The art of Richard Powers (2001)

by Jane Frank

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“More than any individual author, Richard Powers showed the public that science fiction could be written by intelligent adults, for intelligent adults. His superior aesthetics...still overshadow most rivals....I am delighted his talent is again on splendid display!”—Michael Moorcock. “I am happy to see this collection of outstanding work.”—Sir Arthur C. Clarke. “Enlightening....Valuable.... Capable of evoking that fabled sense of wonder.”—SFRA Review.… (more)

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One of the great Science Fiction cover artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Highly influential and sought after, Powers' surreal paperback covers are some of the greatest (and most seen) of contemporary art. Conversely, Philip K.Dick refers to them as 'peeled eyeball covers' (see the cover to 'The Man in the High Castle'), and Ray Bradbury didn't have much use for Powers' style of surrealism on his covers (he preferred the Weird Tales effect of Joe Mugnaini). See the Powers Compendium at http://members.cox.net/sjrohde/ (

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“More than any individual author, Richard Powers showed the public that science fiction could be written by intelligent adults, for intelligent adults. His superior aesthetics...still overshadow most rivals....I am delighted his talent is again on splendid display!”—Michael Moorcock. “I am happy to see this collection of outstanding work.”—Sir Arthur C. Clarke. “Enlightening....Valuable.... Capable of evoking that fabled sense of wonder.”—SFRA Review.

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