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Verylatetotheparty Comments: More Moorcock. The next book in the series after “The Jewel In The Skull” and a similar GSS suitable standard of cover art. The cover of the third book is disappointingly not nearly as bad. Published in 1975, it might also qualify as an early example of Orange and Teal, (although it’s come out more pinkish in the photo).

Published 1972

(Average: 7.20 out of 10)

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Mrs Jones Comments: Princess Leia … After Dark!

Published 1978

(Average: 8.33 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: I think it’s a tale of Merlin showing a boy Robin Hood his model airplane collection and time machine, but I don’t care enough to read it and actually find out.

Published 1952

(Average: 7.29 out of 10)

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Valerie Comments: Our new hula hoop champion!

Published 1958

(Average: 7.64 out of 10)

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Charles Comments “Do you like the underwater nursing home I found for you, Dad? When can I visit? … ooh the call must be breaking up … all that water you know ….”

Published 1960

(Average: 7.40 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: I’ll take “Penis Mightier Than The Sword” for $100 Alex!

Published 2010

(Average: 8.86 out of 10)

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Tag Wizard Comments: Nicola Alter writes the Thoughts on Fantasy blog and last year she set out to create an over-the-top fantasy book cover including all the standard fantasy clichés. As she wrote:

“I’ve encountered a few covers that take it a bit far, but I thought it’d be amusing to go even further, and have a bit of fun with the tropes of my favourite genre… so here is my recipe for a no-holds-barred, all-boxes-ticked, epic high fantasy book cover (accompanied by examples from the most clichéd design I can muster).”

Well, we here at Good Show Sir! consider ourselves the experts on bad covers. So we’ll be the judge of that!

So check out her post where she walks you through the steps:

How to Make a Clichéd High Fantasy Cover

And be sure to visit the rest of her site and welcome her to join us here at Good Show Sir: the home of ethnic and erudite book cover curation.

Published 2017

(Average: 8.33 out of 10)

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Rick Deckard Comments: Oh shit, it’s the wife!

Published 1994

(Average: 6.78 out of 10)

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Mosquito Wenzi Comments: “I’ve got the Ting! I’ve got it!”

“Yeah, dear, you’ve got it. Now look Behind You!”

Published 1986

(Average: 7.67 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: Party in the front, business in the back! It’s a reverse mullet!

Published 1982

(Average: 7.64 out of 10)

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