Good Show Sir

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Ryan Comments: Yes, a novel by Robert Sheckley. No, I don’t know what he meant by ‘the Sheckley type’ of hero illustration. Maybe it stands for ‘Sheckley & Magazines’ or ‘Sheckley & More’?

Published 1988

(Average: 4.67 out of 10)

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Nathan Comments: Embarrassed by the look of the main characters, the stegosaurus quietly sneaked away.

Published 1992

(Average: 7.56 out of 10)

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Alice Comments: Setting up a plumber appointment on the vidphone was a bad idea.

Published 1969

(Average: 7.56 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: His balls were bit by a radioactive spider.

Published 1961

(Average: 8.55 out of 10)

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Tag Wizard Comments: Nothing to see here. I just wanted to use my “ridiculous hat” tag.

Published 1974

(Average: 7.44 out of 10)

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Carolyn Comments: Spectacle boobs on a vegetable man’s head and a fried egg on the right (or is that a sun?) – just what Arthur C Clarke ordered!

Published 1969

(Average: 8.30 out of 10)

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Carolyn Comments: I kept trying to take a picture of this where the aliens were visible. I thought it was the light reflecting off the ancient library cover but actually that’s just how it was painted…

Published 1981

(Average: 6.75 out of 10)

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Perry Armstrong Comments: When a godawful film adaptation of your excellent novel does the favour of – not – using the proper title, why oh why oh why then remind us about it on the cover?
Published 1992

(Average: 6.64 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: This cover is so shiny that everything looks black unless you photograph it at the right angle. And then you notice that everything is embossed. The title is embossed. The authors are embossed. The car is embossed. The horse head is embossed. The fox-girl is embossed. It’s like bad cover art Braille for the blind.
Published 1994

(Average: 8.76 out of 10)

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Perry Comments: I actually rather like the artwork for this junior, abridged edition (even the title’s abridged!), but remain intrigued by the gentleman depicted at centre. Either he was already blind, or, assuming he’s one of the multitude blinded the night before, clearly thought it important to locate/don dark glasses prior to venturing outside!

Published 1973

(Average: 5.11 out of 10)

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