Worlds of Tomorrow: The Amazing Universe of Science Fiction Art

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Review "Loving laid out, crisply reproduced, seldom-seen imagery of the fantastic struts its gorgeous, garish stuff in a coffee-table tome…" -- Washington Post "…is a gorgeous book featuring more than 175 covers from pulp magazines and books of the '30s, '40s and '50s." -- Seattle Times Fans of tentacled, bug-eyed, scaly, menacing, mushroom-shaped, winged, fearsome and froglike extraterrestrials...should enjoy this... -- Chicago Tribune, December 12, 2004 Product Description From deep in the heart of imagination, where galaxies grow, robots rule, and Martians cause mayhem, comes WORLDS OF TOMORROW: THE AMAZING UNIVERSE OF SCIENCE FICTION ART. Teeming with gigantic insects, spaceships, and scantily clad heroines, the science fiction pulp and paperback covers of the 1920s to 1960s represented a generation’s vision of the future. Wartime technology and increased information about space travel fueled the minds of artists and writers. Predictions of planetary doom stood side by side with visions of Utopia on bookshelves and magazine racks worldwide. In WORLDS OF TOMORROW, more than 300 beautifully displayed science fiction covers come back to life in text and chapters grouped by theme. Explore the creative geniuses that molded our vision of the great unknown into what it is today. From the Publisher * More than 300 classic international science fiction paperback, pulp, and book covers. * Summer release coincides with Paramount Pictures’ Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and 20th Century Fox’s I, Robot. From the Inside Flap As citizens of planet Earth, we owe a lot to the great science fiction writers, illustrators, and moviemakers of the past century. From their gleaming, towering, futuristic cities come architectural inspiration. From their prophecies and positive thinking come true scientific discoveries and investigation. From their predictions of war and devastation come humility and humanity. The artwork displayed on the covers of these publications fueled much more than children’s imaginations. It fueled the minds of future physicists, scientists, and scholars. It challenged society to explore preconceived notions of humanness through the guise of robots and androids. Rocket ships and flying saucers fed a timeless wanderlust, while ray guns served as a reminder of mankind’s destructive capacity. Authors Forrest J Ackerman and Brad Linaweaver partner their unique insight and mutual admiration for each other in an engaging and meaningful conversation about the history of science fiction art. About the Author FORREST J ACKERMAN, affectionately known as Forry, has been part of the science fiction and horror universe for more than 70 years. He wrote and published some of the earliest articles about science fiction and fantasy films as a genre, and he and teenage friend Ray Bradbury became experts on the subject. Playing bit parts in low-budget horror films, he became well-known in Hollywood studios for collecting film memorabilia. In 1957, Ackerman issued his first professional magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and continued to do so for more than 20 years. Ackerman is also author and coauthor of more than 20 books, including Forrest J Ackerman’s World of Science Fiction and Metropolis. He lives in Hollywood, California.