{"product_id":"worlds-beyond-time-adam-rowe-9781419748691","title":"Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorlds Beyond Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive visual history of the spaceships, alien landscapes, cryptozoology, and imagined industrial machinery of 1970s paperback sci-fi art and the artists who created these extraordinary images.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the 1970s, mass-produced, cheaply printed science-fiction novels were thriving. The paper was rough, the titles outrageous, and the cover art astounding. Over the course of the decade, a stable of talented painters, comic-book artists, and designers produced thousands of the most eye-catching book covers to ever grace bookstore shelves (or spinner racks). Curiously, the pieces commissioned for these covers often had very little to do with the contents of the books they were selling, but by leaning heavily on psychedelic imagery, far-out landscapes, and trippy surrealism, the art was able to satisfy the same space race-fueled appetite for the big ideas and brave new worlds that sci-fi writers were boldly pushing forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWorlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Rowe--who has been curating, championing, and resurrecting the best and most obscure art that 1970s sci-fi has to offer on his blog 70s Sci-Fi Art--introduces readers to the biggest names in the genre, including Chris Foss, Peter Elson, Tim White, Jack Gaughan, and Virgil Finlay, as well as their influences. With deep dives into the subject matter that commonly appeared on these covers--spaceships, alien landscapes, fantasy realms, cryptozoology, and heavy machinery--this book is a loving tribute to a unique and robust art form whose legacy lives on both in nostalgic appreciation as well as the retro-chic design of mainstream sci-fi films such as \u003ci\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlien: Covenant\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThor: Ragnarok\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Color Illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Rowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419748696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419748691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023","brand":"Adam Rowe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078147666175,"sku":"9781419748691","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3e71089-bc9a-4c2d-b245-d51db52410be.jpg?v=1685473807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/worlds-beyond-time-adam-rowe-9781419748691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}