Richard Hescox has been using our deceiving eye for over thirty years to take us to worlds of fantasy. His vividly realistic images, created with gifted draughtsmanship and augmented by his brilliant use of colour and composition have made him one of the most widely sought-after illustrators in the fantasy and science-fiction field.

Now, for the first time his illustrations are available in book form – featuring more than 100 of his favourite pieces. Hescox has opened the gates to his formidable imagination and invited us to spend time within the worlds he has brought to life, among characters he's visualized from the words of noted authors as well as those entirely of his own creation.

Despite being best known for having illustrated over 130 paperback book covers, encompassing a wide range of science fiction and fantasy authors, including Edgar Rice Burroughs, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Roger Zelazny, Hescox has also done extensive work for the motion-picture industry as well as computer-game artwork. He is one of the industry's most versatile artists, and one of its most respected.

About the Author
Randy Dannenfelser's caustic reviews of non-fiction books have appeared regularly on the much-respected literary Webzine, Infinity Plus. He entered the genre in 1994 as principal creator of The Amazing Science Fiction and Horror Trivia Game. Other sites that have featured his work include Italics, First Light and Paper Tiger's in-house newsletter. Randy's short story 'A Writer's Halloween Tale' was recently included in the anthology, Strange Pleasures 3 (Prime Books). Randy lives in New Jersey, USA.

About the Illustrator
Richard Hescox's work spans the areas of Fine Art, Fantasy and Science fiction. A winner of numerous awards, his paintings are sought after by collectors of original art and publishers, whose reproductions of his work are seen and appreciated by a worldwide audience. He lives in Washington DC, USA.