Science Fiction Cover Art

[Rhinocrates]

Covers by Jim Burns for novels by Robert Charles Wilson, a Canadian author. All very intelligent sf. The one with dragonfly-like things (they're drones) is Bios, the one with the steamboat in a jungle is Darwinia, the one with the odd creature is Blind Lake, the one with the obelisk is The Chronoliths. Burns reads the books he illustrates, so the covers are honest representations.

 

[Rhinocrates]

For the Gormenghast novels by Mervyn Peake. Fantasy rather than sf, but there's no magic or dragons, just weird and twisted people. 'Dickens on crack' as an actor in the BBC adaptation described them. The artist is Ian Miller. Peake's parents were missionaries to China and the ancient castle of Gormenghast and its custom-bound denizens were inspired by the Forbidden City in Beijing.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, also known as The Silver Locusts. An illustrated edition also by Ian Miller.

 

[Graham1973]

An anime inspired space battle scene by Syd Mead.

 

[Graham1973]

For the Gormenghast novels by Mervyn Peake. Fantasy rather than sf, but there's no magic or dragons, just weird and twisted people. 'Dickens on crack' as an actor in the BBC adaptation described them. The artist is Ian Miller. Peake's parents were missionaries to China and the ancient castle of Gormenghast and its custom-bound denizens were inspired by the Forbidden City in Beijing.

The tree jutting from the wall was re-used in a later work by Ian Miller called 'Dneiper I'

 

[Michel Van]

An anime inspired space battle scene by Syd Mead.

Syd Mead was hired by Bandai for Design work on Gundam Franchise also Space Battle Ship Yamato

 

[Michel Van]

Ian Miller dit also work for Movie Wizard and Cool World by Ralph Bakshi

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcnQ7Dlk_Ks

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