Worlds Beyond Time

Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

Adam Rowe, Vincent Di Fate

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English

Abrams
27 July 2023

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Illustration; Graphic novels; Other Film, TV & Media

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.

By: Adam Rowe
Foreword by: Vincent Di Fate
Imprint: Abrams
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 229mm,
ISBN: 9781419748691
ISBN 10: 1419748696
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 27 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam Rowe is a senior writer at Tech.co and a Forbes contributor on publishing and the business of storytelling. He has also written for iO9, Popular Mechanics, Tor.com, and the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog. In 2018 he was a Digital Book World Award nominee for Publishing Commentator of the Year. Rowe curates the popular, multi-platform 70s Sci-Fi Art feed, bringing the best in retro sci-fi art to more than 100,000 Instagram followers @70sscifi. He lives in Seattle.

Reviews for Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

"""[...] Rowe's obvious love for the form animates the volume, and makes a powerful case for how this period continues to influence the genre's aesthetic. Sci-fi fans of all stripes will be delighted.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" (6/15/2023 12:00:00 AM)"