People of the Talisman - cover by Ed Emshwiller
Listen! The Stars! - cover by Ed Emshwiller

I love the tag lines for these -
"Tune in on eternity -- and disappear"
"Find the Gates of Death -- and live!"

The style of these old covers is so weird. When I was young the weirdness was disturbing, like, why would someone want to add this weird ugly thing to reality? but now I'm into it, our minds get to play with whatever they want, it's fantasy and it's fun.

Plus, the real world is well weird, too. Listen! The Stars! ✨

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Titelbild von Ed Emshwiller für
"No Truce With Terra" von Philip E. High
Ace Books D-275 1964
(AmeS)

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Titelbild von Ed Emshwiller für
"The Games of Neith" von Margaret St. Clair
Ace Books D-453 1960
(AmeS)

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Innen-Illustration von Ed Emshwiller für
"Tangle Hold" von F. L. Wallace
aus Galaxy June 1953
(AmeS)

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Titelbild von Ed Emshwiller für
"Auf Pluto gestrandet" von Algis Budrys (Man of Earth)
Übersetzt von M.F. Arnemann
Utopia Großband 112, Pabel Verlag November 1959
(AmeS)

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Titelbilder (full cover) von Ed Emshwiller für
"The Secret of Sinharat" und
"People of the Talisman" von Leigh Brackett
Ace Books M-101 1964
(AmeS)

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Titelbild von Ed Emshwiller für
"Dämonen des Weltalls" von Poul Anderson (Silent Victory)
Übersetzt von Dr. Gerhard Ledig
Utopia Großband 131, Pabel Verlag August 1960
(AmeS)

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Innen-Illustration von Ed Alexander
für "What is POSAT" von Phyllis Sterling Smith
aus Galaxy September 1951

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