RIVALS: Gods & Machines by Paul Gerrard, is a gorgeous new hardback art book from Schiffer Publishing. The book features 144 pages of glorious dark fantasy, sci-fi, and horror-themed character designs and creature creations. It’s the amazing work of British artist and concept designer, Paul Gerrard who has created some of the most memorable and celebrated costume and character designs in film and TV. RIVALS: Gods & Machines explores the story behind these otherworldly, phantasmagorical creatures, beasts, and warriors. Split into several sections, including Mechanical Messiah, Shadow Crawlers, and The Harbingers, Gerrard takes us through his creative thought process and artistic vision with hand-scribbled notes and text next to each of his dark fantasy creations. The book is packed with his beautiful illustrations and inspiring character designs, lavishly presented and reproduced by publisher, Schiffer. Alongside the amazing imagery, the book includes a foreword from Richard Taylor (Founder of the Wētā Workshop), a Question and Answer session with Paul Gerrard and a Chapter on the Gerrardian Process – detailing the creative journey which takes his dreams, ideas, and subconscious into visual reality! This is a very fine art book and a must-have for fans of Paul Gerrard’s works, and for collectors of science fiction and fantasy art, concept design, and illustrated character and creature design books. We highly recommend you immerse yourself in the dark fantasy world of Paul Gerrard’s imagination! – for a very quick glimpse inside please check out our preview video of RIVALS: Gods & Machines above or via our YouTube channel. Seen enough? – copies are available now (or very shortly) from all good book shops including Amazon UK and Amazon.com.