The book contains the unique illustrations by the following prominent artists: 1) "Middle Earth" illustrated by Paul Monteagle; 2) "Lost Worlds" illustrated by Bill Donohoe; 3) "Gormenghast: The Realm of Titus Groan" illustrated by Ian Miller; 4) "Mars" illustrated by Dan Woods; 5) "Hyborea: The Realm of Connan" illustrated by David O'Connor; 6) "Atlantis" illustrated by Chris Foss; 7) "Melnibone: Moorcock's Chaos and the Eternal Champion" illustrated by Mark Harrison; 8) "Earthsea" illustrated by Stephen Bradbury, monochrome by Mark Harrison; 9) "The Land of Thomas Covenant" illustrated by Mark Harrison; 10) "Urth: The Ancient Future and the Book of the New Sun" illustrated by Michael [Bryan] Johnson.
Very brief overviews of the most famous fantasy settings with a few pieces of art to illustrate each. The text is not particularly insightful, and the art is not very strong.