Jul 07
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Dave Comments: Let’s see. We have a guy in a tree, with a sword, getting ready to lop of the head of a snake, with its head super-imposed against The Moon. Paging Dr. Freud!
Published 1983
Hey, I’ve seen that scene in the jungle book!!
Many thanks to Dave!
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Tagged with: Avon Books • bladed weapons • dude • font problems • James Blish • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Jul 06
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Corwin Comments: Where to start… A truly wretched color scheme with a bright pink neon title, two title fonts that go in four different directions. Then the rest of the cover is way too busy including a blue shark, a green sub with pink polka dots, and a man hole cover. And lest we forget, the story has a computerized Ayn Rand as one of its characters.
Published 1998
Flying shark!
Many thanks to Corwin.
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Tagged with: "a novel" • explosion • fire • Matt Ruff • shark • strange creature • submarine • Unknown Artist Institute • Warner Aspect books • WTF
Jul 02
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Art Direction: Hilarious escapade? Well then, no one is going to care what we put on there. In fact lets just put everything we can! Including Centaurs, which I hear are the next big thing. And we’ll have giant people with planets for faces! We’ll stop there but wait till you see what I have in mind for the font!
Published 2001
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Tagged with: Centaur! • cleavage • cloaks • damsel • Darrell K. Sweet • dude • font problems • giant birds • glow • magic • magical orbs • once you see it • people with planets for heads • Piers Anthony • planets • robes • strange creature • Tor Books • waistcoat • WTF
Jul 01
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Don Comments: OK, we’ve seen tons of perms and oodles of mullets on these covers – but I do believe this is the first permed mullet. (Pullet?) Assuming that’s the eponymous Bard whose Tale this is, he’s apparently not the brightest light in the harbor, since he a) agreed to accompany his hairdresser on a thieving expedition from an albino lizard-man (do such things EVER end well?) and b) misunderstood her when she said she wanted him along to carry the loot.
Published 1993
Many thanks to the Don!
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Tagged with: a picture within a picture • Baen Books • Bard's Tale Series • bladed weapons • damsel • dude • GOLD! • Larry Elmore • lizard people • lute • magic • Mercedes Lackey • music • once you see it • robes • Ru Emerson • shiny • strange creature • treasure
Jun 29
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Jessie Comments: DUDE. GIGANTIC ALBINO KILLER VULTURE. Does anything else need to be said? Does it really matter if there’s anything else in the picture?
Published 1976
Many thanks to Jessie!
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Tagged with: beak! • bird • blood • cloaks • damsel • Darkover Series • DAW Books • deer • George Barr • horses • Marion Zimmer Bradley • snow and ice • strange creature • talons
Jun 24
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Lauren Comments: This cover does in fact show a scene from the book, but I think maybe there could have been a better choice. I look at this cover, and all I can say is: What?? If you haven’t actually read the book, it makes no sense at all.
Published 1988
Awesome hat!
Many thanks to Lauren.
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Tagged with: +1 Protection from Spelling • Clifford D. Simak • Del Rey Books • dude • font problems • robots • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jun 23
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Andy Comments: The art department obviously wanted to cram as much as possible in (even though this is apparently the second novel in a trilogy). I wouldn’t be surprised however if it was an image ripped from the text. I really like the bloke standing on the ear of dragon – it seems to go well with the tag line. The spaceship is supposed to be vivid purple (the first line of the book) but is obviously out-done in the purple stakes by the dragon.
Published 1995
Ah the days of… yellow jeans…
Many thanks to Andy!
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Tagged with: castle • damsel • Del Rey Books • dragon • dude • fire • horns • jeans and a t-shirt • Lawrence Watt-Evans • magic • magical weapon • Peter Peebles • planets • space ships • strange creature • Worlds of Shadow Trilogy
Jun 18
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Liz’s Art Direction: Draw some buxom witch types in tight revealing outfits having a tea party. Throw in a weird muscle bound werewolf creature for good measure and have them all sit / stand around drinking tea out of some china cups. That should do it. Everyone reads these for the stories anyway.
Published 2009
Thanks to Liz and Simon who both sent this in!
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Tagged with: Baen Books • Berry Kercheval • cleavage • damsel • Daniel M. Hoyt • Dave Freer • David D. Levine • Esther Friesner • Jim C. Hines • Jody Lynn Nye • K.D. Wentworth • Karen Everson • Kevin Andrew Murphy • Laura J. Underwood • Linda L. Donahue • Lucienne Diver • magic • Robert Hoyt • Robin Wayne • Sarah A. Hoyt • Selina Rosen • Steven Piziksm • strange creature • teatime • Tim Waggoner • Tracy S. Morris
Jun 17
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Art Direction: I know what attracts teenagers, strange insect women showing their money makers and other parts. But draw it as if you had just taken LSD… you already have? Excellent!
Published 1979 (maybe)
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Tagged with: antennae • cleavage • devil's dumplings • Jane Yolen • Macmillan Books • planets • space • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF • yellow number two • yellow number zero
Jun 16
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Rod Comments: Nothing defines fratricide better than man taking on giant praying mantis. Or this that tiny man, regular bug? Either way, it’s a gas, gas, gas …
Published 1979
Many thanks to Rod!
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Tagged with: dude • Futura Publications • giant insects • Lindsay Gutteridge • loincloth • Matthew Dilke Series • muscles • pole weapons • spear • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
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