Loved itOne of my all-time favorite science fiction books. If you can find a copy of this for under 100 bucks, I think I would grab it. Talked about it a lot.
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Expedition (1990)
Others: Positive In 2358, wildlife artist Wayne Douglas Barlowe joined the first manned flight to Darwin IV, fourth planet in the newly discovered F-Class binary system 6.5 light years from Earth. Now his long-awaited account of that historic journey has been published. More vivid than the holos and more interpretive than the videos, these extraordinary paintings, plus numerous drawings, studies, and sketchbook pages, transport the reader to a wild, beautiful, untouched world-a planet teeming with incredible beasts and exotic vegetation.Expedition is the most important travel book of the 24th century. Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club and the Astronomy Book Club.
- ISBN:
- 9781635619522
- Length:
- 194 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
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