"Moon car"
Balbalis' interior art for Willy Ley's popular science article "For Your Information: How to Get Around on Other Planets" in Galaxy Science Fiction (August 1958)
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Paul Orban's interior art for Chan Davis' "Share Our World" in Astounding Science Fiction (August 1953)
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Paul Callé's interior art for Ray Bradbury's "Impossible" (variant title: "The Martian") in Super Science Stories (November 1949)
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Hey look! I'm on a podcast. A great conversation about one of Philip K. Dick's most underrated (in my opinion) science fiction short stories -- "Foster, You're Dead" (1955). A spectacular rendering of a near-future US consumed by its own defense spending. https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Rc_Fob2vkZBLXivT&v=Dm2eyQ4pKwU&feature=youtu.be
New members announcement for The Space Club in Amazing Stories (May 1957)
"She is married, 25 years old, and most anxious to begin exchanging views and theories."
"Barbara's hobbies are s-f, records, movies, cooking and needlework. Also enjoys sports."
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Sydney J. Van Scyoc (1939-2023) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1457
L, Richard Powers, 1977; R, Ed Emshwiller, 1964
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Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1672
L, E. McKnight Kauffer, 1946; R, uncredited (Mitchell Hooks?), 1964
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M. John Harrison (1945-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1277
L, Michael Whelan, 1982; R, Peter Jones, 1975
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Hannes Bok's interior art for Margaret St. Clair's "Child of Void" in Super Science Stories (November 1949)
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Artist Colin Hay (1947-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?27682
L, 1973; R, 1976
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Gray Morrow's interior art for Cordwainer Smith's "The boy Who Bought Old Earth" in Galaxy Magazine, ed. Frederik Pohl (April 1964)
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Artist Mel Hunter (1927-2004) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1816
L, 1956; R, 1954
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Jayge Carr (1940-2006) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?244
L, Jan Esteves, 1983; R, Vincent Di Fate, 1979
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Gray Morrow's interior art for Cordwainer Smith's "The boy Who Bought Old Earth" in Galaxy Magazine, ed. Frederik Pohl (April 1964)
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Virgil Finlay's interior art for Ray Cummings' "The Man Who Mastered Time" in Fantastic Novels Magazine (March 1950)
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Ben Bramble's Lunacy: Ten False Promises of the New Space Age (2026) is a very interesting takedown of the new generation of advocates for space exploration and colonization (exemplified by Musk, Bezos, etc.). Thought provoking if, at times, a bit on the simple side.
#philosophy #Space #science #books
"She stood, a great scarlet moth, hovering before flight..."
Virgil Finlay's interior art for Ray Cummings' "The Man Who Mastered Time" in Fantastic Novels Magazine (March 1950)
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Giuseppe Festino's cover art for the 1978 Italian edition of Barry N. Malzberg's Beyond Apollo (1972)
Italian title: Oltre Apollo
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + My 1st 2026 Update
Artist David K. Stone (1922-2001) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?110236
Cover: 1979
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H. Beam Piper (1904-1964) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?47
L, Michael Whelan, 1981; R, Frank Kelly Freas, 1957
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William Gibson (1948-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?172
L, Éric Provoost, 1985 (French edition of Neuromancer); R, uncredited, 1989 (Japanese edition of Mona Lisa Overdrive)
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Paul Alexander's cover art detail for Alan Dean Foster's The Man Who Used the Universe (1983)
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Artist Gene Szafran (1941-2011) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?25598
L, 1970; R, 1971
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Colin Kapp (1928-2007) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1169
L, Vincent Di Fate, 1983; R, Josh Kirby, 1965
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Carol Emshwiller (1921-2019) was born on this year. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1274
L, Ed Emshwiller, 1959; R, Ed Emshwiller, 1961
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Artist Jim Burns (1948-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1809
L, 1975; R, 1976
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Robert Bloch (1917-1994) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?152
L, uncredited, 1969; R, Tony Palladino, 1960
#scifi #sciencefiction #thriller #books
Leigh Richmond (1911-1995) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1631
L, John Rush, 1979; R, uncredited, 1977
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James Patrick Kelly (1951-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?236
L, Tom Kidd, 1986; R, Ron Walotsky, 1978
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Artist Henri Lievens (1920-2000) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?161417
L, 1970; R, 1970
#art #artist #books #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy
Artist David A. Hardy (1936-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?21486
L, 1972; R, 1974
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James E. Gunn (1923-2020) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1162
L, Mitchell Hooks, 1962; R, Rick Sternbach, 1985
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Artist and author Helmut Wenske (1940-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?148771
L, 1973; R, 1973
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Two lesser-known 50s science fiction stories on race in America: Alan E. Nourse’s “Marley’s Chain” (1952) and Edward W. Ludwig’s “The Rocket Man” (1951) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2026/03/26/short-fiction-review-alan-e-nourses-marleys-chain-1952-and-edward-w-ludwigs-the-rocket-man-1951/
Peter George (1924-1966) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1705
Wrote the novel (Two Hours to Doom, aka Red Alert) adapted as Dr. Strangelove + later wrote the novelization of the film.
L, uncredited, 1959; R, uncredited, 1966
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Damien Broderick (1944-2025) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?515
L, Carl Lundgren, 1980; R, Michael Garland, 1982
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #Australia
Emil Petaja (1915-2000) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?610
L, Jerome Podwil, 1968; R, Jack Gaughan, 1966
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E. R. James (1920-2012) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1993
L, Gerard Quinn, 1955; R, Gerard Quinn, 1956
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Ann Maxwell (1944-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?786
L, Alex Ebel, 1979; R, uncredited, 1983
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K. W. Jeter (1950-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?592
L, Barclay Shaw, 1985; R, J. K. Potter, 1987
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #fantasy
Stefan Wul (1922-2003) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?574
L, Jean-Yves Kervévan, 1989; R, Lima de Freitas, 1963
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Artist Stanley Meltzoff (1917-2006) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1392
L, 1955; R, 1954
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Angus Wells (1943-2006) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?282
L, Luis Royo, 1987; R, Larry Elmore, 1990
#fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #books
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5
L, Robert E. Schulz, 1955; R, Robert E. Schulz, 1956
John R. Pierce (1910-2002) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?460
L, William Timmins, 1944; R, Chesley Bonestell, 1952
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David J. Lake (1929-2016) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2937
L, George Barr, 1977; R, Ken Kelly, 1984
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Edward Bellamy (1850-1898) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1963
L, uncredited, 1988; R, uncredited, 1897
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #socialism
RE: @MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art
One of the earliest reviews on my site! Way back in 2010....
https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2010/12/25/book-review-the-enemy-stars-poul-anderson-1958/