The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction Ideas & Dreams

This book has one of the most amazing collections of old-school sci-fi artwork compiled in one volume! Artwork includes a "Life on Mars" comic from 1899, plenty of covers from 1950's sci-fi pulp paperbacks, early sci-fi magazine covers (Analog, Astounding Stories, etc.), the 13-foot Martian woman, a page on the Star Trek comic book series, a page of Arthur C. Clarke book covers, and tons of black & white (and some color) drawings of all sorts of fantastical creatures, places and things.

This book takes you from the early days of science fiction to1979, the year it was written. David A. Kyle does a good jobat presenting the history of science fiction through pictures.A classic and a must-have for any serious science fiction fan's library.