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Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials

Name: Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
Author: Wayne Douglas Barlowe

by Wayne Douglas Barlowe

1979•Documentary•112 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryscience fictionrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossyunlikely connectionssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeInventive and polished: a stylised non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Offers brilliantly colored portraits of great aliens from science-fiction literature along with concise descriptions of their physical characteristics, habitats, and cultures.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceUnlikely connectionsSocial commentary

Subjects

IllustrationsScience fictionIllustration of booksLife on other planetsExtraterrestrial beings in artBarlowe, Wayne DouglasReducing exercisesHumor, general

Details

Author: Wayne Douglas Barlowe
Published: 1979
Pages: 112
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Source: Open Library

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