Challenging, controversial, educational, and irreverent, the fifteenth anniversary addition to the award-winning ''Spectrum'' series reinforces both the importance and prevalence of fantastic art in today's culture. With exceptional images by extraordinary creators, this elegant full-colour collection showcases an international cadre of creators working in every style and medium, both traditional and digital. The best artists from the United States, Europe, China, Australia, South America and beyond have gathered into the only annual devoted exclusively to works of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and the surreal, making ''Spectrum'' one of the year's highly most anticipated books. With art from books, graphic novels, video games, films, galleries, and advertising, ''Spectrum17'' is both an electrifying art book for fans and an invaluable resource for clients looking for bright new talent. The entire field is discussed in an invaluable, found-nowhere-else Year In Review. Contact information for each artist is included in a handy index. Often imitated, never equaled, ''Spectrum 17'' continues the freshness and excellence that was established sixteen years ago.