Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
1979 book by Wayne Barlowe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials (1979; second edition 1987) is a science fiction-themed book by artist Wayne Barlowe, with Ian Summers and Beth Meacham (who provided the text). It contains Barlowe's visualizations of different extraterrestrial life forms from various works of science fiction, with information on their planetary location or range, biology, and behaviors, in the style of a real field guide for animals. It was nominated for an American Book Award and for the 1980 Hugo Award for Best Related Work.
Authors | Wayne Barlowe, Ian Summers, Beth Meacham |
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Illustrator | Wayne Barlowe |
Cover artist | Wayne Barlowe |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Workman Publishing Company |
Publication date | 1979 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 144 |
ISBN | 978-0894805004 |
OCLC | 5491785 |
LC Class | NC975.5.B36A4 |
The second edition has an added foreword by Robert Silverberg.[1]
After the success of the work, in 1996 Barlowe and Neil Duskis wrote a second book, Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy.