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Chris Moore (illustrator)
Christopher Norton Moore (born 1 June 1947) John Grant (2011/2013)Moore, Chris ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (3e/online) is a British illustrator, particularly noted for his book covers, especially in the field of science fiction. He has created cover images for works by many of the most famous authors in science fiction, including since 1998 the some of book covers for Orion Publishing's SF Masterworks series. Non SF authors whose work he has provided covers for include Jeffrey Archer, Frederick Forsyth, Jackie Collins, Claire Francis, Jerzy Kosiński, Stephen Leather, Wilbur Smith, Terence Strong, Alastair Reynolds, Joseph Heller, and Colin Forbes. In the 1970s he also created a number of album covers, for recording artists including Rod Stewart (''The Vintage Years''), the group Magnum, Journey, Fleetwood Mac (''Penguin''), The Allman Brothers Band, Lindisfarne (''Magic in the Air'' and '' The News''), Status Quo (''Just Supposin' ''Just Supposin is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars My Destination Masterworks
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light. The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. The observable universe contains an estimated to stars. Only about 4,000 of these stars are visible to the naked eye, all within the Milky Way galaxy. A star's life begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material composed primarily of hydrogen, along with helium and trace amounts of heavier elements. Its total mass is the main factor determining its evolution and eventual fate. A star shines for most of its active life due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
