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Here's some interior magazine artwork for L Sprague de Camp stories from 1949-1950 (1,3&4 Edd Cartier, 2 uncredited]). 1st for "The Animal-Cracker Plot", 3&4 for "The Hand of Zei (part one)":
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here's some interior magazine artwork for L Sprague de Camp stories from 1949-1950 (1,3&4 Edd Cartier, 2 uncredited]). 1st for "The Animal-Cracker Plot", 3&4 for "The Hand of Zei (part one)":
Artist Josh Kirby sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kirby_... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork from the period 1981-1985. The 4th is for Terry Pratchett's "The Colour of Magic":
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Artist Josh Kirby sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kirby_... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork from the period 1981-1985. The 4th is for Terry Pratchett's "The Colour of Magic":
L Sprague de Camp sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/de_cam... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artists: Ed Emshwiller, Gray Morrow, Frank Frazetta and Gérard Aublé):
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
L Sprague de Camp sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/de_cam... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artists: Ed Emshwiller, Gray Morrow, Frank Frazetta and Gérard Aublé):
CC MacApp sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/macapp... was born on this day, so here's some cover artwork (Artist: I would assume 1&2 are by Karel Thole; 3 Eddie Jones, 4 Fetterly):
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CC MacApp sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/macapp... was born on this day, so here's some cover artwork (Artist: I would assume 1&2 are by Karel Thole; 3 Eddie Jones, 4 Fetterly):
Francis D Grierson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/griers... Marilyn Hacker sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hacker... and Yumi Matsuo sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/matsuo... were born, whilst John Steakley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/steakl... died on this day (Artist: 2 Roger Penney, 4 James Gurney; don't know 1&3):
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Francis D Grierson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/griers... Marilyn Hacker sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hacker... and Yumi Matsuo sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/matsuo... were born, whilst John Steakley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/steakl... died on this day (Artist: 2 Roger Penney, 4 James Gurney; don't know 1&3):
Some interior magazine art for Frederik Pohl stories, from 1957-1958 (1 Frank Kelly Freas, 2 Jack Gaughan, 3&4 Wallace Wood). 1st for "Small Lords"; 2 "Survival Kit"; 4th also for "The Gentlest Unpeople":
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Some interior magazine art for Frederik Pohl stories, from 1957-1958 (1 Frank Kelly Freas, 2 Jack Gaughan, 3&4 Wallace Wood). 1st for "Small Lords"; 2 "Survival Kit"; 4th also for "The Gentlest Unpeople":
Frederik Pohl sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pohl_f... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Richard Powers, Adrian Chesterman, [couldn't identify] and Richard Powers):
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Frederik Pohl sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pohl_f... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Richard Powers, Adrian Chesterman, [couldn't identify] and Richard Powers):
Mihály Babits sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/babits... Jeff Bredenberg sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/breden... & Nick Harkaway sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/harkaw... were born this day: some related artwork (1 Diveky Jozsef, 2 Gary Ruddell; 3&4 [couldn't identify]) 1 from Babits' "Éjfél" (1917); 3 by Harkaway:
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Mihály Babits sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/babits... Jeff Bredenberg sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/breden... & Nick Harkaway sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/harkaw... were born this day: some related artwork (1 Diveky Jozsef, 2 Gary Ruddell; 3&4 [couldn't identify]) 1 from Babits' "Éjfél" (1917); 3 by Harkaway:
Berkeley Livingston sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/living... was born on this day, so here's some of the magazine artwork (by Rod Ruth) for his 1948 story "Queen of the Panther World":
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Berkeley Livingston sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/living... was born on this day, so here's some of the magazine artwork (by Rod Ruth) for his 1948 story "Queen of the Panther World":
Artist Victoria Poyser sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/poyser... was born & author Stefan Wul sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wul_st... died on this day: some related artwork (Artist: 1&2 Victoria Poyser 3 René Brantonne, 4 Wojtek Siudmak) 1 for L Sprague de Camp 'The Prisoner of Zhamanak' (of whom more later):
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Artist Victoria Poyser sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/poyser... was born & author Stefan Wul sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wul_st... died on this day: some related artwork (Artist: 1&2 Victoria Poyser 3 René Brantonne, 4 Wojtek Siudmak) 1 for L Sprague de Camp 'The Prisoner of Zhamanak' (of whom more later):
DC Poyer sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/poyer_... was born and Charles GD Roberts sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robert... died on this day: some related artwork (Artist: Paul Lehr, Larry Blamire, Frank Ver Beck[?], [couldn't identify]) 2 from Galileo 1978; 3&4 from Robert's "In the Morning of Time" (1919):
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
DC Poyer sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/poyer_... was born and Charles GD Roberts sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robert... died on this day: some related artwork (Artist: Paul Lehr, Larry Blamire, Frank Ver Beck[?], [couldn't identify]) 2 from Galileo 1978; 3&4 from Robert's "In the Morning of Time" (1919):
Some interior magazine art for Poul Anderson stories 1951-1952 (1 Hannes Bok, 2 Herman Vestal, 3&4 Ed Emshwiller), 4th for "Garden in the Void":
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Some interior magazine art for Poul Anderson stories 1951-1952 (1 Hannes Bok, 2 Herman Vestal, 3&4 Ed Emshwiller), 4th for "Garden in the Void":
Poul Anderson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/anders... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Ed Emshwiller, Jim Burns, Jerome Podwil and Lima de Freitas):
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Poul Anderson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/anders... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Ed Emshwiller, Jim Burns, Jerome Podwil and Lima de Freitas):
William Walling sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wallin... and Ng Yi-Sheng sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ng_yi-... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1 Karel Thole, 2 Vincent Di Fate, 3&4 [couldn't identify]). 2nd for Walling's "Modus Vivendi":
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
William Walling sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wallin... and Ng Yi-Sheng sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ng_yi-... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1 Karel Thole, 2 Vincent Di Fate, 3&4 [couldn't identify]). 2nd for Walling's "Modus Vivendi":
Johannes V Jensen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jensen... died on this day: here's some of the illustrations to "Kongens Fald" (The Fall of the King) (1947). Artist: Sikker Hansen. To be honest, I think it's borderline fantastika at best (but probably just a historical), but I do like the illustrations!
