✨Cuentos completos de Saki. 🎨Ilustración de cubierta de Javier Olivares, como siempre en la colección Valdemar/Selecta. 📖En abril en las mejores librerías.

Hoy en C recuerdo a Dan Simmons a partir de dos motivos: la inclusión del elemento fantástico en El Terror y los cuentos de terror con los que, sobre todo, se dio a conocer a lo largo de los años 80. Dos cuestiones por las cuales merece la pena volver a leerlo, aparte de Los cantos de Hyperion.

Howard V Hendrix sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hendri... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for his stories (Artist: 1&2 Cortney Skinner, 3&4 Wendy Snow-Lang):

Robin Hobb sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hobb_r... also known as Megan Lindholm, was born on this day, so here's some related artwork: (Artist: Wayne Barlowe, Marc Simonetti, [couldn't identify] and Mathias Bonnard):

Mike Resnick sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/resnic... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Jeff Jones, Michael Whelan, Philippe Gauckler and Boris Vallejo):

Hoy, 5 de marzo, es el aniversario del nacimiento de Mike Resnick (1942 - 2020) alt64.org/wiki/index.p...

Ha muerto Joseba Paulorena, escritor, editor y miembro de la Terbi (Tertulia Literaria de Ciencia Ficción de Bilbao) Dentro hilo

William E Cochrane sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/cochra... died and George Gamow sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gamow_... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Frank Kelly Freas, Vincent Di Fate, [couldn't identify] and Charles Lehman). 'S Kye Boult' a Cochrane pseudonym:

Jon Hartridge sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hartri... and Patrick Moore sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/moore_... were born on this day, so here are some related book covers (Artist: Paul Davis, [couldn't identify], Alan Cracknell and Peter Elson):

Supernatural Tales 61 is out, including my new short story "The Miniaturist." suptales.blogspot.com/2026/02/issu...

🆕🧨La saga del Devorador de soles inicia su andadura en español y en mi reseña os traigo luces y sombras de El Imperio del silencio de Chris Ruocchio ☀️📖🚀⚔️☀️👇

En estos momentos, cuarto de millón de bots consultan las novedades en punlicaciones de literatura fantástica en español.

Magazine artwork for authors without a SFE entry, from 'Fantastic Science Fiction' (1952): 1 Bruce Crandall, 2-4 Phyllis Kaye (quite possibly pseudonyms). There were only two issues (the SFE calls it an "inferior magazine, whose stories featured formulaic, simplistic and chauvinistic adventure").

Daniel Walther sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/walthe... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: [couldn't identify, though style looks familiar], Marcus Boas, Barclay Shaw and Helmut Wenske):

William Henry Fleming Bird sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bird_w... Gregory Feeley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/feeley... and Tony Russell Wayman sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wayman... were born on this day: some related art (Artist: Gordon C Davies, SMS, Ron Miller, [uncredited]) 'Kris Luna' a Bird pseudonym:

Artist Ric Binkley sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/binkle... was born, whilst author Pierre Benoit sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/benoit... and author/editor Kyril Bonfiglioli sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bonfig... died on this day, so here's some related art (Artist: 1&2 Ric Binkley; 3&4 [couldn't identify]):

📕 ¡NUEVO LIBRISIMO! Es el #46, con Maielis Gonzálezález Maielis González, que nos presenta en esta ocasi[on su nueva novela de #cienciaficcion NUCLEAR, publicada por Yegua de Troya de @penguinlibros.bsky.social youtu.be/vlIBA3YEI6M

Ann Leckie sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/leckie... and Hiroyuki Morioka sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/moriok... were born on this day, so here are some of their covers (Artist: John Harris, [couldn't identify], 赤井孝美 and [couldn't identify]):

This week's new SFE entries are here: sf-encyclopedia.com/whatsnew.php - Lokenath Bhattacharya, D Donnell, Phillip Fracassi, Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Tom Lehrer, Marius and John S Marr; live action tv series "Flight" (1958-1959); anime tv series "Sanda" (2025) and US comic "Whiz Comics" (1940-1953):

Philip K Dick sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dick_p... was born on this day, so here are four covers for his "Dr Futurity", originally published in 1960 (artist: Ed Emshwiller, [uncredited], Marco Patrito and Chris Moore):

Leo Dillon sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dillon... died on this day, so here's some examples of his artwork (made in collaboration with Diane Dillon).

