This really does show a lot of Sorayama's work. From the sexy robots to the life-like pin-ups to the surreal to the over-the-top fetishes. This book shows them all.
Sorayama is a masterful artist and an extremely talented airbrush artist. The majority of his work is sexually graphic and some are simply disturbing, but if you want to see some incredibly realistic art, you can appreciate this book. In fact, this book even includes some sketches he's done of buildings, planes, etc. The man is truly an artist. Still, keep in mind that most of the works in this book are graphic in nature.
The good news: this book has page after page after page of his art - measuring almost 1.5 inches thick. The bad news: The book is only 6 inches by 8.25 inches - very small for an art book. It also places a number of paintings on one page - making them too small to really admire his detail. Also, the book is perfect bound - which makes the paintings that cover a double-page spread difficult to see.
I still think this is a great book to get a good sampling of Sorayama's work. There's a lot of his work to see in these pages. Some of it is erotic, some of it is playful, some of it is disturbing, and some of it is just amazing technically. Larger format and better layout design would be the two things that would improve this book.

This publication tells all about Hajime Sorayama, an illustrator renowned for heightened realism, eroticism, and fantasy worlds. This book includes everything from around 25 new illustrations (the majority of which are published for the first time in this volume) to the uproariously funny musings and conceptual notes written in the keenly mordant wit of Sorayama. This book is also the first to trace Sorayama's artwork production process from sketch to completion. At its end the reader will find a list of books, movies, and music that inspired Sorayama, and personal journal entries spanning two years. The depths contained in this comprehensive volume can't be found anywhere else. The reader will absolutely be satisfied. Special slipcased edition with snake-skin textured cover. Please note: This is an erotic art book intended for mature readers, not one of the publisher's instructional manuals.

Some of the other subjects include mermaids, women with snakes & other creatures, women in water, ponygirls and women urinating. Though some pictures contain metal work, there is less in this book than previous ones.

Sadomasochism is very prevalent and most women are shown submissive. Many are in very extreme bondage. However, some women are in leather and hold whips or weapons, playing a more dominant role.