George Sterling sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sterli... was born & Christa Wolf sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wolf_c... died on this day: related artwork (Artist: Virgil Finlay, [couldn't identify], Nadine Prange & Nuria Quevedo): 1st from Weird Tales' "Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series" (1937); 2nd from 1903.

📕📕 ¡Nuevo LIBRISIMO! Este, el #37, viene de la mano de Maielis González que nos presenta PALENQUE, su nueva novela de ciencia decimonónica, horror gótico, realismo mágico y fantasía afrofuturista, publicada con la editorial Cuatro Lunas ¡Dadle amor! youtu.be/xgPLNPEms0E

Hoy en C, @adolfinago.bsky.social elige Cronopaisaje como su #ClásicoOPolvoriento de este año. Una carta de amor a la ciencia, una pirueta intelectual fascinante, un clásico con todas las de la ley. Y qué bien argumenta sus ideas. Lean, lean. #cifituits

Buenos días madrugadores. Hoy comento Un círculo completo de Beatriz Alcaná dreamsofelvex.blogspot.com/2025/11/un-c...

Hoy, 30 de noviembre, es el cumpleaños de Ridley Scott. Capaz de lo muy grande y lo muy mediocre, como casi todo el mundo. alt64.org/wiki/index.p...

Hoy, 30 de noviembre, es el aniversario del nacimiento de Miquel Barceló (1948-2021) Muchos, entonces adolescentes, pudimos acceder a cierta ciencia ficción gracias a sus esfuerzos como editor, por lo que modeló parte de nuestro gusto.

Chen Qiufan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/chen_q... & Mark Twain sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/twain_... were born on this day: related artwork (Artist: 1 Victor Mosquera; 2-4 couldn't identify, illegible signatures) 3&4 from "Mark Twain's Sketches", New and Old (1875); 2nd image in 4th for "A Ghost Story":

Author Charles Eric Maine sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/maine_... and artist Gerard A Quinn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quinn_... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Josh Kirby, Dean Ellis, Gerard A Quinn and Gerard A Quinn):

André Lichtenberger sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lichte... was born on this day, so here are some of the illustrations (by Victor Prouve) to his "Les Centaures" (1924 edition, originally published 1904): I think 1-3 were engraved on copper and 4 (two images) engraved on wood:

Robert Holdstock sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/holdst... died and Madeleine L'Engle was born on this day, so here are some their book covers (Artist: Oscar Chichoni, Ron Walotsky, Jody A Lee and [couldn't identify]):

Ben Bova sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bova_ben died and Kevin O'Donnell Jr sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/odonne... died on this day (Artist: Oscar Chichoni, Colin Hay, Dean Ellis[?] and Stephen Fabian). 3 cover art for O'Donnell's "Bander Snatch". Really bad crinkly silver font used on 'Crime' in 2nd!

CS Lewis sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lewis_... was born on this day, so here's some cover art (Artist: Art Sussman, [signature might be 'John Rose'], [couldn't identify] and Jay Landau):

Mañana es el primer día de diciembre, y por tanto ¡el primer día de Adviento Fantástico! Para irte preparando para lo que se viene e ir conociendo el calendario, hoy puedes leer ya el prólogo de @davidfv.bsky.social en www.advientofantastico.org 🎁 ¡Arrancamos! 🥳

Hoy, 29 de noviembre, es el aniversario del fallecimiento de Ben Bova (1932 - 2020)

Kendell Foster Crossen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/crosse... died, whilst Edgar Jepson sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jepson... and David Zindell sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/zindel... were born this day (Artist: 1&2 Virgil Finlay, 3 Joseph Chenoweth, 4 安田尚樹) 1&2 for Crossen's "Passport to Pax" (1952):

Washington Irving sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/irving... died and Sarah Perry sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/perry_... was born on this day, so some related artwork (Artist: Robin Jacques, CE Brock, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]) 2nd from a 1910 edition of "Tales from the Alhambra":

Enid Blyton sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/blyton... and Frank Emory Bunts sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bunts_... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1&2 Stuart Tresilian, 3&4 William J Brownlow). 2 also for "The Mountain of Adventure", 4 also from "The Soul of Henry Harrington ..."

Aunque en el momento de su publicación la recepción de 'Herederos de dos culturas' fue discreta, hoy sus contenidos despiertan interés en revistas académicas europeas, así que el esfuerzo mereció la pena. Háganse un favor y compren esta estupenda antología :-) journals.openedition.org/cher/19309

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):

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):

Hoy, 27 de noviembre, es el aniversario del nacimiento de Lyon Sprague de Camp (1907 - 2000)

Hoy en #ClásicoOPolvoriento @borjabilbao.bsky.social nos cuenta cómo ve los relatos de Silverberg medio siglo después de que fueran escritos, desde la perspectiva de alguien que no los conocía. Pasen y lean #cifituits

Hoy, 26 de noviembre, es el aniversario del nacimiento de Frederik Pohl (1919-2013)

El motivo por el cual en C llevamos nueve ediciones de #ClásicoOPolvoriento es recuperar libros como La ciudad, poco después, de Pat Murphy. Obra de la corriente humanista de la cf que en los 80 iba a la contra del cyberpunk, escrito por una escritora de la cual casi ya nadie se acuerda. ¡Novelón!

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":

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!

Hoy, 25 de noviembre, es el aniversario del nacimiento de Poul Anderson (1926 - 2001) alt64.org/wiki/index.p...

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':

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:

Boletín de novedades noviembre 2025 de #LiteraturaFantástica Mes muy atractivo con 40 libros de fantasía, ciencia ficción y terror destacables, muchos galardonados en principales premios del fantástico: Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Stoker, Shirley Jackson literfan.cyberdark.net/Recursos/BN2...

Bob Shaw vuelve a C en el #ClásicoOPolvoriento gracias a @marioamadas.bsky.social y su reseña de Dagger of the Mind. Una historia entre la ciencia ficción más introspectiva y el terror que prefigura lo que luego se ha dado en llamar body horror #cifituits

Hoy, 24 de noviembre, es el cumpleaños de Horacio Altuna. alt64.org/wiki/index.p...

Hoy, 24 de noviembre, es el cumpleaños de Spider Robinson.

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):

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:

📕 Liberado el episodio #36 de LIBRISIMO con @albertochimal.com que nos presenta LAS MÁQUINAS ENFERMAS, su recopilatorio de cuentos sobre las tecnologías que nos invaden, publicado con Páginas de Espuma youtu.be/I1RhMgOT1-k

Anda, he quedado finalista (otra vez) en el XIII Certamen de Microrrelatos fantásticos y de terror de Sants con «Cosas de niños».

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):

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):

Hoy, 23 de noviembre, es el aniversario del nacimiento de Wilson Tucker (1914 - 2006)

Hoy, 23 de noviembre, es el cumpleaños de Masamune Shirow alt64.org/wiki/index.p...

Hoy, 22 de noviembre, es el aniversario de la muerte de Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

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):

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:

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]):

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:

Al fin es viernes y el Libro de la Semana es... 'El reformatorio', de Tananarive Due (La Biblioteca de Carfax): galardonada con los premios más importantes del terror y la fantasía oscura a novel mundial: Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson y World Fantasy (2023) literfan.cyberdark.net/2025/Reforma...