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Ryan comments: The cover of “Fool’s Run” was so shiny that I took it into the bathroom and tried to photograph it in the dark. No luck, it was either almost unviewable because it was too shiny, or else it was eclipsed by the darkness; there was no middle ground.

You might remember this from here.

Published 1988

(Average: 5.20 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: I angled the book so you all could see the triumphant embossing.

Published 1993

(Average: 6.62 out of 10)

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Jonathan Comments: Ever wondered why cats’ breath smells?

You might remember this from here.

Published 1983

(Average: 6.22 out of 10)

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Ryan Comments: Even with dogged persistence, I could not get this cover to photograph well, as it was so very shiny.

Check out the wraparound cover.

Published 2001

(Average: 5.76 out of 10)

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Ryan Comments: We three kings of Orient are,
Wielding edged weapons,
And a green star.

Published 1999

(Average: 5.57 out of 10)

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Wendy Comments: She’s acting tough pretending she didn’t just set her left hand on fire.

Published 1999

(Average: 5.44 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: It’s what David Miscavige sees when he looks in a mirror.

Published 1988

(Average: 8.22 out of 10)

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Mosquito Wenzi Comments: Why wouldn’t you wear a gown and high-heels to a sword fight when all the Ting will surely blind your enemies anyway?

Published 2008

(Average: 7.56 out of 10)

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RachelJ Art Direction: “This is no ordinary novel. Not even a “A Novel”. This is… “A MOSAIC”. I want every element of the cover– title, subtitle, font, artwork– to blend harmoniously into one vast, resounding “WTF”.

Do it justice, my boy.”

[Note: It’s not my camera. The cover image is just really, really dark and murky and it’s hard to tell what anything is.]

Published 1990

(Average: 6.80 out of 10)

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Kat’s Art Direction: “Okay, you’ve used the front of her shirt to make shoulder pads and recycled the scraps to make some useless pouches. Good work. But you know what this cover needs? What it really, really needs? … SHINIER LETTERING.”

Published 2004

(Average: 6.36 out of 10)

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