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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.
Artist Rowena Morrill sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/morril... and author Bob Shaw sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shaw_bob died on this day, so here are some of their book covers (artist: Rowena Morrill, Rowena Morrill, Michelangelo Miani and Vincent Di Fate):
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Artist Rowena Morrill sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/morril... and author Bob Shaw sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shaw_bob died on this day, so here are some of their book covers (artist: Rowena Morrill, Rowena Morrill, Michelangelo Miani and Vincent Di Fate):
JH Rosny-aîné sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rosny_... died on this day, so here's some book covers & interior artwork (couldn't identify the artists, though 3&4 are signed [4th looks something like 'Maggy Moner']):
February 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
JH Rosny-aîné sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rosny_... died on this day, so here's some book covers & interior artwork (couldn't identify the artists, though 3&4 are signed [4th looks something like 'Maggy Moner']):
Jack L Chalker sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/chalke... died and Jane Yolen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/yolen_... was born on this day, so here's some of related artwork (artist: Davis Meltzer, Darrell K Sweet, Janet Aulisio and Steven Adler):
February 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Jack L Chalker sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/chalke... died and Jane Yolen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/yolen_... was born on this day, so here's some of related artwork (artist: Davis Meltzer, Darrell K Sweet, Janet Aulisio and Steven Adler):
Some illustrations to stories and poems from Pearson's Magazine 1901-1908 (Artist: [unreadable signature bottom right], Will G Mein, GW Peters and Sigurd Schou):
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Some illustrations to stories and poems from Pearson's Magazine 1901-1908 (Artist: [unreadable signature bottom right], Will G Mein, GW Peters and Sigurd Schou):
Artist Gino D'Achille sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dachil... died on this day, so here's some of his bookcover artwork from 1973-1976:
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Artist Gino D'Achille sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dachil... died on this day, so here's some of his bookcover artwork from 1973-1976:
John Shirley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shirle... was born on this day, so here’s a book cover and some interior magazine art (Artist: Chris Moore, Stephen Fabian, Piero Fassoni and JK Potter):
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
John Shirley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shirle... was born on this day, so here’s a book cover and some interior magazine art (Artist: Chris Moore, Stephen Fabian, Piero Fassoni and JK Potter):
Edward Bryant sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bryant... died and Robert Shearman sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shearm... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Ron Walotsky, Jean-François Podevin, Reggie Oliver and [couldn't identify]):
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Edward Bryant sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bryant... died and Robert Shearman sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shearm... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Ron Walotsky, Jean-François Podevin, Reggie Oliver and [couldn't identify]):
Sarah Tolmie sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tolmie... was born on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Rovina Cai, Erin Vest, [couldn't identify] and Kristin Kest):
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Sarah Tolmie sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tolmie... was born on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Rovina Cai, Erin Vest, [couldn't identify] and Kristin Kest):
The illustrations to 'Phocus' by FC Younger, a merman tale from Pearson's Magazine (1901). Artist: RP Gossop:
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The illustrations to 'Phocus' by FC Younger, a merman tale from Pearson's Magazine (1901). Artist: RP Gossop:
Frank Frazetta sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/frazet... was born on this day, so here's some of his 1971 book and magazine cover art.
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Frank Frazetta sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/frazet... was born on this day, so here's some of his 1971 book and magazine cover art.
