Robota - by Doug Chiang & Orson Scott Card (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This visionary study in world-building traces a human's journey through a preindustrial civilization ruled by tyrannical robots. Breathtaking illustrations, accompanied by text, provide a cinematic scope to every page.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A captivating tale of action, romance, and betrayal, <i>Robota</i> features breathtaking illustrations that add a cinematic scope to every page. Orson Scott Card, author of the award-winning bestseller <i>Ender's Game, </i> collaborated with artist Doug Chiang on the story and wrote the narrative for this visionary work. This edition includes additional, never-before-seen art that Chiang developed for a prospective <i>Robota</i> film. Plus, Gareth Edwards, the director of both <i>Godzilla </i>(2014) and <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story </i>(2016), provides a new Preface. <br>An elaborate study in world-building that traces a human's journey through a preindustrial civilization, <i>Robota</i> explores the relationship between nature and technology. The hero, Caps, awakens with amnesia in a fantastic world of dinosaurs and talking animals -- a land of enchantment dominated by giant robots and their sadistic general, Kaantur-Set, who is bent on human genocide. With the help of Juomes, a yeti-like hunter-beast, Caps must battle the tyrannical robots and rediscover his true identity.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Doug Chiang served as the concept artist for Lucasfilm on <i>Star Wars: </i><i>The Force Awakens</i> and the subsequent films in the franchise. Chiang was the design director for the earlier <i>Star Wars</i> movies <i>The Phantom Menace </i>and<i> Attack of the Clones</i> and also contributed to the Industrial Light and Magic films <i>Terminator 2 </i>and<i> Forrest Gump.<br></i>Orson Scott Card is the author of the Hugo and Nebula award-winning books <i>Ender's Game</i> and <i>Speaker for the Dead, </i> in addition to all of the books in the Enderverse series. His other science-fiction stories include<i> The Tales of Alvin Maker.<br></i>Gareth Edwards is a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the 2014 version of <i>Godzilla</i> and the upcoming film <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.</i></p><p></p>
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