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Masters of the Lamp — Robert Lory (1970)
Masters of the Lamp — Robert Lory (1970)
Publisher: ACE Books First ACE Edition, 1970 Cover Art: Jack Gaughan Plot Synopsis (of cover): In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God…
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Dark Piper — Andre Norton (1968)
Dark Piper — Andre Norton (1968)
Publisher: ACE Books First Ace Edition, 1969 Cover Art: Jack Gaughan Plot Synopsis (of cover): The Piper brought his magical instrument to his lips, and the world erupted. The strangeness of the music that had somehow become tangible through the subtle arts of The Piper filled the world with marvelous visions of spaceships and ghosts, both terrifying and beautiful to behold. Somehow, The Piper…
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#Andre Norton#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Camel Toe Averted#Dank Memes#Dark Piper#Entertainment#Humor#Jack Gaughan#Reviews#Sci-Fi#WTF
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Star Lord — Louise Lawrence (1978)
Star Lord — Louise Lawrence (1978)
Publisher: Starwanderer / Harper & Row Second Harper & Row Edition, First Starwanderer Imprint, 1980 Cover Art: Michael Heslop Plot Synopsis (of cover): The black heart of the Star Lord flared anew at the sight of his grisly visage. He had coated himself in the rotting entrails of his slain enemies, rubbing his hair with blood and viscera. His naked body glistened wet and sanguine, and the stench…
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#Art#Awful#Book Reviews#Books#Crap#Entertainment#Fuck You#Humor#Louise Lawrence#Michael Hislop#Reviews#Sci-Fi#Shit#Star Lord#Turd#Waste of Time
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Mission to the Heart Stars — James Blish (1965)
Mission to the Heart Stars — James Blish (1965)
Publisher: Avon First Avon Printing, 1982 Cover Art: ISFDB has it as Wayne Barlowe, and the artist isn’t credited, but I’d be surprised if this wasn’t Rowena Morrill again. Plot Synopsis (of cover): It had been several months since Hugh and Barry had crashed on a remote planet. In the course of that time, Barry gained his nickname (Hugh’s butchery of Barry’s native moniker wore thin rather…
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#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Entertainment#Humor#James Blish#Mission to the Heart Stars#Past the Censors#Reviews#Rowena Morrill#Sci-Fi#Smells Funny#Wayne Barlowe
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The Star Dwellers — James Blish (1961)
The Star Dwellers — James Blish (1961)
Publisher: Avon If you believe the inside cover, this is the First Avon Printing, 1982. The ISFDB page more accurately places this at the fifth Avon printing (accounting for all international Avon editions). Cover Art: Rowena Morrill Plot Synopsis (of cover): “Your time is at an end, Super-Braino!” the young hero bellowed, brandishing his pistol with unfettered confidence. “I’ve got you precisely…
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#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Donald Trump#Eeeeew#Entertainment#Humor#James Blish#Meta#Retro-Futurism#Reviews#Rowena Morrill#Sci-Fi#The Star Dwellers
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Baphomet's Meteor — Claude Avice, as Pierre Barbet (1972)
Baphomet’s Meteor — Claude Avice, as Pierre Barbet (1972)
Publisher: DAW Books First DAW Edition, 1972 Cover Art: Karel Thole Plot Synopsis (of cover): “I really think you should reconsider this, Sir,” the noble knight implored his captain. “While I would never cast aspersions upon your venerable wisdom and keen eye for falsehood, something still seems wack, yo.” “Silence your tongue!” the captain bellowed. “This is a sign from our Lord! He has sent one…
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#Art#Baphomet&039;s Meteor#Big Blue Titties#Books#Claude Avice#Entertainment#Humor#Karel Thole#Pierre Barbet#Reviews#Sci-Fi#Seems Legit#Touch My Ball#WTF
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The Star-Crowned Kings — Robert Chilson (1975)
The Star-Crowned Kings — Robert Chilson (1975)
Publisher: DAW Books First DAW Edition, 1975 Cover Art: Kelly Freas Plot Synopsis (of cover): In the early part of the twenty-first century, the God of the Covenant broke two millennia of silence to His mortal children. In their adolescence, they were not prepared to gaze upon His holy visage, but the Lord knew that they had grown, and He rightly trusted in their capacity to be shown upon by His…
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#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Entertainment#Heavenly Bodies#Humor#Kelly Freas#Plus Sized#Reviews#Robert Chilson#Sci-Fi#Space Perverts#The Star-Crowned Kings
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SAR — John Robert Russell (1974)
SAR — John Robert Russell (1974)
Publisher: Pocket Books First Pocket Books Edition, 1974 Cover Art: Charles Moll Plot Synopsis (of cover): “This is not at all what I wanted,” thought Gary, his jaw set as firmly as he could manage. Gwendolyn snapped her whip against the air, briefly silencing his inner monologue with a crack. “Boy, your mind wanders,” Gwendolyn reprimanded, “and your face is full of shadows. You will be…
