Friday, April 29, 2016

Paperback 939: The 13th Immortal / Robert Silverberg // This Fortress World / James E. Gunn (Ace Double D-223)

Paperback 939: Ace Double D-223 (PBO / 1st ptg, 1957)

Title: The 13th Immortal / This Fortress World
Author: Robert Silverberg / James E. Gunn
Cover artists: [Ed Valigusrsky / Ed Emshwiller]

Estimated value: $10-15

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Best things about this cover:
  • Look familiar? (see Paperback 938)
  • On line at the Genius Bar: "It won't reboot."
  • I wanna do a coffee table book of old scifi art called "When Robots Looked Cool."
  • Actually this one only looks cool above the waistline. Down below, things are a little spindly.
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Best things about this other cover:
  • You do not want to make an illegal throw-in in space soccer. The penalty's pretty harsh.
  • Love the guy's double fear-hand (which are really shock-hand, but I'm gonna say "close enough").
  • The nose-high black latex suit really completes the "Intergalactic Sexual Sadist" look.

Page 123~ (from The 13th Immortal)


One crushing fact rolled down on Kesley like a shock wave. One fact.

Please enjoy this eternal cliffhanger.

~RP

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3 comments:

  1. DemetriosXApril 30, 2016 at 4:12 AM

    I'm bothered by the giant figure on the second cover. Beyond the fact that they've rolled their turtleneck up over their face, I can't really tell what that expression is supposed to be. The eyebrows suggest something angry or hateful, but everything else say concerned to me.

    Also, which book is the quote from?

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  2. AApril 30, 2016 at 9:29 PM

    You know what they say about robots with spindly legs . . .

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  3. VictoriaApril 27, 2021 at 7:20 AM

    How can one of the "Two Complete Novels" be abridged?

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