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Synopsis
Our most death-defying adventures and wildest flights of imagination—the stuff such as dreams are made of—this is the realm of fantasy. And ever since ancestral storytellers created myths of monsters, lost worlds, dragons, and heroes, fantastical tales have transported us to these magical places beyond. William Morris, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Robert E. Howard are just a few examples of writers who sailed off the edge of their known worlds into those of their own creation.
In these beautifully illustrated pages, you will read of voyages launched by these celebrated commanders of the genre and more. Randy Broecker reveals how the fantasy story evolved over the centuries into the entertainment found in today’s books, comics, and films. Collectors, aficionados, and readers of the genre will be amazed by the breadth of Broecker’s history, and eager to make it part of their library.
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About the Author
RANDY BROECKER is an established resident of the world of fantasy, having illustrated its wonders worldwide for over thirty years. He has been sought after by numerous award-winning publishers as well as some of the grand masters of fantasy literature. As a collector of this genre since the age of ten, Broecker has the knowledge and expertise to author this celebrated history. He lives in Chicago.
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Fantasy maven Randy Broecker takes readers on a stroll down memory lane in Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History, featuring heavyweight fantasy writers and artists. From The Arabian Nights, Lord Dunsany's Time and the Gods and Henry Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines to the talented Hildebrandt brothers' depictions of Middle-earth, 1950s comic book versions of Conan the Conqueror and the glut of D&D culture in the 1970s, this beautiful book pays apt tribute to fantasy's leading lights. 450 full color images. (Collectors, $60 256p ISBN
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The companion to Frank M. Robinson's Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1999) is so similar that it could be mistaken for its predecessor. Almost every 10-by-13-inch page sports vintage magazine, paperback-cover, and movie-poster art in brilliant color that visually punches through page-filling stark white, royal blue, purple, or maroon backdrops in which archaic engraving-style goblets, swords, shells, and other fantasy bric-a-brac float as if just under the surface. Broecker's text, like Robinson's, merely chronicles the publishing history of its subject, though Broecker expands a bit on major writers and editors. Of course, fantasy has a much lengthier pedigree than sf, and Broecker accordingly starts with such hoary classics as the Mabinogion, the Odyssey, the Arabian Nights, and the Arthurian legends. Whether the literature is old or (mostly) new, the artwork is all twentieth century, all eye-popping, all provoking the question, Was ever so little worn by so many in such dire peril? Indispensable for fantasy and popular-art collections. Ray Olson
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Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Various (illustrator). First Edition. Collector's Press, 2001. HC, 10x13, FC.An Illustrated History. A lavishly illustrated view of the fantasy genre from Beowulf to Bilbo Baggins. Beginning with ancient legends such as Gilgamesh, Broecker (a fantasy artist in his own right) shows how the fantasy story evolved over the centuries into the entertainment found in modern-day books, comics and films.He has created a comprehensive compendium of well-known (and not-so-famous) fantasy writers, their formats and inspirations, and the young authors who follow in their footsteps to create more brave new worlds: H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, Washington Irving, Frank L. Baum, Stephen King, Franz Kafka, Ursula K. Leguin, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, Robert E. Howard and others.450 book covers, posters, magazine covers and illustrations (all in color) including work by Alan Lee, Dave McKean, Darrell K. Sweet, Hannes Bok, J. Allen St. John, Virgil Finlay, Margaret Brundage, Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, even Von Bayros' rare Divine Comedy. Collectors, aficionados, and readers will be amazed by the depth and breadth of this historical survey.Chapters explore Sword & Sorcery (à la R.E. Howard and Frazetta images), Tolkien's Ring series, Lost Worlds/Lost Races, The Pulp Alchemists--with work right up to the present day.We are very impressed with the selection of images, including rare illustrated books from the early 20th century, to some of the best pulp covers ever, to rare paperback art, dustjackets from the 1950s and far more. Broecker shows an artist's eye for tying together fantasy from many different sources, yet all are the kind that we can appreciate and enjoy. Beautifully designed with gorgeous illustrated black and silver endpapers. Original cover price, $60. Oversize hardcover will require extra postage. Seller Inventory # 000051
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