar! Among this week’s line-up are: Brian May, Ozzy Osbourne, Eddie van Halen, Steve Harris, Jimmy Page, Ian Gillan, John Deacon, Glenn Tipton, Dave Brock, and the ever elusive drum legend Alan Moore.
Published 1976
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Tagged with: bird • bladed weapons • blood • Bob Haberfield • clouds • conch • damsel • dude • magical orbs • male skirts • Mayflower Books • Michael Moorcock • mountains • muscles • necklace o' heads • once you see it • Sir Mix-A-Lot • strange creature • sword • you need a belt
Sep 10
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Scott B Comments: I don’t care how far into the future this book is set — there is no way that outfit will ever be in fashion.
Published 1979
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Tagged with: baldness • Brian M. Stableford • cloaks • clock • Don Maitz • dress for success • dude • electricity • fingerbeams • frickin laser beams • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • paging John Galliano • tights • vase • WTF
Sep 03
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Lauren F Comments: Two covers for the price of one! But you’ll spend all your time trying to figure out the front cover so they may as well have left the back cover blank.
Published 1978
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Tagged with: aliens • architectural framing • Avon Books • capes • damsel • devil's dumplings • explosions • frickin laser beams • giant insects • magical orbs • moon • once you see it • Piers Anthony • planets • Ron Walotsky • space sheep • space ships • space suit • starkers • tentacles
May 08
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Robert N Comments: Strangely enough a terrible cover may actually be the reason to buy it.
Published 1969
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Tagged with: Avon Books • blunt weapons • Brian W. Aldiss • clock • club • dinosaur • Don Punchatz • dude • insects • magical orbs • mainstream religion • strange creature • time travel • WTF
Apr 29
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Bibliomancer Comments: Thrilling science-fiction … [if you love space cats] …
Published 1962
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Tagged with: Ace Books • Alex Schomburg • Andre Norton • bird • cat people • Cats! • Good Show Sir • lightning • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • rocket • space ships • spiral • strange creature
Jul 13
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Skipweasel Comments: Pink cats with orange eyes – humans with bubbles – you can almost understand why Norton was happy having her name almost invisible in orange on pink.
Published 1975
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Tagged with: Andre Norton • Cats! • Ian Staunton • magic • magical orbs • once you see it • Puffin Books • strange creature • WTF
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