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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction -- founded 1979, Hugo winner for 1979, 1993 and 2011 editions, now free online at https://sf-encyclopedia.com/ with principal editors John Clute and David Langford.
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Johannes V Jensen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jensen... and Kij Johnson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/johnso... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: [???], Sikker Hansen, Patrick Arrasmith and Nicolas Fructus). Though the 2nd doesn't show Jensen's name, it's apparently by him:
Cover to 'The Long Journey' by Johannes V Jensen Cover to 'Mammut Bogen' by Johannes V Jensen (might be non-fiction) Magazine illustration for 'Chenting, in the Land of the Dead' by Kij Johnson Cover for 'La quête onirique de Vellitt Boe' by Kij Johnson
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Pierre-Alexis Ponson du Terrail sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ponson... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1&2 couldn't identify, 3 [artist & engraver's signatures at foot of page but can't decipher], 4 Daniele Serra):
Pierre-Alexis Ponson du Terrail, cover to "La baronne Trépassée" Pierre-Alexis Ponson du Terrail cover to "La baronne Trépassée" Pierre-Alexis Ponson du Terrail: illustration to "Les Masques Rouges" Pierre-Alexis Ponson du Terrail, cover for "The Police Agent"
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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'The Vlaamsche Filmkens ["Flemish Movies"] [were a] sequence of [Dutch] booklets written for a young-adult audience ... which began in 1930' & had some SF & fantasy issues [mentioned in the SFE Benelux entry sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/benelux ], so here are a few examples (couldn't identify artists):
Vlaamsche Filmkens, #218 (1935), cover for 'De aap in het deftige stadje' by Herwig van der Goren Vlaamsche Filmkens (2nd series), #8 (1946) cover illustrates "Minotaur, de robot" by Jean Ray [as by John Flanders] Vlaamsche Filmkens (2nd series), #22 (1946), cover for 'Het huis met de zeven torentjes' by Jean Ray [as by John Flanders] Vlaamse Filmkens, #360 (1959) cover for 'Het raadsel van de zwarte planeet' by Julien Van Remoortere
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Edgar Allan Poe sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/poe_ed... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (artist: Nottsuo, Albert Dubout, [couldn't identify] and Gaëtan & Paul Brizzi):
The cover for Edgar Allan Poe's 'Murder in the Rue Morgue and 2 other classic tales' Illustrations for a 1948 edition of 'La Chute de la maison Usher' The cover for a 1959 edition of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym' The cover for a 2023 edition of Edgar Allan Poe's 'La Chute de la maison Usher et autres histoires'
January 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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Allen Steele sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/steele... was born on this day, so here are some magazine illustrations for his stories (Artist: Bob Walters, Todd Lockwood, Chris Gall and Doug Andersen):
Cover to 'Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine', November 1990 Cover to 'Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine', October 1995 Interior magazine illustration for 'See Rock City' by Allen Steele Interior magazine illustration for 'Jonathan Livingstone Seaslug' by Allen Steele
January 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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This weeks new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php with William Boyd, Melissa Olthoff, Kevin Steverson and Nick Steverson; Poland's 'Nowa Fantastyka Award'; the 2025 Japanese tv anime 'Touring After the Apocalypse' and the US comic 'Phantom Lady' (1947-49, 1954-55).
