![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon their long-range probes relay back satellite images of a planet in a nearby star system that may harbor its own life. Several centuries from now, long after mankind has reduced Earth to not much more than a toxic, radioactive wasteland devoid of virtually all birds, fish, and mammals above the size of a rat, benevolent aliens descend from space to help us re-cultivate what is left of our planet. His seminal work Expedition repeatedly caught my teenage self off guard with its evocative and breathtaking speculative paintings of the fauna of an alien world, and it's anyone's guess how many times I read this book in those comfy chairs at that B&N.Įxpedition does tell a story, but it is secondary to the exozoological art. I particularly enjoyed the big art books and "technical manuals" for things such as Star Wars, Star Trek, the Colonial Marines from the Alien film franchise, and, of course, the works of Wayne Barlowe. In high school, I used to grab my discman and walk to the big Barnes & Noble at the mall sometimes after classes and spend hours browsing through the science fiction section, reading whatever caught my attention. ![]()
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