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Johannes V Jensen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jensen... died on this day: here's some of the illustrations to "Kongens Fald" (The Fall of the King) (1947). Artist: Sikker Hansen. To be honest, I think it's borderline fantastika at best (but probably just a historical), but I do like the illustrations!
Tony Daniel sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/daniel... was born and Mishima Yukio sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mishim... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1 Gary Freeman, 2 Mike Aspengren, 3&4 [couldn't identify] ) 1st for "Dover Beach":
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tony Daniel sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/daniel... was born and Mishima Yukio sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mishim... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1 Gary Freeman, 2 Mike Aspengren, 3&4 [couldn't identify] ) 1st for "Dover Beach":
Sydney J Bounds sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bounds... died on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for his stories, 1950-1954 (Artist: 1,3&4 Alan Hunter, 2 Gerard Quinn) 1st for "The Spirit of Earth", 2nd "The Treasure of Tagor", 3rd "A Matter of Salvage". From various UK magazines:
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Sydney J Bounds sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bounds... died on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for his stories, 1950-1954 (Artist: 1,3&4 Alan Hunter, 2 Gerard Quinn) 1st for "The Spirit of Earth", 2nd "The Treasure of Tagor", 3rd "A Matter of Salvage". From various UK magazines:
ER Eddison sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/eddiso... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Barbara Remington, Boris Artzybasheff, Karel Thole and [probably 米田仁士]). 2nd from the 1926 edition of "The Worm Ouroboros":
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
ER Eddison sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/eddiso... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Barbara Remington, Boris Artzybasheff, Karel Thole and [probably 米田仁士]). 2nd from the 1926 edition of "The Worm Ouroboros":
Wang Jinkang sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wang_j... and Spider Robinson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robins... were born on this day, so here's some related book covers (Artist: 1&2 [couldn't identify], 3 Philippe Adamov, 4 Peter Jones). 2nd is an anthology including a Jinkang story:
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Wang Jinkang sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wang_j... and Spider Robinson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robins... were born on this day, so here's some related book covers (Artist: 1&2 [couldn't identify], 3 Philippe Adamov, 4 Peter Jones). 2nd is an anthology including a Jinkang story:
This week's new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php with Claire Barner, Joey Batey, Mike Mullin and Matt Wixey; anime 'Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai' (1994-95), 'Tytania' (2008-09) and 'Vandread' (2000-02); webseries 'Space King' (2024, ongoing) and 1940-50 US comic 'Blue Beetle':
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This week's new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php with Claire Barner, Joey Batey, Mike Mullin and Matt Wixey; anime 'Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai' (1994-95), 'Tytania' (2008-09) and 'Vandread' (2000-02); webseries 'Space King' (2024, ongoing) and 1940-50 US comic 'Blue Beetle':
Jeff Noon sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/noon_j... and A Viger sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/viger_a were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1&2 [couldn't identify], 3&4 JL Beuzon). 3&4 from "L'Anneau de Feu" (1922), co written with Léon Miral:
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Jeff Noon sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/noon_j... and A Viger sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/viger_a were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1&2 [couldn't identify], 3&4 JL Beuzon). 3&4 from "L'Anneau de Feu" (1922), co written with Léon Miral:
René Barjavel sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barjav... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: [uncredited], Joann Sfar, Gérard Filly and Brian Waugh):
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
René Barjavel sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barjav... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: [uncredited], Joann Sfar, Gérard Filly and Brian Waugh):
Nelson S Bond sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bond_n... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine artwork for his stories 1941-1942 (Artist: Henry del Campo, Edd Cartier, Robert Fuqua and Robert Fuqua). 1st for "Honeymoon in Bedlam", 2 Occupation: Demigod"; 4 "When Freemen Shall Stand":
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Nelson S Bond sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bond_n... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine artwork for his stories 1941-1942 (Artist: Henry del Campo, Edd Cartier, Robert Fuqua and Robert Fuqua). 1st for "Honeymoon in Bedlam", 2 Occupation: Demigod"; 4 "When Freemen Shall Stand":
Artist and author Shirow Masamune sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shirow... was born on this day, so here's some of his artwork:
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Artist and author Shirow Masamune sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shirow... was born on this day, so here's some of his artwork:
Wilson Tucker sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tucker... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: 1&3 [couldn't identify], 2 David Cox Studios, 4 Inger Edelfeldt):
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Wilson Tucker sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tucker... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: 1&3 [couldn't identify], 2 David Cox Studios, 4 Inger Edelfeldt):