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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):
Roald Dahl sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dahl_r... died & Rhondi A Vilott Salsitz sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/salsit... were born on this day (Artist: Tom Hallman, Vincent Di Fate, Faith Jaques & Jill Bennett) 1&2 Salitz pseudonyms; 3 unused[?] cover art; 4 art for Dahl's "Danny The Champion of The World"
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Roald Dahl sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dahl_r... died & Rhondi A Vilott Salsitz sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/salsit... were born on this day (Artist: Tom Hallman, Vincent Di Fate, Faith Jaques & Jill Bennett) 1&2 Salitz pseudonyms; 3 unused[?] cover art; 4 art for Dahl's "Danny The Champion of The World"
Yasumi Kobayashi sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kobaya... died on this day, so here are some of his covers (couldn't identify the artists):
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yasumi Kobayashi sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kobaya... died on this day, so here are some of his covers (couldn't identify the artists):
Margaret St Clair sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/st_cla... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for her stories from 1949 (artist: 1&3 Hannes Bok, 2 [uncredited], 4 Virgil Finlay). 1st for "The Counter Charm", 4th for "Jamieson". An excellent short story writer:
November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Margaret St Clair sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/st_cla... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for her stories from 1949 (artist: 1&3 Hannes Bok, 2 [uncredited], 4 Virgil Finlay). 1st for "The Counter Charm", 4th for "Jamieson". An excellent short story writer:
Artist Howard V Brown sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/brown_... died on this day, so here's some of his cover art from 1923:
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Artist Howard V Brown sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/brown_... died on this day, so here's some of his cover art from 1923:
Anthony Burgess sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/burges... and CS Lewis sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lewis_... died on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist: 1&2 [couldn't identify], 3 Kinuko Y Craft, 4 B Cowell [probably]):
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Anthony Burgess sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/burges... and CS Lewis sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lewis_... died on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist: 1&2 [couldn't identify], 3 Kinuko Y Craft, 4 B Cowell [probably]):
Aldous Huxley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/huxley... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1st Bea Orpen, 2nd Max Ernst; couldn't identify 3rd & 4th, both have illegible signatures). I don't know if Orpen's book design was ever used, but it's in the National Gallery of Ireland:
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Aldous Huxley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/huxley... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1st Bea Orpen, 2nd Max Ernst; couldn't identify 3rd & 4th, both have illegible signatures). I don't know if Orpen's book design was ever used, but it's in the National Gallery of Ireland:
Victor Pelevin sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pelevi... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (couldn't identify the artists):
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Victor Pelevin sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pelevi... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (couldn't identify the artists):
Illustrations for authors without SFE entries, from Galaxy, Aug'60-Jun'63: 1 William W Stuart, 2 Marshall King, 3 Stanley R Lee, 4 Andrew Fetler (Artist: Burns, Wallace Wood, Diane & Leo Dillon and Nodel). 4th for "The Cool War" (Frederik Pohl was the editor, so maybe the title stuck in his mind):
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Illustrations for authors without SFE entries, from Galaxy, Aug'60-Jun'63: 1 William W Stuart, 2 Marshall King, 3 Stanley R Lee, 4 Andrew Fetler (Artist: Burns, Wallace Wood, Diane & Leo Dillon and Nodel). 4th for "The Cool War" (Frederik Pohl was the editor, so maybe the title stuck in his mind):
Artist Vincent Di Fate sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/di_fat... was born on this day, so here are some of his book and magazine covers 1973-1976.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Artist Vincent Di Fate sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/di_fat... was born on this day, so here are some of his book and magazine covers 1973-1976.
Anne McCaffrey sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mccaff... died on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Chris Achilleos, David Roe, Tim White and Wojtek Siudmak). The 4th is Siudmak's artwork for "Le Vaisseau qui Chantait":
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Anne McCaffrey sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mccaff... died on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Chris Achilleos, David Roe, Tim White and Wojtek Siudmak). The 4th is Siudmak's artwork for "Le Vaisseau qui Chantait":
Lisa Goldstein sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/goldst... and Richard Thomas sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/thomas... were born on this day, so here’s some related artwork (Artist: Todd Schorr, Kinuko Y Craft, [couldn’t identify] & Daniele Serra). ‘Isabel Glass’ a Goldstein pseudonym, 3&4 were edited by Thomas:
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Lisa Goldstein sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/goldst... and Richard Thomas sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/thomas... were born on this day, so here’s some related artwork (Artist: Todd Schorr, Kinuko Y Craft, [couldn’t identify] & Daniele Serra). ‘Isabel Glass’ a Goldstein pseudonym, 3&4 were edited by Thomas:
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quille... was born on this day, so here are some of the illustrations by Edmund Dulac to their “The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French” (1901):
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quille... was born on this day, so here are some of the illustrations by Edmund Dulac to their “The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French” (1901):