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    octoSink: I have two books I got about spaceships and spacewrecks when I was a kid (the 70s) that either he contributed or did entirely. I can't remember the na... more »
    Wookie1972: If you're going to count comics, you've gotta count him. more »
    Jassen: You know Charlie Jane, i've only just gotten my R2-D2 t-shirt and then you go an post this. *sigh* I'm gonna have to freeze my credit card or start se... more »
    Wookie1972: If we're going old school, what about Lemuel Gulliver or Baron Munchausen? more »
    lorq: I still own and cherish my copy of "20th Century Foss," the artbook put out by Dragon's Dream Publishers, which also put out beautiful and glossy book... more »
    J-a-z: My Dad was a scifi buff and he had a bunch of books with Chris Foss covers - several of them were the Foundation series and I Robot I think. I used to... more »
    SinisterBill is bi-console: Reminds me of Stewart Cowley's Terran Trade Authority books. Outstanding! more »
    Whitworthian: I really have a difficult time thinking of Cugel the Clever as a swashbuckler... he's more a dandy and rogue. There's little that's heroic or courageo... more »
    Perhaps Not: Yay, Jodo! Factoid: the new Metabarons GN has a lengthy sequence by AWOL WildC.A.T.S penciller Travis Charest, which is beyond awesome. The two of the... more »
    Matthew Parmeter: Does #14 strike anyone else as looking a bit like Deep Thought from the HHGG movie? And #5 seems vaguely Macross-ish more »
    PostMarque: i only read one book off the list, and knew of the second. i have failed in my sci-fi fan boy module installation. can i still wear my Captain Plane... more »
    Tim Barribeau: Many of Jodorowsky's ideas for Dune were folded into his comics, like L'Incal and Metabarons. L'Incal is an utter braintrip, in the best sense of the ... more »
    David Bullaro: I remember these from OMNI magazine. This was like timewarping back in time 2 decades. Thanks for that I09! more »
    disatess: awesome pics ,though I have a problem with where the giant robots are in dune . more »
    moifauxmail: Man will conquer space mounted on Foss' spaceships, never in NASA's concentration camps of the spirit. God, I love Jodorowsky. I assume this was t... more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: My gods, those are some very colorful ships. more »
    cletar: I don't remember "Pirates of Dune." I like the pictures, though. more »
    FrankenPC: I used to have two artwork books from this guy. Very distinctive imagination. My mom threw them out when I left for college :-( more »
    RepoMan84: The big scoops on number 12 sure scream "Nostromo." more »
    Kenro199x: Simply stunning. I kinda hate seeing these because it reminds me of what we could have had. more »
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    Rare Dune Concept Art From One Of Space Opera's Greatest Visionaries

    A pirate ship slices through space in concept art from the lost Dune movie of the 1970s. Artist Chris Foss crafted covers for some of science fiction's greatest books, reshaping how we see spaceships and robots. Check out our gallery. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Greatest Swashbuckling Heroes From 100+ Years Of SF Books

    They swagger, they fight, they laugh in the face of danger. Science-fiction books have given us some of the greatest swashbuckling heroes, cutting a swathe through space and countless alternate timelines. Here are some of our favorite book heroes. More »
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    Science Fiction's Unsung Old Master Getting A New Appreciation?

    Is Jack Vance finally getting the literary cred his famous admirers say he deserves? The New York Times has a massive article about the Dying Earth author, quoting fans like Michael Chabon and Dan Simmons. More »
  • #hotbookshelfinjection

    Steampunk Brothel Spies And Million-Year Quests, In June Books

    Whether you want a fun beach read or a sweeping philosophical epic, June's books have you covered. You can encounter witches in Toronto and killer courtesans, or you can delve into America's dismal future, or Alastair Reynolds' eon-spanning colonization saga. More »
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    10 Greatest Libertarian Science Fiction Stories

    Looking for an antidote to Star Trek's utopian but overbearing Federation? Like your science fiction with a bigger emphasis on personal liberties? Then check out our list of the greatest libertarian science fiction... More »
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    The Scifi Obsession Of Dungeons and Dragons Creator Gary Gygax

    Gary Gygax, co-inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, will probably be best remembered as the man who brought role playing games into the lives of millions of teenagers in the 1970s, and who helped spawn an entire industry. If you've ever rolled an eight-sided dice in a game, it's thanks to him. While his bread and butter was swords and sworcery, he was also an avid science fiction fan (he even designed a scifi D&D module, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, whose artwork is pictured here). He worked on several scifi games, as well as writing several science fiction stories. With the sad news today that Gary passed away in his home, we take a long, triviatastic look at his love for gaming and science fiction. More »