SF Encyclopedia Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
SF Encyclopedia on X
Twitter feed for the online edition of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, principal editors John Clute and David Langford.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel HawthorneSF EncyclopediaNathaniel Hawthorne died on this day, so here are some of Edmund Dulac's illustrations for his Tanglewood Tales: https://t.co/zPj3ZcTezo
Paperback, 2021
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The Master Mind of Mars
Edgar Rice BurroughsSF EncyclopediaCarl H. Claudy died on this day, so here are some of his book and magazine art (Artist: first three by A. C. Valentine, 4th unknown). The 4th is the art for the magazine version of the 1st book, called "The Master Minds of Mars" https://t.co/NUglOmN7U0
Paperback, 2018
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A Clockwork Orange
Anthony BurgessSF EncyclopediaAnthony Burgess was born on this day, so here are some covers to A Clockwork Orange (artist: David Pelham, unknown, unknown and Barry Trengrove ): https://t.co/7OunHa9jic
Paperback, 2019
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien
Anthony CroninSF EncyclopediaFlann O'Brien died on this day, so here are covers to three of his books, plus art by Armando Veve commissioned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of 'The Third Policeman', and also used for an O'Brien biography 'No Laughing Matter' by Anthony Cronin: https://t.co/UxdjGOQP92
Paperback, 2019
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Night Shift
Stephen KingSF EncyclopediaArtist Dave McKean was born on this day, so here's some of his work (the first is the slipcase for Stephen King's "Night Shift", the fourth for Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles"): https://t.co/TKnxWu3F2o
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Mars As the Abode of Life
Percival LowellSF Encyclopedia... US astronomer Percival Lowell, in Mars (1895) & its successors Mars & Its Canals (1906) & Mars as the Abode of Life (1909), built up an image of a cool, arid world with.. deserts & a few areas of arable land.. capable of sustaining life". SFE on Lowell https://t.co/ILmyEQiBlJ
Paperback, 2022
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Childhood's End
Arthur C. ClarkeSF EncyclopediaArthur C Clarke died on this day, so here are some of his covers (artist: Gerard Quinn, Richard Powers, Richard Powers and Earle Bergey). The 2nd image is the artwork for Powers' cover for Childhood's End: https://t.co/nKeAVFaXuM
Paperback, Mass Market, 1987
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Ate It Anyway: Stories
Ed AllenSF EncyclopediaRobert Abernathy died on this day, so here's some magazine artwork for his stories (artist: Allen Anderson, Ed Emshwiller, Rod Ruth and Alden McWilliams): https://t.co/9w8BclrOGG
Paperback, 2012
$23.95Member price:$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
From the Earth to the Moon
Jules VerneSF EncyclopediaThe tweet links to the 30 illustrations for the 1874 edition of "From the Earth to the Moon" by Jules Verne (the SFE on Verne https://t.co/m2yEXTGcEM). The artists were Emile-Antoine Bayard (whose signature is clearly decipherable) and, I understand, Alphonse-Marie de Neuville. https://t.co/tCe0Gob4fl
Paperback, Mass Market, 1993
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Alice: The Classic Victorian Play for Children: Adapted from "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
Lewis CarrollSF EncyclopediaAnd here's Lewis Carroll’s own illustrations (and an essay about them) for “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” (1864): https://t.co/xFOqOSwds4. https://t.co/oa6iZ4tFoS
Paperback, 2015
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