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407 pp.
| Running
| February, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7624-4444-1$18.95
(3)
YA
Steampunk series.
Illustrated by
Zdenko Basic.
Wells's innovative contributions to science fiction are celebrated in this collection that brings together the first novel about time travel (The Time Machine), the first to dramatize an alien invasion (The War of the Worlds), and an especially eerie short story about how disabilities are perceived ("The Country of the Blind"). Basic's precise, haunting illustrations add a steampunk vibe to Wells's imaginative vision.
383 pp.
| Running
| May, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7624-4427-4$18.95
(3)
YA
Steampunk series.
Illustrated by
Zdenko Basic
&
Manuel Sumberac.
Stark illustrations featuring shadowed landscapes, silhouetted figures, roiling clouds, eerie mists, and, of course, omnipresent gears give a new steampunk flavor to this unabridged version of Shelley's gothic tale. Precise detail and sharply contrasting tones help make the illustrations mysteriously chilling. The elegant design and high-quality production values will help increase the appeal of this classic story to new readers.
32 pp.
| Barron's
| February, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7641-6333-3$18.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Zdenko Basic.
"Do not have definite expectations before you start your journey," advises W. Rabbit, Esquire, in a small attached booklet at the beginning of this interactive volume. Readers travel through a Wonderland where pulling tabs makes the bobble-headed Alice grow and the Cheshire Cat disappear. The zany illustrations are distractingly busy but intriguingly creepy. Castor's heavily abridged text may draw readers to Carroll's original.