Jul 26
Click for full imageFrank McC comments: First I thought “wonder if that guy on the cover realizes how close he came to getting whacked upside the head by that rocket” and then I saw the “unimaginable demensions”.
Published 1972
(Average: 6.36 out of 10)
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July 26th, 2013 at 11:47 am
“Who said this made me look fat?”
July 26th, 2013 at 12:53 pm
He does appear to be WEARING the Earth, which is an unusual fashion move. The title, of course, later inspired Robert Heinlein’s GRANGER IN A GREY LAND.
July 26th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
@JC – Oh my word… Keeper of the Cats! Frank… why didn’t you look to the left! 😛
Man: So… how was greyland?
Man 2: *Shrugs* Meh…
Man: Yeah… funland is better.
July 26th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
I will bet that the grey-skinned girl bending over him was dimented.
BEHIND YOU!
July 26th, 2013 at 3:25 pm
I think the blurb writer couldn’t remember ‘delirium tremens’ and just made up the word ‘demension’.
Pretty loose cuffs for a spacesuit.
July 26th, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Every book should tell us if it is a “GREAT SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL” or a “STINKING PILE OF PUKE”. In this regard, this was way ahead of its time.
FACT: Spelling mistakes on the cover can only mean good things.lol
Fantastic reflexes as well, look how smoothly he head dodges that out of control rocket.
July 26th, 2013 at 4:21 pm
‘Dave Van Arnam’s Great Science Fiction Novel’. Singular. As opposed to his mediocre, lousy and adequate ones. Or his (allegedly) decent fantasy. I’m intrigued about the English spelling of ‘Grey’ on a manifestly American book – were they trying to disclaim all responsibility?
July 26th, 2013 at 4:46 pm
That’s the last time I chug cheap wine from a spaceship-shaped bottle. Oof! That dimon alcohol again! Can’t even remember my name. Wish someone would lean over me and speak it. Oh, no, now everything looks grey!
July 26th, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Her skin was grey, his bowels were constipated. Love was not in the air for Harvey Dent Jr.
July 26th, 2013 at 10:36 pm
The only thing we need on the cover of a Great Science Fiction Novel: a rocket-powered dildo.
July 27th, 2013 at 10:47 am
Greyland: where everything is red and yellow.
July 28th, 2013 at 2:44 pm
‘Damn…is that Louis Wain cat still at my back?’
July 29th, 2013 at 2:21 am
@Deadstuff: All cats are grey in the dark
July 29th, 2013 at 6:12 am
What is this one actually about? Based on the cover, you’d think it was the record of one futuristic spaceman’s decent into a madness of alcohol-fueled paranoid delusions.
July 29th, 2013 at 9:18 am
@JoaT. Here, in one convenient post, is all the online information I could find about this Great Science Fiction Novel’s subject matter:
“…routine SF adventure(s)†(Science Fiction Encyclopedia.)
“Vaguely pointless tale of a guy waking up in a Grey World.†(Amazon.)
“It was an alien world of infinite peace! Or was it?†(Blurb on first edition.)
“While it is science fiction, it has a host of other creatures like vampires and werewolves.†(Goodreads review.)
Sounds like you might be right…
August 8th, 2013 at 9:19 pm
Philip Jose Farmer’s
DILDO TO THE HEAD
September 11th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
So where’s this girl who’s bending over him…wait a minute is the half of the cover that is coloured yellow supposed to be her giant boob bending over him?
September 15th, 2013 at 8:08 pm
Must… not… type… “Gayland”….
Curses!
May 9th, 2015 at 11:12 pm
Goodness, the Rocket Dildo ™ is thrusting straight at that black hole, top right.
May 11th, 2015 at 9:16 am
I guess the darkened area at the lower right corner is meant to be a shadow, but for some reason I can’t seem to convince my eyes to see it that way.
December 24th, 2015 at 8:04 am
I got the strangest suggestion when I looked up this title on Amazon.com:
“If you liked this book, perhaps you’d also like…
Dave Van Arnam’s Cosy Café
Dave Van Arnam’s Caesar Salad Dressing
Dave Van Arnam’s Guide To Successful Name Branding”