Ground Zero

Ground Zero
Author: Fred Gambino
Publisher: Collins & Brown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Science fiction
ISBN: 9781855858916

"Renowned SF illustrator Fred Gambino presents "Ground Zero," a collection of his spacescapes and portraits (mostly digital, some acrylic) that have adorned the covers of books by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury and other leading lights. With the author's brief anecdotal descriptions of his artistic processes and essays by SF writers like Elizabeth Moon and David Brin, this volume will please cognoscenti." --"Publishers Weekly."

Orphanage

Orphanage
Author: Robert Buettner
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316032069

When earth needs heroes, whom will we call to valor? When mankind's enemy is beyond our worst imagination, who will be our champions? Will we pick the brightest and the toughest? Or the ones with nothing left to lose? War is an Orphanage Mankind's first alien contact tears into Earth: projectiles launched from Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, have vaporized whole cities. Under siege, humanity gambles on one desperate counterstrike. In a spacecraft scavenged from scraps and armed with Vietnam-era weapons, foot soldiers like eighteen-year-old Jason Wander-orphans that no one will miss-must dare man's first interplanetary voyage and invade Ganymede. They have one chance to attack, one ship to attack with. Their failure is our extinction.

Wolf and Iron

Wolf and Iron
Author: Gordon R. Dickson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1627934790

After the collapse of civilization, when the social fabric of America has come apart in bloody rags, when every man's hand is raised against another, and only the strong survive. "Jeebee" Walther was a scientist, a student of human behavior, who saw the Collapse of the world economy coming, but could do nothing to stop it. Now he must make his way across a violent and lawless America, in search of a refuge where he can keep the spark of knowledge alive in the coming Dark Age. He could never make it on his own, but he has found a companion who can teach him how to survive on instinct and will. Jeebee has been adopted by a great Gray Wolf.

The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal

The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal
Author: Jim Burns
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 178116844X

A new collection of art from one of the UK’s most acclaimed sci-fi artists featuring everything, from his initial sketches to his final works and published book covers. Includes covers from the SF greats – Greg Bear, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, Oson Scott Card, John Meaney, Ricardo Pinto, Peter F Hamilton, and Timothy Zahn and many more.

The Dark North

The Dark North
Author: Martin Dunelind
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1506704670

Originally crowd funded for publication in 2015, this illustrated prose-art book fusion features five unique tales ranging from Norse mythology to apocalyptic science fiction to fantasy. The Dark North showcases artwork by Scandinavia's leading illustrators and concept artists--including Peter Bergting, Henrik Pettersson, Joakim Ericsson, Magnus Olsson, and Lukas Thelin--and is written by Martin Duneland. With a foreword by author and filmmaker Clive Barker, this anthology is sure to delight--and terrify--any horror fan in equal measure.

Spacewreck

Spacewreck
Author: Stewart Cowley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1979
Genre: Space debris
ISBN: 9780896730229

Fantasy Art Masters

Fantasy Art Masters
Author: Dick Jude
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2002
Genre: Fantasy in art
ISBN: 9780007137473

Dick Jude, author of the previous book, brings together the work of 10 more of the brightest talents in the business, who once more give us an insight into their working methods and inspirations. Some of the press comments on Fantasy Art of the New Millennium - 'Apart from the sheer pleasure of gazing, there's a lot to be learned in this superior graphics treasury. Beautiful images, superbly reproduced.' Time Out'... book full of wonder. It's a brilliant look at artwork, past, present and future and if you don't have it, add it to your Christmas list now.' Starburst '... beautiful book, packed with enormous, lavish illustrations from each of the artists involved... affords a glimpse into the minds of many of the genre's finest painters and illustrators and it'll look great on your coffee table.'

The Art of Greg Spalenka

The Art of Greg Spalenka
Author: Greg Spalenka
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781168849

Having graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design, Greg Spalenka has been producing commercial and fine art for over 30 years. With a client list including film studios, magazines, newspapers and book publishers, his distinctive style is immediately recognisable and this book marries a celebration of Greg's body of work with instructional elements to inspire the reader.

Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream
Author: Charles Solomon
Publisher: Disney Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-06-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781423199021

Sleeping Beauty remains one of the most celebrated of all fairy tales. First published by Charles Perrault in 1697, his vision of the ageless, enchanted princess slumbering in her vine-encrusted tower has fascinated readers and artists for more 300 years - three times as long as the heroine slept. This heavily-illustrated book will trace the history of that fascination, which has manifested itself in literature, fine art, poetry, music and film. Includes lots of behind the scenes content for 2014's new film Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie.

Eragon's Guide to Alagaësia

Eragon's Guide to Alagaësia
Author: Christopher Paolini
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2009
Genre: Alagaësia (Imaginary place)
ISBN: 9780385617888

Greetings, Dragon Rider. It is a great honour to be chosen as a Rider. I have compiled these papers for you as an introduction to the most important peoples, places and things within Alagaësia. Study them most carefully, for some day your life may depend upon this information. Mine has, and more than once. Eragon Shadeslayer This is a full-colour extravaganza, an exploration deep into the world of Alagaësia, as told by Eragon himself, hero of ERAGON, ELDEST and BRISINGR. In fifteen lavishly illustrated spreads, the reader is invited to explore the landscape and cities of Alagaësia and its many races, including dragons, humans, Urgals, dwarves and elves. Each spread is filled with special effects and stunning examples of paper engineering and other elements.