Rar!

I actually like this one, it is a 80s-tastic illustration if ever there was. But the goofy look on the monster's face does make me laugh.

Booga booga booga!

Sit down, kid, you're rocking the boat.

>2 bam2001: Pretty sure that's what the lady's saying to dork boy. She may be scantily clad, but she's sitting and looks to have her feet and hands braced.

The monster's eyes are a *chef's kiss* touch on the goofy face.

Cover by the Hildebrandt brothers, according to ISFDB. They must have had lots of fun with it.

If the man in the boat is Cugel, the monster may be the lesser evil from the girl's perspective.

>5 AndreasJ: I was feeling that energy too, and I don't even know anything about this book.

Like she and the goofy monster are besties (or she's promised it lots of something it wants) and they set this up beforehand.

It's the fantastical equivalent of "man or bear".

>5 AndreasJ: Been a while since I've read The Dying Earth but if I recall correctly, Cugel sacrifices her to the monster in order to save himself. So yes, Cugel is a bit of a d!(k the worse of the two evils, as it were.

Here's a man who can't control his dinghy.