Cover to 'Phantom Lady' #17, which was reproduced in Frederic Wertham's 'Seduction of the Innocent' (1954) with the caption "Sexual stimulation by combining 'headlights' with the sadist's dream of tying up a woman" The covers to 'Phantom Lady' #15 and #22 First page of "The Case of the Robbing Robot!" from 'Phantom Lady' #22 Still from the anime 'Touring After the Apocalypse'
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Gustav Meyrink sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/meyrin... was born on this day, so here's some illustrations, from 1916 (by Hugo Steiner-Prag), for his novel 'Der Golem':
illustration from a 1916 edition of Gustav Meyrink's 'Der Golem' illustration from a 1916 edition of Gustav Meyrink's 'Der Golem' illustration from a 1916 edition of Gustav Meyrink's 'Der Golem' illustration from a 1916 edition of Gustav Meyrink's 'Der Golem'
January 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Margot Bennett sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bennet... and John Pudney sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pudney... were born, whilst Paul Berna sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/berna_... died on this day, so here are some of their book cover (Artist: [couldn't identify], Elias, Guy Sabran and Geraldine Spence):
Cover for Margot Bennett's 'The Long Way Back' Cover for john Pudney's 'It Breathed Down My Neck' Cover for Paul Berna's 'La Porte des étoiles' Cover for Paul Berna's 'Threshold of the Stars'
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Some interior artwork from Astounding Stories, February 1958 to June 1959, for authors without an SFE entry: 1 Jon Stopa, 2-3 Andrew Salmond, 4 Roger Kuykendall (Artist: 1 Martinez, 2-3 Frank Kelly Freas, 4 HR Van Dongen):
Illustration for 'Hot Water' by Jon Stopa Two illustrations for 'Stimulus' by Andrew Salmond Another illustration for 'Stimulus' by Andrew Salmond illustration for 'All Day September' by Roger Kuykendall
January 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Artist Virgil Finlay sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/finlay... died on this day, so here's four pieces of his artwork away from the SF magazines: 1 from 'The American Weekly' (1939); 2 from 'Argosy' (1939); 3&4 for a 1939 edition of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream':
The American Weekly (5 March, 1939): Virgil Finlay's artwork for an article on the Sargasso Sea. Argosy (June 24, 1939): Virgil Finlay's artwork for "Seven Footprints to Satan" by A. Merritt. On of Virgil Finlay's illustrations for a 1935 edition of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Another of Virgil Finlay's illustrations for a 1935 edition of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
January 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Artist Eddie Jones sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jones_... was born on this day, so here's some of his book cover art from 1972:
Eddie Jones' cover art for 'Three for Tomorrow', which was (anonymously) edited by Robert Silverberg with a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke (but the UK publishers seemed to have tweaked the facts a little) Eddie Jones' cover art for 'Wächter der Sternstation' by John Brunner Eddie Jones' cover art for 'The Ice Schooner' by Michael Moorcock Eddie Jones' cover art for 'Legende der Roboter' by Klaus Fischer
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Franz Rottensteiner sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rotten... was born on this day, so here are some covers for books he edited (Artist: Helmut Wenske, Tom Breuer, Gianni Benvenuti [presumably an adaption] and Tom Breuer):
Cover for the Franz Rottensteiner edited 'Phantastische Begegnungen' Cover for the Franz Rottensteiner edited 'Arche Noah' Cover for the Franz Rottensteiner edited 'View from Another Shore' Cover for the Franz Rottensteiner edited 'Phantastische Zeiten'
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Daniel José Older sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/older_... was born on this day, so here are some of his covers (Artist: Goñi Montes, Emily Osborne, Harvey Monticillo and Julie Dillon):
The cover to Daniel José Older’s “Kia and Gio” The cover to the Daniel José Older edited issue of Fantasy Magazine, December 2016, "People of Colo(u)r Destroy Fantasy! special issue" The cover to Daniel José Older’s “Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #3 – The Trap is Sprung” (with artwork etc. by Toni Bruno, Michael Atiyeh and Harvey Monticillo) The cover to the Daniel José Older co-edited (with Rose Fox) “Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History”
January 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Here's the cover and three interior illustrations to “Come si fermò la Terra” (1936, translates as 'How the Earth Stopped') by Italian author Calogero Ciancimino (can't decipher the artist's signature), Set in 3000, the world is peaceful, but then it's rotation slows and ceases ...
The cover to “Come si fermò la Terra” (1936) by Calogero Ciancimino An interior illustration to “Come si fermò la Terra” (1936) by Calogero Ciancimino An interior illustration to “Come si fermò la Terra” (1936) by Calogero Ciancimino An interior illustration to “Come si fermò la Terra” (1936) by Calogero Ciancimino
January 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Kazumasa Hirai sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hirai_... died on this day, so here are the covers to some of his works (Artist: 1st 生賴範義, 4th 生賴範義, couldn't identify the others):
Cover to Kazumasa Hirai's 真幻魔大戦 Cover to Kazumasa Hirai's "Harmagedon 3" Cover to Kazumasa Hirai's 高橋留美子の優しい世界 Cover to Kazumasa Hirai's 真幻魔大戦８
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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TH White sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/white_... died on this day, so here's three book covers and a frontispiece/title page (artist: 1&2 ひらいたかこ[assuming these are the 1992 editions], 3 Fritz Eichenberg, 4 [couldn't identify]):
