'Lightship' is a comprehensive collection of the fantastical and futuristic work of Jim Burns. His stunning illustrations have a human dimension and a narrative feel, yet at the same time he creates that sense of wonder which the best-written science fiction evokes. He excels in producing a marriage of contrasts: sleek, bright hulls surrounded by hazy cityscapes, humans sitting at perfect ease with androids, or glossy plastics juxtaposed with pitted bone. Chris Evans's informative text complements the text and explains in detail the artist and his work.
