The Silver Spike by Glen Cook The Silver Spike ...embedded in the trunk of the scion of the godtree, it contains the essence of...

FINISHED (053: YTD): The Chronicles of the Black Company 06–The Silver Spike (Glen Cook).

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Illustration for a 'Skyrocket to the Moon' "Fifty years hence. Perhaps even sooner ..." from Science & Invention, April 1921

illustration for the article "Crops Grow on the Moon" from Science & Invention, December 1921

Illustration for an "air propelled monorail system" from Science & Invention, January 1922

Illustration for "An Excursion into the Past" by Ernest K Chapin, from Science & Invention, February 1922

When I was looking at Hugo Gernsback's 1920s magazine "Science and Invention" yesterday for the Frank R Paul anniversary, I saw some artwork I liked, but I couldn't identify the artist - so here they are:

A drop of dream fuel - The City by Angus McKie

The cover to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1962, illustrating JG Ballard's "The Garden of Time”

The cover to Science Fiction Adventures, No. 24 (1962), illustrating JG Ballard's "The Drowned World"

The cover to If, March 1963, illustrating JG Ballard's "The Time Tombs"

The cover to Fantastic Stories of Imagination, October 1963, illustrating JG Ballard's "The Screen Game"

JG Ballard sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ballar... died on this day, so here are some magazine covers from 1962/1963 illustrating his stories (Artist: Ed Emshwiller, Brian Lewis, Virgil Finlay and Ed Emshwiller):

an older suited up man talking with two other people

'H.G. Wells with Pearl Argyle and Raymond Massey on the set of the British sci-fi film, 'Things To Come. 1936'

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Lou Zocchi - Wikipedia

WARGAME COLLEGE
Lou Zocchi has left the dice tower
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The Adjudicated Rapist-in-Chief claims he could bring down the Papacy, the Vatican & the entire Catholic Church overnight.

Pope Leo: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants...
dragging that which is sacred into darkness & filth."

tRUMP: "I'm not a fan of Pope Leo."

#HappySundayToAll ✝️

Lou Zocchi was a true legend - a word that’s so often overused. But in this case, none other fits.

The first true SF game I played was STAR FLEET BATTLES. I have such fond memories of 14-year old me pulling strings across the floor in ship-to-ship battles…

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A renewed threat to JPL as the Trump administration tries again to cut NASA
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Note that RFK is shutting down all new mRNA research

The Sam Gunn Omnibus: Featuring Every Story Ever Written about Sam Gunn, and Then Some by Ben Bova A hero without peer or scruples, Sam Gunn has a nose for trouble, money, and women--though not ne...

FINISHED (052 YTD): The Grand Tour Series—The Sam Gunn Omnibus (Ben Bova).

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I am still annoyed that his narrated version of Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum only exists as an abridged edition.

That suit leaves me speechless 😶

We Went As Far As We Felt Like Going YouTube video by Tim Curry - Topic

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tim with tash in a library

Tim Curry leaning against a street sign

Tim Curry, 1969
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Illustration used by Pierre Versins in his 'Encyclopédie de l'Utopie et de la sf': from H Lanos Une exploitation agricole en 1950, «Je Sais Tout» II: 191 (15 3 1905).

Illustration used by Pierre Versins in his 'Encyclopédie de l'Utopie et de la sf': from H. Lanos, bandeau pour L'automobile, reine du monde, par le Marquis de DION, « Je Sais Tout» XIV: 217 (1531906). N.B.: la date de 1905, dans le texte, est erronée.

Illustration used by Pierre Versins in his 'Encyclopédie de l'Utopie et de la sf': from Image pour les chocolats allemands Hildebrand, vers 1905.

Illustration used by Pierre Versins in his 'Encyclopédie de l'Utopie et de la sf': from SIEGL, dessin, « Neujahrs-Merkur » 1969-70

Pierre Versins sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/versin... died on this day - he wrote the 'Encyclopédie de l'Utopie et de la sf' (1972; rev 1984): "An invaluable if idiosyncratic volume ... one of the finest reference books on sf; it has not been translated". Here's some of the illustrations it reprints:

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#apod 2026-04-19
Eye on the Milky Way
Image Credit: Miguel Claro
(TWAN,
Dark Sky Alqueva)
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260419.html

I read one installment of A Torrent of Faces whe it was serialized in Galaxy, then the full version years later in the US MMPB (second image).

Triple Jeopardy by Rex Stout Don't tempt Nero Wolfe to find the culprit. When foul play's the game, he always wins--and in the...

FINISHED (051 YTD): Nero Wolfe 20–Triple Jeopardy (Rex Stout).

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Spotted on this morning’s dog walk.

At the moment of announcing “Fred’s dog”… @armchairdragoons.bsky.social

FOR ME,THEY ARE INSIDE OF THIS PLANET.

Illustration by Frank R Paul from the April 1921 issue of 'Science & Invention'

Illustration by Frank R Paul from the June 1921 issue of 'Science & Invention'

Illustration by Frank R Paul from the September 1921 issue of 'Science & Invention'

Illustration by Frank R Paul from the January 1922 issue of 'Science & Invention'

Some interior magazine artwork by Frank R Paul, for Hugo Gernsback's "Science and Invention".

Frank R Paul's cover for Modern Electrics, February 1912

Frank R Paul's cover for Amazing Stories, April 1926 (the first issue)

Frank R Paul's cover for Amazing Stories, August 1926

Frank R Paul's cover for Amazing Stories, December 1926

Artist Frank R Paul sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/paul_f... was born on this day, so here are some of his early magazine covers:

A drop of dream fuel - Planet by Angus McKie

A cutaway of a flying saucer style spaceship reveals several figures in white standing around control panels and colorful futuristic rooms.

Happy Space Cutaway Saturday with this Shusei Nagaoka artwork!

The cover for Astounding, December 1949 illustrating James H Schmitz's "The Witches of Karres"

The cover for Amazing Stories, April 1963 illustrating James H Schmitz's "The Beacon to Elsewhere"

The cover for Analog, May 1964 illustrating James H Schmitz's "Undercurrents"

The cover for Analog, August 1971 illustrating James H Schmitz's "The Lion Game"

James H. Schmitz sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/schmit... died on this day, so here are some of his magazine cover appearances (artist: Zboyan, Virgil Finlay, John Schoenherr and Frank Kelly Freas):

In this fifteen panel strip, Nemo and his companions slide down the railing of a large, spiral staircase. The staircase just keeps going and going, and eventually appears to shake off Nemo’s companions. He keeps sliding and when he reaches the bottom, there is no ground, only space that Nemo is ejected into. As always, it ends with Nemo waking up from his dream. Once again, he has fallen off his bed.

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from April 18, 1909.

Interior magazine art for KD Wentworth's "In the Land of the Bears"

Interior magazine art for KD Wentworth's "True North"

Interior magazine art for Janet Kagen's "The Return of the Kangaroo Rex"

More interior magazine art for Janet Kagen's "The Return of the Kangaroo Rex"

KD Wentworth sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wentwo... died and Janet Kagan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kagan_... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for their stories (Artist: David Martin, Peter Ferguson, Janet Aulisio and Janet Aulisio):