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Book notes: 'The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo'

Book notes: 'The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo'

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Today: The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo, a 1978 collection with an introduction by Lester Del Rey.

My last Boris Vallejo book was mostly art from the 90s, so I took a look at a late 70s collection as well.

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Page 1: It’s pronounced “Val-YAY-hoe.”

Also, Del Rey’s intro is kinda funny to me right off the bat: He starts by arguing that fantasy art is the…

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