(1939-    ) US astronomer, painter and author mostly of nonfiction like The Grand Tour: A Travelers Guide to the Solar System (1981; rev 1993; rev 2005) with Ron Miller, Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers Beyond Earth (graph 1984) with Pamela Lee and Ron Miller, and In the Stream of Stars: The Soviet/American Space Art Book (graph 1990) with Ron Miller, Vitaly Myagkov and Andrei Solokov.

Hartmann began publishing work of genre interest with "Handprints on the Moon" (in The Planets, anth 1985, ed Byron Preiss); in his sf novel, Mars Underground (1997), a Scientist on Mars disappears Underground, where he discovers signs of an ancient Martian civilization. The planet itself is soberly and realistically depicted. [JC/DRL]

William Kenneth Hartmann

born New Kennington, Pennsylvania: 6 June 1939

died

works (selected)

• Mars Underground (New York: Tor, 1997) [hb/The Chopping Block Inc]

nonfiction

• The Grand Tour: A Travelers Guide to the Solar System (New York: Workman Publishing, 1981) with Ron Miller [nonfiction: illustrated guide to Solar System: hb/Ron Miller]
  • The Grand Tour: A Travelers Guide to the Solar System: The Revised Edition (New York: Workman Publishing, 1993) with Ron Miller [nonfiction: exp rev of the above: illustrated guide to Solar System: pb/Ron Miller]
    • The Grand Tour: A Travelers Guide to the Solar System: Revised Edition (New York: Workman Publishing, 2005) with Ron Miller [nonfiction: rev third edition: illustrated guide to Solar System: pb/Ron Miller]
• Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers Beyond Earth (New York: Workman Publishing, 1984) with Ron Miller and Pamela Lee [nonfiction with illustrations: pb/Pamela Lee]
• The History of the Earth: An Illustrated Chronicle of Our Planet (New York: Workman Publishing, 1991) with Ron Miller [nonfiction with illustrations: pb/]

graphic works

• The Cycles of Fire: Stars, Galaxies and the Wonders of Deep Space (New York: Workman Publishing, 1987) with Ron Miller [nonfiction: illustrated guide to extrasolar phenomena: while credited to both authors, all text is by Hartmann, with illustrations by Hartmann and Miller: cover adds credit "with Pamela Lee and Tom Miller": hb/]

graphic works as editor

• In the Stream of Stars: The Soviet-American Art Book (New York: Workman Publishing, 1991) with Ron Miller, Andrei Sokolov, and Vitaly Myagkov [graph: hb/Paul Hudson]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

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