advice needed. im wanting to expand my collection of sci -fi art books.

Well, any book with Giger's work like Necronomicon, or the Species Art Book or Prometheus, they all are very good for your collection. Just to name a few others, I suggest Robert Venosa's Illuminatus (Giger was impressed with him) and The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide by Terryl Whitlatch and Bob Carrau (Lucas/Chronicle Book.) Although it doesn't fall into a Science Fiction book collection, Salvador Dali's 50 Secrets of Magic Craftmanship is a must have. ;) Hope that helps...

Also, if you are interested in the execution of Science Fiction Art, I HIGHLY suggest Mechanika with Doug Chiang, it's a "how to" primer and very impressive to say the least

thanks freeze....just ordered mechanika online. i might even give it a go

Jim Burns (artist) made some really beautiful books. Two of my favourites were co-authored with Harry Harrison, [i]Planet Story[/i] and [i]Mechanismo[/i]. I think they're long out of print but probably obtainable on e-Bay. [img]http://cache.io9.com/assets/images/8/2011/02/jimburns1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/wp-content/uploads/jim_burns_sentry_biot.jpg[/img]

Rodney Matthews is worth taking a look at, though he is probably better known for doing album covers. [img]http://i.imgur.com/KyX9W.jpg[/img]

Excellent idea pulse! Thread Sticky, carry on the great suggestions! ;) Thanks zz and batch for your additions!

Spectrum 19: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art is award-winning and offers up some amazing sci-fi/fantasy art, very inspirational

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