Artist and author Osamu Tezuka sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tezuka... died on this day, so here's some related artwork:
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Artist and author Osamu Tezuka sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tezuka... died on this day, so here's some related artwork:
This week's new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php - with Seth Grahame-Smith, Bob Layzell, Jacek Piekara and Maren Uthaug; the 2003 anime tv series 'Stellvia of the Universe'; the 1986 anime OVA 'Nayuta', plus the US comic 'America's Greatest Comics' (1941-1943):
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
This week's new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php - with Seth Grahame-Smith, Bob Layzell, Jacek Piekara and Maren Uthaug; the 2003 anime tv series 'Stellvia of the Universe'; the 1986 anime OVA 'Nayuta', plus the US comic 'America's Greatest Comics' (1941-1943):
RL Fanthorpe sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fantho... was born this day: here are covers for some of his books first published in 1962 (John E Muller was a pseudonym) (artist: H Fox, [couldn't identify], RS Lonati and [couldn't identify]). All four were co-written with his wife, Patricia Fanthorpe:
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
RL Fanthorpe sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fantho... was born this day: here are covers for some of his books first published in 1962 (John E Muller was a pseudonym) (artist: H Fox, [couldn't identify], RS Lonati and [couldn't identify]). All four were co-written with his wife, Patricia Fanthorpe:
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bohnho... and Makoto Shinkai sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shinka... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Joanne Lorah, Frank Kelly Freas, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bohnho... and Makoto Shinkai sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shinka... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Joanne Lorah, Frank Kelly Freas, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
Artist Robert Bonfils sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bonfil... died on this day, so here's some of his 1966 cover art:
![Robert Bonfils' cover art for 'The House of Living Death and Other Terror Tales' edited by Earl Kemp [as by Jon Hanlon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oaffsikc5nub6hqya4ufufxd/bafkreicbeoitvhqfwlwla4rzd3onkele7jdicajvmyqd2ldyoihbdh3era@jpeg)
![Robert Bonfils' cover art for 'Stories from Doctor Death and Other Terror Tales' edited by Earl Kemp [as by Jon Hanlon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oaffsikc5nub6hqya4ufufxd/bafkreigudh63fywzytmtykmb3okrewrzvno6vk6hii6h7eawj5jtgblsza@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Artist Robert Bonfils sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bonfil... died on this day, so here's some of his 1966 cover art:
Jules Verne sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/verne_... was born on this day, so here's some of his book covers (Artist: L Fornari, Guido Moroni Celsi, [couldn't identify] and F Caprioli):
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Jules Verne sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/verne_... was born on this day, so here's some of his book covers (Artist: L Fornari, Guido Moroni Celsi, [couldn't identify] and F Caprioli):
Mary Robinette Kowal sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kowal_... was born on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Jasu Hu, [couldn't identify], Victo Ngai and Donato Giancola):
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Mary Robinette Kowal sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kowal_... was born on this day, so here are some of her book covers (Artist: Jasu Hu, [couldn't identify], Victo Ngai and Donato Giancola):
Robert M Coates sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/coates... and Vaughan Wilkins sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilkin... died, whilst Frank S Pepper sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pepper... was born on this day (Artist: Frances Jetter, Tisdall, Audrey Pilkington and [couldn't identify] ):
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Robert M Coates sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/coates... and Vaughan Wilkins sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilkin... died, whilst Frank S Pepper sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pepper... was born on this day (Artist: Frances Jetter, Tisdall, Audrey Pilkington and [couldn't identify] ):
Henry Hasse sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hasse_... was born on this day, so here are interior magazine illustrations to some of his 1942/1943 stories (Artist: Leydenfrost, M Marchioni, Lubbers and [uncredited])
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Henry Hasse sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hasse_... was born on this day, so here are interior magazine illustrations to some of his 1942/1943 stories (Artist: Leydenfrost, M Marchioni, Lubbers and [uncredited])
Artist Chris Moore sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/moore_... died on this day, so here's some of his cover art:
February 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Artist Chris Moore sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/moore_... died on this day, so here's some of his cover art:
William Tenn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tenn_w... died on this day, so here's a couple of magazine covers illustrating his stories, then two book covers (artist: Earle Bergey, Robert Fuqua [as by Joe Tillotson], Richard Powers and Stephen Miller):
February 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
William Tenn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tenn_w... died on this day, so here's a couple of magazine covers illustrating his stories, then two book covers (artist: Earle Bergey, Robert Fuqua [as by Joe Tillotson], Richard Powers and Stephen Miller):
Lin Carter sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/carter... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Frank Frazetta, Michael Whelan, Roy G Krenkel and Don Maitz):
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Lin Carter sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/carter... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (artist: Frank Frazetta, Michael Whelan, Roy G Krenkel and Don Maitz):
Karen Joy Fowler sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fowler... and Sam J Miller sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/miller... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Daniel Horne, James Gurney, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Karen Joy Fowler sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fowler... and Sam J Miller sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/miller... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Daniel Horne, James Gurney, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
Here are the illustrations to an article in the July 1900 edition of 'Pearson's Magazine' by Herbert C Fyfe entitled "How Will the World End?". The artist is Warwick Goble:
February 6, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Here are the illustrations to an article in the July 1900 edition of 'Pearson's Magazine' by Herbert C Fyfe entitled "How Will the World End?". The artist is Warwick Goble:
Perry A Chapdelaine sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/chapde... and Sir Thomas More sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/more_s... were born whilst Lee Hoffman sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hoffma... and Marghanita Laski sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/laski_... died on this day (Artist: Paul Lehr, ?, Jack Gaughan and ?):
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Perry A Chapdelaine sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/chapde... and Sir Thomas More sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/more_s... were born whilst Lee Hoffman sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hoffma... and Marghanita Laski sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/laski_... died on this day (Artist: Paul Lehr, ?, Jack Gaughan and ?):