Hannes Bok



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Hannes Bok

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born
July 02, 1914 in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States

died
April 11, 1964

genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry


About this author

Hannes Bok, pseudonym for Wayne Woodard, was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction magazines, as well as contributing hundreds of black and white interior illustrations. Bok's work graced the pages of calendars and early fanzines, as well as dust jackets from specialty book publishers like Arkham House, Llewellyn, Shasta, and Fantasy Press. His paintings achieved a luminous quality through the use of an arduous glazing process, which was learned from his mentor, Maxfield Parrish. Bok was the first artist to win a Hugo Award.

Today, Bok is best known for his cover art which appeared...more


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Average rating: 3.77 · 73 ratings · 10 reviews · 17 distinct works
Sorcerer's Ship
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1942 — 3 editions
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Beyond the Golden Stair
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1948 — 2 editions
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A Hannes BOK Treasury
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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A Hannes BOK Showcase
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995
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Spinner of Silver and Thistle
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1972
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Beyond The Golden Star
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Statek Czarnoksiężnika
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Weird Tales 1
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions
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The Year's Best Fantasy Sto...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1975
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