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#Art#Bizarre#Book Reviews#Books#Charles Moll#Entertainment#Humor#John Robert Russell#Nice Legs#Reviews#Sar#Sci-Fi#Sub Play
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Flesh — Philip José Farmer (1960)
Flesh — Philip José Farmer (1960)
Publisher: Signet First Signet Edition, 1969 Cover Art: Ellen Raskin Plot Synopsis (of cover): Huck’s was a Hollywood success story gone cockeyed. As a low-level assistant hoping to be noticed, he had been serving bourbon-laced coffee at an emergency production meeting of Universal Studios big-wigs. The director was present, along with several important money-men (the writer, presumably, was…
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#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Dystopia#Ellen Rasken#Entertainment#Filth#Flesh#Humor#Philip Jose Farmer#Retro-Futurism#Reviews#Sci-Fi#Sex Antlers
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Star Ways — Poul Anderson (1956)
Star Ways — Poul Anderson (1956)
Publisher: Ace Books Second Ace Edition, 1963 Cover Art: Ed Emshwiller Plot Synopsis (of cover): “Come on, Captain Macdonald!” shouted the Princess. “We must continue our mission, regardless of your personal tragedy!” Captain Connor Macdonald, only half hearing her, spoke quietly to himself. “Ah dinnae mean tae,” he whispered. “Aye, he wa’ a bit wee, but still, ah ha’ent given ‘im but a tap.”…
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Divide and Rule — L. Sprague De Camp (1939–1941)
Divide and Rule — L. Sprague De Camp (1939–1941)
Publisher: Lancer Books First Lancer Edition, 1964 Cover Art: Uncredited (though clearly someone’s channeling Vonnegut—leave a comment if you know) Plot Synopsis (of cover): The multifarious horrors of war escape no fighting man in it. Truly, those who speak of glory and righteousness to those on the line must do so in very loud voices to be heard from where they sit. For many, that grisly…
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#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Divide and Rule#Dystopia#Entertainment#Humor#L. Sprague De Camp#Love Is Love#Reviews#Sci-Fi#The Stolen Dormouse#Vonnegut Should Sue
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The Ballad of Beta 2 and Empire Star — Samuel R. Delany (1965 & 1966)
The Ballad of Beta 2 and Empire Star — Samuel R. Delany (1965 & 1966)
Publisher: Ace Books First Ace Edition, 1975 (stories published previously in earlier editions, but this is the first published appearance of both in the same novel) Cover Art: Davis Meltzer Plot Synopsis (of cover): Brad and Tina Meltzer, eight and seven years old respectively, had a wonderful day. Their wonderful mommy had taken them to play miniature golf, followed it up with some ice cream,…
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#Ace Doubles#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Davis Meltzer#Empire Star#Entertainment#Fancy Feast#Humor#Reviews#Samuel R. Delaney#Sci-Fi#That Fucking Cat#The Ballad of Beta 2
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The Silkie — A.E. Van Vogt (1964–1969)
The Silkie — A.E. Van Vogt (1964–1969)
Publisher: Ace Books First Ace Edition, 1969. Beginning in 1964, The Silkie was originally published as a series of novelettes by several different publishers, Ace Books among them, but it is here that the novel first appears as a single work. Cover Art: Jack Gaughan Plot Synopsis (of cover): The great detective Sherlock Holmes tamped tobacco into his pipe as he leaned against the fireplace’s…
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#A.E. Van Vogt#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Entertainment#Humor#I Left My Heart In A Giant Louse#Jack Gaughan#Lung Tick#Reviews#Sci-Fi#The Silkie
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Reduction in Arms — Tom Purdom (1971)
Reduction in Arms — Tom Purdom (1971)
Publisher: Berkley Medallion First Berkley Medallion Edition, 1971 Cover Art: Paul Lehr Plot Synopsis (of cover): It was a warmer than usual Saturday for a Stalingrad April, and it seemed that the gloom of spring would yield to a pleasant, though perhaps rainy, summer for 1971. Light showers outside were rivaled, however, by the storm clouds forming in the office of Soviet Major General Alexi…
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#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Commie Chickens#Dystopia#Entertainment#Humor#Paul Lehr#Reduction in Arms#Retro-Futurism#Reviews#Sale On Red Paint#Sci-Fi#Tom Purdom
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Sargasso of Space — Andre Norton, as Andrew North (1955)
Sargasso of Space — Andre Norton, as Andrew North (1955)
Publisher: Ace Books First Ace Edition, 1957 Cover Art: Ed Emshwiller Plot Synopsis (of cover): The exploratory away mission began innocuously enough. The ship’s four-wheeled landside scouter navigated the planet’s chiaroscuro landscape with relative ease, piloted by its expert navigator, Lieutenant Sprague. Ensigns Elle and Camp, both science officers, were responsible for relaying external…
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#Ace Doubles#Andre Norton#Andrew North#Art#Book Reviews#Books#Ed Emshwiller#Entertainment#Fuck You Ace#Gay Thoughts#Humor#Reviews#Sarasso of Space#Sargasso of Space#Sci-Fi
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Voyage, A Journey Into Discoid Funk - Brian Bennett (1978)
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