We’re always on the lookout for horrible SFF covers that need renaming.
When we tweeted our review for this book last week, author Myke Cole pointed out that this awful cover is really begging to be renamed:
Folks. This cover is crying out for alternate titles. Something more clever than “Behold! My glowing junk!” Please. https://t.co/UKieUzZ2ZO
— Myke Cole (@MykeCole) August 11, 2017
Yeah, he’s right, and there are lots of good suggestions in that thread (my favorite is “Gold Member”
August 17th, 2017. FanLit | Myke Cole, Orson Scott Card | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 10 comments |
Time for another “Rename This Horrible Cover” contest!
Please help us rename this atrocious-looking science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg.
(We love Robert Silverberg, by the way.)
The creator of the title we like best wins a book from our stacks.
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Please send it to Kat.
We love this game!
April 20th, 2017. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 20 comments |
Time for another “Rename This Horrible Cover” contest!
Please help us rename this atrocious-looking science fiction novel by Michael Moorcock.
(We love Moorcock’s Eternal Champion stories but, sadly, this is the second Moorcock cover we’ve been forced to feature in this column).
The creator of the title we like best wins a book from our stacks.
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Please send it to Kat.
We love this game!
March 9th, 2017. FanLit | Michael Moorcock | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 19 comments |
It’s been nearly a year since we played “Rename This Horrible Cover.” Far too long!
Please help us rename this atrocious-looking science fiction novel by Catherine Asaro. Wow. It’s really bad… Well, at least the cover is… We haven’t worked up the nerve to actually read the book yet.
The creator of the title we like best wins a book from our stacks. (Sorry, we don’t have Diamond Star.)
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Please send it to Kat.
September 22nd, 2016. FanLit | Catherine Asaro | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 21 comments |
It’s time again for one of our favorite games!
Please help us rename this atrocious-looking science fiction novel by John Rackham and DAW books (November, 1973).
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Please send it to Kat.
We love this game!
October 22nd, 2015. FanLit | Thoughtful Thursday | 20 comments |
It’s time again for one of our favorite games!
Please help us rename the horrible cover of this book by Grande Dame Andre Norton.
The author of the new title we like best wins a book from the FanLit Stacks.
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Please send it to Kat.
We love this game!
NEXT WEEK’s Thoughtful Thursday column: We’ll be giving away all of the Nebula and Hugo nominated novels to one lucky winner!
May 21st, 2015. FanLit | Andre Norton | Thoughtful Thursday | 18 comments |
Here’s a book cover that’s screaming for a new name. See it screaming?
Please help us rename the horrible cover of this book by the esteemed Michael Moorcock.
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Send it to us.
October 9th, 2014. FanLit | Michael Moorcock | Thoughtful Thursday | 17 comments |
This has got to be one of the very worst book covers we’ve ever seen.
There are so many ways this is wrong.
Please help us rename this horrible cover, because it should not polluting this excellent story collection by Ray Bradbury.
The author of the new title we like best wins a book from the FanLit Stacks.
Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Send it to me.
August 28th, 2014. Kat Hooper | Ray Bradbury | Thoughtful Thursday | 34 comments |
I have to admit that I have not read Clash of Star-Kings, but with a cover like this, I’m not likely to pick it up when I see it in my local used bookstore. (And that’s a shame because I’ve read other fine books by Avram Davidson.)
So, if I’m not going to read Clash of Star-Kings, at least I can help rename it with a title that better fits this cover.
Please help me.
March 13th, 2014. Kat Hooper | Avram Davidson | Thoughtful Thursday | 37 comments |
No, gentle readers, your eyes are not deceiving you.
This is the cover for the 1975 Ballantine issue of William Goldman‘s classic novel The Princess Bride.
Yes, we are just as offended as you are. It’s INCONCEIVABLE! This horrid cover does not belong on one of our favorite books and, therefore, it needs a new title. Can you help us provide one that’s more appropriate?
January 23rd, 2014. Kat Hooper | William Goldman | Thoughtful Thursday | 24 comments |
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