I would unironically read this. Having a boombox would make a bard immensely more powerful.

I do not understand what is happening here...

But I do agree this is the BEST sci Fi novel of the year.

My first thought looking at that is she gonna cut herself on that axe. Get a proper sheath, FFS!

Even while aware of how little classic scifi or fsntasy covers usually have in common with the book contents... This is still surprisingly weird.