Title: The Fiery Furnace
Author: Lawrence Williams
Cover artist: Uncredited
Yours for: $15
Best things about this cover:
Alan Cumming *is* … The Fiery Furnace!
Anyone know what his "strange compulsion" is. I want it to be Barbie™collecting.
Though that is a pretty decent Floating Head, I'm gonna say this cover could use more her, less him.
Best things about this back cover:
- Oh my god how much do I love the photo of Smirky McAscot? (a lot)
- Do they not have obsessions in Europe? What kind of logic is that?
- Had to look up "Sicilian knife" to see how it differed from, say, a bread knife. Seems there is a traditional Italian art of knife-fighting called "Paranza Corta," but, acc. to Wikipedia, "It is still taught by individual masters but is not organized in a format suitable for divulgation to the masses." Yes, I've always found divulgation very tricky business indeed.
Page 123~
Carla was watching him, her chin set lightly in her hand, listening proudly to her businesslike lover in his professional capacity.
I guess that's better than listening to your professional lover in his businesslike capacity. Close call.
~RP
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6 comments:
I was thinking more Dean Stockwell, but after looking him up, I can see Alan Cumming, too.
But...what is the obsession?? It doesn't sound like he's gay, more like he's a serial killer. Come on dude, we must know the obsession!
Yeah, somebody's gotta break down and read this thing and tell us what The Obsession is.
Well, a bit of Googling later and the obsession is revealed. Look away now if you want to maintain the mystique...
[SPOILER]
Obsession Be Here
[/SPOILER]
...which is now completely obvious and totally not what I was thinking.
Uh, I've been called a "businesslike lover" and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a compliment.
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