The Japanese cover to a 2-volume edition of TH White's 'The Once and Future King' The other Japanese cover to a 2-volume edition of TH White's 'The Once and Future King' The frontispiece and title page to T H White's 'Mistress Masham's Repose' The Japanese cover to TH White's 'Darkness at Pemberley'
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Nevil Shute sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shute_... died and Paul O Williams sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/willia... was born on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist: [couldn't identify], Barye Phillips, Darrell K Sweet and Paul Alexander):
Cover to Nevil Shute's "The Mysterious Aviator" Cover to Nevil Shute's "On the Beach" The cover to Paul O Williams' "The Sword of Forbearance" The cover to Paul O Williams' "The Gifts of the Gorboduc Vandal"
January 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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JA Mitchell sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mitche... was born on this day, so here's some of the interior artwork for his novel "Drowsy" (1917) [artist: Angus Peter Macdonall]:
Interior artwork for JA Mitchell's novel 'Drowsy' (1917) ["and glide forever, a homeless vagrant through the dusky void"] Interior artwork for JA Mitchell's novel 'Drowsy' (1917) ["the dried bones of its own past, whatever it was"] Interior artwork for JA Mitchell's novel 'Drowsy' (1917) ["But the diva was far away. She heard nothing save the thing unheard by others"] Interior artwork for JA Mitchell's novel 'Drowsy' (1917) ["older than human history"]
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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The Hungarian science fiction magazine 'Galaktika' was first published from 1972 to 1995, then revived by another publisher from 2004. Here's three covers from the original run (1-3) and one from the current series (4). Couldn't identify the artists:
Cover for the Hungarian science fiction magazine 'Galaktika': #26 (1977) Cover for the Hungarian science fiction magazine 'Galaktika': possibly #67 from 1986? Cover for the Hungarian science fiction magazine 'Galaktika': #35 (1979) Cover for the Hungarian science fiction magazine 'Galaktika': June 2020 issue
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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Nat Schachner sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/schach... was born on this day, so here's interior magazine art for some of his 1936 stories (Artist: 1 HW Wesso, 2-4 Elliott Dold Jr)
Interior magazine artwork for 'The Return of the Murians' by Nat Schachner Interior magazine artwork for 'The Saprophyte Men of Venus' by Nat Schachner Interior magazine artwork for 'The Eternal Wanderer' by Nat Schachner Two more pieces of interior magazine artwork for 'The Eternal Wanderer' by Nat Schachner
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Masaki Yamada sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/yamada... was born on this day, so here are some of his covers (Artists: possibly the 2nd is Noriyoshi Ourai, but couldn't identify the others):
The cover to Masaki Yamada's カムパネルラ The cover to Masaki Yamada's 魔境密命隊 The cover to Masaki Yamada's 蜃気楼・13の殺人 The cover to Masaki Yamada's 魔境物語
January 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Edmond About sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/about_... and Shibano Takumi sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shiban... died, whilst H Irving Hancock sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hancoc... and Alex London sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/london... were born on this day: some covers (couldn't identify any of the artists):
The cover to 'Il naso di un notaio' by Edmond About The cover to '破局のおすすめ' edited by Shibano Takumi The cover to 'Making the Last Stand for Old Glory; or, Uncle Sam's Boys in the Last Frantic Drive' by H Irving Hancock The cover to 'After Ever After' by Alex London
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Comte Didier de Chousy sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/didier... was born on this day; his "Ignis" was published in 1883 and was later serialised in 'La Science Illustrée' in 1895, with illustrations by Eugène Damblans, some of which I post here (sorry for the poor quality):
Illustration of what appears to be attacking robots, from the serialisation of Comte Didier de Chousy's "Ignis" in 'La Science Illustrée' in 1895: Illustration of farming robots, from the serialisation of Comte Didier de Chousy's "Ignis" in 'La Science Illustrée' in 1895: Illustration of what appears to be of a train crossing the sea, from the serialisation of Comte Didier de Chousy's "Ignis" in 'La Science Illustrée' in 1895: Illustration from the serialisation of Comte Didier de Chousy's "Ignis" in 'La Science Illustrée' in 1895, where somebody appears to be deafened by noise.
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Robert Silverberg sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/silver... was born on this day, so here are covers to those of his books whose original editions were first published 1957-1958 (artist: Ferruccio Alessandri, Ed Valigursky, Don Crowley and Ed Emshwiller):
Cover to "Padrone della vita, padrone della morte" by Robert Silverberg Cover to "The 13th Immortal" by Robert Silverberg Cover to "Invaders from Earth" by Robert Silverberg Cover to "Stepsons of Terra" by Robert Silverberg
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Artist and author Shaun Tan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tan_sh... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his artwork:
Illustration by Shaun Tan from his "The Lost Thing" Illustration by Shaun Tan from his "What Miscellaneous Abnormality Is That?" Painting entitled "All we ever wanted", included in Shaun Tan's collection "CREATURE" Illustration by Shaun Tan from his "The Arrival"
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM