Frank R Paul: Father of Science Fiction Art, 2009, is edited by Stephen D. Korshak and covers one of the greats who will almost definitely be barely mentioned at all in my book, for just one reason: He solidly pre-dates 60-80s sci-fi art.

Born in 1884 Germany, Paul defined high-quality magazine sci-fi visually across the 1920s to the 60s. His work stil…