While F&VD does a great job covering many different aspects of image generation, for this kind of work Real-Time Rending[1] is probably more useful. It is firmly grounded in a world of programmable GPUs (shaders & the like), and wastes little time talking about rendering techniques that are not relevant to modern graphics hardware.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Real-Time-Rendering-Third-Tomas-Akenin...