by Alec Gillis
Alec Gillis, "one of Hollywood's leading creature-effects designers" has created this amazing work of fiction. Reading it is a lot like watching a short sci-fi movie, each page being a still with brief text describing what's happening in the images.
It's written in the style of a case file from a space expedition that occurred in 2021. There is an extensive introduction that is well worth reading - it sets up the story told with the images. The pictures are supposed to be actual documentary photos of what the futuristic "astronaut" encounters on his mission to an inhabited far-away planet.
Cryogenics, alien life forms, bizarre evolutionary patterns, and a little family drama are all featured here. More than anything, I love a good story, and Worlds has that, too.
Since the holidays are upon us, I'll mention that this would make an excellent gift for artists/students looking for visual inspiration, as well as readers who are into science fiction.
Find it at the Ai library in the new books section at the front of the library in the New Books section. The call number is TR858 .G55 2005.
