Captivating, groundbreaking, science fiction novel illustration, featuring a human explorer, (Captain Elizabeth Shaw:1.4), venturing into an uncharted galaxy, unexpectedly encountering an ancient alien civilization, towering megastructures spanning entire planetary surfaces beneath otherworldly cosmic skies. Intricately detailed pencil sketches, watercolors accents, gold foils highlights create depth of field perspective. Artwork by Chris Foss, Peter Elson by: Kousuke Kurose, Alberto Seveso
(Human explorer,  Captain Elizabeth (Shaw:1.4) encountering an ancient alien civilization. 