The Scorpion by Steven Sullivan

The Scorpion by Steven Sullivan

By the time the first photographs were taken at war in the 1850s, the idea that 'the camera cannot lie' was already firmly embedded in the Victorian psyche. Photographs were truth, in a way the work of the war artist could never be. Long exposures and cumbersome equipment, however, meant that for the first few decades the medium could not capture action. Out of that early period came the celebrated - but rather prosaic - photographs of Roger Fenton in the Crimea, and the more realistic images of the American Civil War a decade later. War photography had been a reality for nearly fifty years before the reproduction of photographic images became possible in the daily press, restricting sales to subscription lists, print shops and photographic studios. For commercial reasons, photographers censored themselves - if the images shocked, they might be unlikely to sell. Once reproduction in magazines and newspapers became possible, official censorship began.

Through a rich selection of images - many of them never-before published - this book tells the story of the photographers who chronicled Britain's Victorian and Edwardian wars.

Over the past thirty years, Stephen D. Sullivan has worked as an author, illustrator, and editor for game makers, comic companies, and book publishers. The properties he's worked on include D&D, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors, Star Wars, Dragonlance, Iron Man, Fantastic 4, the Tolkien RPG, Speed Racer, Solar: Man of the Atom, Darkwing Duck, Elektra, Rescue Rangers, Thunderbirds, The Twilight Empire, and the Blue Kingdoms, among others. Steve is the author of more than 30 published books and has contributed to numerous short story collections. For years he was the main ghost-writer for a well-known boys' mystery/adventure series. In addition to his original work, he's written numerous novelizations for movies and TV properties. Steve has won two Origins Awards-the gaming industry's highest honor-for his fantasy fiction; one for The Lion (the ultimate book in the Legend of the Five Rings series), and another for his Mage Knight short story, Podo and the Magic Shield. You can contact Steve using email or snail mail via his web site www.stephendsullivan.com or add comments to his blog at http: //stephendsullivan.blogspot.com. You can also listen to his show, Uncanny Radio, at www.uncannyworld.com. Steve counts himself lucky to live in Wisconsin with his wife of twenty years and their two wonderful children.

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ISBN 13	9780786916849
ISBN 10	0786916842
Title	The Scorpion
Author	Steven Sullivan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wizards of the Coast
Year published	2000-07-12
Number of pages	312
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