Tall ships and Flying saucers.

August 28, 2008 8:09 PM

*For a Friend: I was looking for a specific book that is made up of mainly pictures. I think it was illustrated by one of the Star Wars conceptual artists. the image from the book that has stuck in my mind was of a tall ship with a huge flying saucer right next to it. No clue what the title was but I really wanted a copy of it so any help finding it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
posted by meta87 to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

This is a long shot: Our Universe?
posted by oflinkey at 8:39 PM on August 28, 2008

Best answer: robota !
posted by sergeant sandwich at 8:52 PM on August 28, 2008

Best answer: Yep, sergeant sandwich is almost certainly right. Doug Chiang - wonderful artist. Here's the image you were thinking of, "History Interrupted", in a WIRED article. A larger version at Flickr. A pity that his website doesn't appear to have been updated for some time... he has some awesome work.
posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul at 3:11 AM on August 29, 2008

I'm sorry, I should pay more attention when I can't sleep. ;-) You were asking for a book - the book in which "Changing History" appears is called "Robota". Also, more Doug Chiang work in "Mechanika".
posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul at 3:19 AM on August 29, 2008