Sci-fi art from the second Golden Age of Science Fiction when books, magazines and films had some of the most amazing and memorable covers/artwork from artists like Peter Elson, Angus Mckie, Chris Foss and Tim White and John Berkey.
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June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
@pokerdice1 Yes… …
@pokerdice1 Yes… I’m afraid that our technological development will partially depend on our social and psychological development.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
@jostpuur
your …
@jostpuur
your lament is so worthy of address brother!. Technological AND social AND psychological development!
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Ahhh… truly …
Ahhh… truly glorious!
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
great stuff…thank …
great stuff…thank you…using this in my sci fi class
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
@nstutt
Yeah – …
@nstutt
Yeah – that’s it. Thanks
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
@spaceagebachelor
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@spaceagebachelor
Sorry no actually it was Jim Burns – the image was used on a Traveller RPG game box of miniatures (as well as a book probably)
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
@spaceagebachelor
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@spaceagebachelor
Tony Roberts I believe. Most of the others are by Angus Mackie.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Watching these …
Watching these videos makes me want to play Full Thrust.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Thanks for this! …
Thanks for this! Can you tell me who is the artist at 2 minutes, the woman holding her hand to her chest. Thanks
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
oh man i love these …
oh man i love these old books. food for the imagination. the terran trade authority series and galactic encounters series are some of my favorites.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
This makes me dream …
This makes me dream about the future. I wish I could somehow travel to the places shown in the video. Why is our technological development so slow…
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Thanks, even …
Thanks, even finding this stuff online was difficult and I had a feeling i wasn’t the only one that loves these amazing works. I’m glad fans are locating and enjoying it.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
These 5 part videos …
These 5 part videos are incredible. They completely take you to another world. Great fitting music. And the HD quality is amazing. Thanks for the upload.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Thanks so much for …
Thanks so much for this. I have a deep seeded passion for this stuff and finding these books is nigh impossible (although just last week I did score a copy of “Spacewrecks” at a local used book store) so digital archives like these are pure mana from heaven. You are a god amongst men.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Yes, and now they …
Yes, and now they say in twenty years they will solve the issue of mortality. At least then we will all have more time to wait for all the other miracles of technology that have been promised over the years.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Les voitures …
Les voitures volantes et tout ce genre de truck était déjà prévus pour 2000…alors on peut toujours attendre.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Thanks Trevizons …
Thanks Trevizons for all your comments, glad you like the video/s. I’ve checked out the cover of the book you mention and it does ring a bell but I’m not sure if I have seen it first hand. I see Amazon have a new collector’s copy for US$59 and have added it to my list of books to grab.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Simply beautiful, …
Simply beautiful, you couldn’t have chosen better music for your video, Tangerine Dream gives it the perfect depth for your depiction, I still have a wonderful book from 1979- 1980 called SPACE WARS WORLDS AND WEAPONS by Steven Eisler, I don’t know if you are familiar with it, it’s got some of the images and drawings you’ve chosen for this posting, and it’s really great to watch even more of these concepts in a way you could only have done it …
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Thanks!
Thanks!
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Tangerine Dream – …
Tangerine Dream – Stratosfear and Rubycon
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Awesome! What is …
Awesome! What is this music, Tangerine Dream what? Love it, brings back good memories.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Yes I suppose that …
Yes I suppose that the work would be too huge.
Perhaps just add the music track in the “info”.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Great thanks.
“Time …
Great thanks.
“Time enought”
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
A lot of these …
A lot of these images have been rattling around on my hard drives for some time after being downloaded (Google and Flickr are great for this) others I scanned from my collection of books. Namely – The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Great Space Battles, Spacecraft 2000-2100 AD – as well as the actual classic book covers. Time allowing I may put the whole lot of what I have up on Flickr to keep these great images alive.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
My intention was to …
My intention was to to try and group the images by artist and add titles of the book/magazine/film the image was done for – but realised I was going to create an impossible job for myself in terms of trying to organise and research it along with the time involved.