Aliens in Space, An Illustrated Guide to the Inhabited Galaxy, Steven Caldwell
Crescent Books New York, 1979
64 pp, 31 full color illustrations, 15 b/w illustrations
I suppose this is the title that introduced me to the TTA universe; that sneering feline is the most memorable image I have from the series. Perhaps this was the one book that always seemed to be available from my local public library. More recently, it was the first book I re-acquired as I began scouring the web for the TTA book series. The guide outlines a variety of alien lifeforms on ten different worlds, from the sophisticated human-like Alphans, to numerous deadly man-eaters.
I got to know the Galactic Encounters AFTER reading the 3 first TTA Handbooks. Even though I was able to get half the series in the early eighties, I never got the chance to get Aliens in Space until maybe 10 years ago. And it was the first time I got to see pictures of Alphans and Proximians. I really liked the bit about the wigs. Cowley really did wonders in making unrelated artwork come out as a whole. Too bad we never got a chance to see Flofarzinians and Natans 🙁
Thanks for this great site!!!!
PS: and thanks for the non-TTA but still thematically related books. I have to get Galactic Aliens!
Hi Cosmicdiadrone!
Thanks for dropping by…I totally agree about the Flofarzinians! They would have been something to see. Galactic Aliens is great book and a lot of fun to leaf through. My slim review hardly does it justice. My sole critique is that the artwork isn’t specifically attributed to the appropriate artist; they’re all list as contributing artists. Still, you’ll recognize many of the styles and the binding and print quality are very good. You should be able to get a second-hand copy from Amazon.
Thanks again!