Never judge a book by its cover, they said. Well 'they' have clearly never encountered the sort of dross sci-fi literature you can see below.
Indeed, some landmark fantasy and dystopian-set novels are as ridiculous in front end design as they are in content - and here we've compiled some of the most ludicrous offenders.
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