Comments on: The Worst Cover Ever: The Winnowing http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/ Orbit Books Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:19:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stevee V http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Stevee V Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:59:45 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-997 Rise of the Fallen, Book Seven, The Pre-Antepenultimate Battle wins! I can't wait for book 8! rumours are there's going to be another battle! Rise of the Fallen, Book Seven, The Pre-Antepenultimate Battle wins! I can’t wait for book 8! rumours are there’s going to
be another battle!

]]> By: Col E http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Col E Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:35:41 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-993 "A Stain" or "The Trembling Sea"??? I just can't decide. Where's a coin when you need to make an important decision?!?! “A Stain” or “The Trembling Sea”??? I just can’t decide. Where’s a coin when you need to make an important decision?!?!

]]> By: Joe Meils http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Joe Meils Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:29:55 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-992 I have a liking for "Across the Trembling Sea..." The cover conjurs up the feeling of one of those awful Harlequin bodice ripper covers, with perhaps borg-like figures in the background, and Hubble images as the backdrop... I have a liking for “Across the Trembling Sea…” The cover conjurs up the feeling of one of those awful Harlequin bodice ripper covers, with perhaps borg-like figures in the background, and Hubble images as the backdrop…

]]> By: Stephen Deas http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Stephen Deas Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:35:04 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-998 A Stain Upon the Vastness! Awesome! I am inspired to give you The Blurb: Fifty thousand parsecs out from the edge of the dying Galaxy, the last surviving remnants of the human race, devolved back into savagery and ignorant of the origins, float through the vastness on an artificial world. They are monitored from within by the Uppers, the elite few who have access to the vast data banks and artifical intelligence that controls the world. They are safe, self-sufficient, their survival assured. Until they encounter the mysterious Stain, a being of pure energy that might just be God... or The Devil. A Stain Upon the Vastness! Awesome! I am inspired to give you The Blurb:

Fifty thousand parsecs out from the edge of the dying Galaxy, the last surviving remnants of the human race, devolved back into savagery and ignorant of the origins, float through the vastness on an artificial world. They are monitored from within by the Uppers, the elite few who have access to the vast data banks and artifical intelligence that controls the world. They are safe, self-sufficient, their survival assured.

Until they encounter the mysterious Stain, a being of pure energy that might just be God… or The Devil.

]]> By: John Fulcher http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 John Fulcher Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:16:09 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-1000 HOW COME NOBODY TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SOONER??!!!!!* *Please note the exagerrated punctuation. HOW COME NOBODY TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SOONER??!!!!!*

*Please note the exagerrated punctuation.

]]> By: Michael http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-999 Michael Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:50:17 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-999 well, there's always 'Lesbian Vampyres from Outer Space' well, there’s always ‘Lesbian Vampyres from Outer Space’

]]> By: Sam Thielman http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Sam Thielman Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:30:34 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-1001 I'm... I'm so proud I don't know what to say! Mr. Hatter, I think we've done the world irreperable harm. Gentlemen... to evil! /toast I’m… I’m so proud I don’t know what to say! Mr. Hatter, I think we’ve done the world irreperable harm. Gentlemen… to evil! /toast

]]> By: Annalee http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Annalee Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:36:53 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-996 Based on the word cloud, I'm guessing Tanith Lee's "Sabella" contains all the elements of the worst novel in the world . . . at least by topic, if not by title. Weirdly, "Sabella" isn't as bad as you might think, despite liberal doeses of love, vampires, Mars, and space. Based on the word cloud, I’m guessing Tanith Lee’s “Sabella” contains all the elements of the worst novel in the world . . . at least by topic, if not by title. Weirdly, “Sabella” isn’t as bad as you might think, despite liberal doeses of love, vampires, Mars, and space.

]]> By: Alex Lencicki http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Alex Lencicki Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:20:44 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-995 The winner will receive a nice print of the jacket and the eternal pride (or everlasting shame) of knowing that they were capable of dreaming up the worst title in the universe! (plus whatever cool things we have to hand to send) The winner will receive a nice print of the jacket and the eternal pride (or everlasting shame) of knowing that they were capable of dreaming up the worst title in the universe! (plus whatever cool things we have to hand to send)

]]> By: The Mad Hatter http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/07/21/the-worst-cover-ever-the-winnowing/comment-page-1/#comment-994 The Mad Hatter Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:03:13 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=3403#comment-994 Thanks for picking one of mine. Does this mean I win something like a cudgel to the head so as not to continue polluting the collective unconsciousness? Thanks for picking one of mine. Does this mean I win something like a cudgel to the head so as not to continue polluting the collective unconsciousness?

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