In this illustrated field guide to extraterrestrials-a 1980 nominee for the ABA and Hugo Awards and named one of the Best Books of Spring 1980 by School Library Journal-Wayne Douglas Barlowe paints 50 denizens of popular science fiction literature. 150 full-color paintings show each character not only in full figure but also in detail highlighting distinctive characteristics. Humanoids, insectoids, reptilians, and more are included. Field notes explain movement, diet, respiration, and reproduction habits. The book also features a pull-out chart showing comparative sizes, and a section devoted to Barlowe's own sketchbook of works in progress. Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club. 267,000 copies in print.
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"Any science fiction reader would enjoy receiving this as a gift." (Science Fiction Chronicle )
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The extraterrestrials are here. One man has seen them.
In his classic guide, Wayne Douglas Barlow's brilliant portraits bring to life 50 aliens from science fiction literature: Larry Niven's Thrint and his Puppeteer, Arthur C. Clarke's Overlord, Frank Herbert's Steersman, Robert Silverberg's Sulidor and more. Humanoids, insectoids, reptillians-even protoplasmic, gaseous and crystalline life forms-are all faithfully and naturalistically depicted so that you can now visualize what could only before be imagined.
Plus a special section taken directly from the artist's personal sketchbook, featuring renderings, notes and locomotive studies.
"Barlowe awes me. It's a breathtaking job of extending the author's vision . . ."-from the foreword by Robert Silverberg
"The illustrated field guide to extraterrestrials that every lover of science fiction must have."-The Brothers Hildebrandt
"Any science fiction reader would enjoy receiving this as a gift.-Science Fiction Chronicle
"Remarkable . . . The artist's imagination proves fully equal to the reader's own mental picture of these varied denizens."-ALA Booklist
A Hugo Award Nominee
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This review is from: Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials: Great Aliens from Science Fiction Literature (Paperback)
The premise of this book is: The authors have taken various characters from various science fiction works and have visualy recreated them and write about some of their culture from what is in the books. This is one of the best Science Fiction art books I've ever read!!! and if you've read some of the books that these aliens are recreated from it's even better!!!! Colorful pictures, explanations, and even a couple of pages showing the comparative sizes of each of the aliens!!!!
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A book on great alien races from science fiction. Classic fiction to boot. Most of us know about the Overlords from 'Childhood's End', the Puppeteers from 'Ringworld', the Guild Steersman from 'Dune' and even the Old Ones from 'At the Mountains of Madness'. But do you remember the Thrint from 'World of Ptavvs', the Cinruss from 'Hospital Station', or the Cygnan from 'The Jupiter Theft'?A great source of information on alien races with full color pictures, lots of data on history, culture and habitat BUT also a great source for finding classic stories you never heard of! Do you know the Pnume, Salaman, Triped or Merseian? Well, get this book and found out who they are!
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Gives new meaning to loving a book to death,
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_Wayne Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials_ is my 12 year old son/fantasy/scfi fanatic's favorite book. It is dog-eared from so much love, reading, studying and attention. This is no kid's book, though--these are the wunderkind's Wayne Barlowe's illustrations that have appeared in many famous scfi books. Each alien has a full bio-ethnographic description, bring each to life.
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The Abyormenite is a genderless entity about 1.2 meters tall, with a bulbous body supported on six muscular tentacles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Physical Characteristics, Old Ones, Fire Time, The Guild Steersmen, The Ixtl, The Soft Ones, The Triped New!
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The Abyormenite is a genderless entity about 1.2 meters tall, with a bulbous body supported on six muscular tentacles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Physical Characteristics, Old Ones, Fire Time, The Guild Steersmen, The Ixtl, The Soft Ones, The Triped New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E. Van Vogt on page 39, and page 73
- Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg on page 87
- The Legion of Space by Jack Williamson on page 44
- Children of the Lens (The Lensman Series, Book 6) by Edward E. Smith on page 102
- World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven on page 91
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- Life on Other Worlds: The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate by Steven J. Dick on page 128
- The Alien Life of Wayne Barlowe by Wayne Barlowe in Back Matter
- Anatomy Of Wonder 4: A Critical Guide To Science Fiction, Fourth Edition by Neil Barron on page 663
- Life on Other Worlds: The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate by Steven J. Dick on page 128
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