Angus McKie Books

Alien worlds have always captivated science fiction enthusiasts, with their imaginative landscapes playing a crucial role in the narratives they inhabit. These worlds are often meticulously crafted, featuring realistic details and vibrant imagery. This exploration delves into ten of the most renowned fictional worlds, providing insights into their history, politics, climate, geography, flora and fauna, and galactic locations. Accompanied by 30 original paintings commissioned from top science fiction and fantasy illustrators, readers can visually experience the stunning environments of Arthur C. Clarke's Rama, Anne McCaffrey's Pern, James Blish's Okie Cities, Hal Clement's Mesklin, Harry Harrison's Eros, Frank Herbert's Arrakis from Dune, Larry Niven's Ringworld, Asimov's Trantor from the Foundation Trilogy, Brian Aldiss's Hothouse, and H.G. Wells's End of the World. These illustrations bring to life the diverse landscapes and societies of these alien realms, offering a vivid glimpse into life beyond our planet. The talented illustrators include Jim Burns for Rama, Roger and Linda Garland for Pern, John Harris for Okie Cities, Tony Roberts for Mesklin, Colin Hay for Eros, Terry Oakes for Arrakis, Stuart Hughes for Ringworld, Angus McKie for Trantor, Bob Fowke for Hothouse, and Les Edwards for End of the World.

Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of right - liberty - will inspire a movement that will never surrender. A masterpiece nearly twenty years in the making, this archival volume contains the complete life story of freedom-fighter Martha Washington.

The chronicle of adventures of the survey ship Sarafand as it journeys through space exploring and mapping newly-discovered planets. The mission bring them into contact with many startling life-forms and menacing aliens. On one world the Sarafand sends out six survey modules and seven return...one of themis a shape-changing, malevolent alien - but which? On another planet they discover a humanoid civilisation which can move around in time. Suddenly the Sarafand investigators are marooned millions of years in the past. Finally, the Sarafand and its crew are stranded ina distant galxy where everything - including them - is shrinking inexorably to zero size...