Quite at home in the stars, he has logged more time in outer space than any astronaut or cosmonaut. He has been on the moon and traveled to planetary systems unknown to any astronomer. He has stared into the heart of a black hole. He has designed ships that will carry man to the farthest frontier, and beyond. He has transformed planet Earth, decorating it with vast and lovely floating cities.
Robert T. McCall, the world's foremost explorer of space, has done all this and more, yet he is not an astronaut, scientist, or engineer. Bob McCall is an artist. The cosmos is his canvas; his rocketship is a paintbrush, fueled by one of the liveliest imaginations in the universe.[…]