Este 2 de marzo, hace 44 años que murió, 🖋️ Philip K. Dick Toca sugerir #CineYLiteratura 3 #películas que dieron visibilidad a su obra: y también a la #CienciaFicción 🎞️ Blade Runner, 1982 🎥 Ridley Scott 🎞️ Desafío Total, 1990 🎥 Paul Verhoeven 🎞️ Minority Report, 2002 🎥 Steven Spielberg #CulturaPopular

Peter F Hamilton sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hamilt... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Jim Burns, Manchu, Tomislav Tikulin and Philip Straub):

En su lectura de las novelas escritas por Stephen King bajo el pseudónimo de Richard Bachman, @marioamadas.bsky.social escribe sobre El fugitivo. Una trepidante historia de acción en un futuro en el cual la muerte se ha convertido en un espectáculo lucrativo #cifituits

¡SORPRESA! Aparecemos de la nada, de detrás de un arbusto, dando una patada voladora y con un nuevo programa en ristre. ¿Qué tienen en común una célula anticapitalista, la magia nativo americana, la menstruación y un bulto en el cuello? Pues si quieres averiguarlo, dale al programa 👇

Eustace L Adams sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/adams_... died, whilst Elena Aldunate sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/alduna... and editor Martin H Greenberg sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/greenb... were born on this day, so here are some of their covers (Artist: 1&2 [???], Stanislaw Fernandes, 4 Richard Powers):

Steven Barnes sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barnes... and Jim Crace sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/crace_... were born on this day, so here are some of their book covers (Artist: Luis Royo, Chris Moore, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):

Maurice Renard sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/renard... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers: (artist: [couldn't identify], [couldn't identify], Ре-Ми and R Adam):

Leena Krohn sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/krohn_... and Wole Talabi sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/talabi... were born on this day, so here are some of their covers (Artist: 4th by Jim Tierney, couldn't identify the others):

John Barnes sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barnes... was born on this day, so here are some 1980s magazine illustrations for his stories (Artist: 1-3 Janet Aulisio, 4 Bob Eggleton):

Enhorabuena a todos los finalistas de los British Science Fiction Association Awards, y muy especialmente a @thomasha.bsky.social (Mejor Colección) y a Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social (Mejor Relato). Many congrats! 🎉🥳 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Uno de los relatos de la colección finalista de Thomas Ha (la estupenda "Uncertain Sons and Other Stories") lo podéis leer en el blog: "La hermandad del videoclub de la calle Montague". cuentosparaalgernon.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/l...

En algún momento entre hoy 28 de febrero y mañana 1 de marzo, es el cumpleaños de Tim Powers.

Eric Frank Russell sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/russel... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Bob van Blommestein, Frank Kelly Freas, Karel Thole and Karel Thole):

Un 28 de febrero nace, 🖊️ Walter Tevis (1928-1984) Escritor estadounidense. Recordado especialmente gracias al #Cine y en estos últimos tiempos también relanzado por una exitosa serie para #televisión Pero al margen de esto, recomendaré encarecidamente la lectura de al menos, alguna de sus #novelas 👇

Ha muerto Dan Simmons. 😢

Hoy, 28 de febrero, es el aniversario de la muerte de Eric Frank Russell (1905 - 1978)

Stephen Leigh sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/leigh_... and Brad Leithauser sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/leitha... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: AC Farley, Jack Gaughan, [couldn't identify] and Mark Leithauser):

Hank Davis sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/davis_... and Lawrence Durrell sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/durrel... were born, whilst Charles Foleÿ sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/foley_... died on this day (Artist: Bob Eggleton, Bob Eggleton, [couldn't identify] and [signature looks something like 'R Salvadoy']):

Michael A Burstein sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/burste... and Ken Grimwood sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/grimwo... were born, whilst Spike Milligan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/millig... died on this day (Artist: Bob Eggleton, Alessandro Sicioldr Bianchi, Alessandro Sicioldr Bianchi and [couldn't identify]):

Artist (Henry Richard) van Dongen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/van_do... died on this day, so here's some of his 1961-1976 cover art (he took a leave of absence from SF work during 1962-1975):

Inusual. Ciclo de literatura insólita de Albacete. cicloinusual.blogspot.com/2026/02/prog...

Solo por este libro, su carrera ya habría merecido la pena. Pero tiene unos cuantos más meritorios, alguno incluso mejor. La recuperación de alguna de sus colecciones de relatos sigue pendiente en España. Tal y como funcionan las cosas, probablemente quede así durante varias décadas. Una pena.

David Morrell ha anunciado el fallecimiento de Dan Simmons. El autor de Los vampiros de la mente, Ilion, Hiperion y La canción de Kali murió el pasado sábado.

Hoy en C escribo sobre Escamas de luz, de Benjanun Sriduangkaew. Un conjunto de tres relatos que reinterpretan una serie de leyendas chinas desde un contexto actual y una novela corta sobre el crecimiento interior de una joven obligada a desenvolverse con todo lo que se cuenta en ellas.

Hoy, 27 de febrero, es el cumpleaños de Ricard de la Casa, un Mostruo de Grandes Ojos.

Robert Aickman sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/aickma... died and Liz Williams sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/willia... was born on this day, so here are two book covers for the former and two pieces of interior magazine art for the latter (Artist: Ian Miller, Wayne Barlowe, Lori Koefoed and Melissa Ferreira):

Theodore Sturgeon sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sturge... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Mel Hunter, [couldn't identify], Robert Engle and Paul Lehr). The 2nd looks very Ian Miller in style, so might be re-used artwork:

Phyllis Eisenstein sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/eisens... was born and Andy Remic sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/remic_... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Jack Gaughan, Ron Walotsky, Jeffrey Alan Love and Marek Okoń):