Well-known SF authors Jim Hines, Charles Stross, John Scalzi and Patrick Rothfuss made a promise: If fans donated a certain amount of money for a good cause, they would pose to recreate a SF novel cover. The fans came through... and so did the authors.
The cover in question? Here it is.
I would so buy that book. Why can't I buy this book? I really, really want to have this book on my shelf!
And here's the whole story, as told by Jim "Blue Boxer Babe" Hines himself!
(Thanks for the head-up,
ari_! This is so brilliant. *g*)