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Frank R. Paul is almost universally recognized as the "Father of ScienceFiction Illustration," and rightly so, since his work has influenced andinspired generations of artists and visionaries over the past eighty years. FromFlash Gordon to Luke Skywalker, Paul's presence is still being felt in thetwenty-first century. Jerry Weist, noted Science Fiction historian, scholar, andfounding editor of the prestigious EC comic fanzine Squa Tront, hasturned his keen insight towards Paul, who envisioned a world of futuristiccities, space travel, and alien life forms. These fantastic visions wererealized in the pages of Amazing Stories and hundreds of other sciencefiction pulps and digest magazines. Weist, who authored Ray Bradbury: AnIllustrated Life (in collaboration with Bradbury) has brought togetherinformative text on Paul and a visual record of nearly every one of hisincredible covers, as well as some of his very best, and rarely seen, pen andink interior illustrations. Featuring an Introduction by Hugo Award-winningscience fiction illustrator Vincent Di Fate, this will be a visual feast forlovers of classic science fiction art.
