Michael Gilbert (artist) explained

Michael 'Mike' Gilbert (20 July 1947 – 14 August 2000) was a prolific U.S. fan artist in the late ’60s in Locus and other fanzines as well as an author, and publishing professional. Later he did illustrations for Fantasy Games Unlimited, Analog, F&SF, etc., and served as art director for If. He died August 14, 2000 of complications following open-heart surgery.^[1] He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1970. He married Sheila Gilbert, née Elkin, in 1971.

Gilbert won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 1971.^[2]

Bibliography

Chapterbooks

• The Day of the Ness (1975) with Andre Norton

Cover Art

• Victory on Janus (1968)
• Locus, June 24, 1969
• Locus, July 31, 1969
• Locus, August 23, 1969
• Locus, September 10, 1969
• Locus, December 31, 1969
• The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1970
• If, March 1970
• Locus, April 9, 1970
• Locus, May 22, 1970
• Locus, October 20, 1970
• Locus, May 25, 1971
• Locus, January 22, 1972
• Breaking Point (1973)
• Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1974]
• The New SF Bulletin Index to SF Books 1974
• The Day of the Ness (1975)
• The Day of the Ness (1976)
• The Scream Factory #19, Summer 1997

Interior Art

• Pierheads in Space (1968)
• Cartoon: "Looks like another 'New Wave'" (1969)
• Locus #26 (1969)
• Locus #45 (1969)
• Locus #70 (1970)
• The Secret of the Time Vault (1971)
• The Habitat Manager (1971)
• Letter from an Unknown Genius (1971)
• A Little Knowledge (1971)
• Unfair Trade (1972)
• How to Design a Flying Saucer (1972)
• Lupoff's Book Week (1973)
• On Mars With Mike Gilbert (1974)
• Encounter Below Tharsis (1974)
• The Day of the Ness (1975)
• Blessing in Disguise (1976)
• "And Then There Were Nine . . ." (1977)
• The Last Battalion (1977)
• Trumpet #12 (1981)
• Cartoon: "Why Not to Use Electrical Outlets in Dungeons" (1986)
• Love of Life (1986)
• Empire's Horizon (map) (1989)
• The Last of the Renshai (map) (1992)
• Child of Thunder (Map) (1993)
• The Legend of Nightfall (map) (1993)
• Turning Point (map) (1993)
• The Glass Dragon (map) (1994)
• Profiteer (maps) (1995)
• Partisan (map) (1995)
• Fire Margins (maps) (1996)
• To Sheila E. Gilbert (1997)
• King's Dragon (map) (1997)
• The Dragon's Touchstone (map) (1997)
• The Broken Crown (Map) (1997)
• Razor's Edge (maps) (1997)
• The Uncrowned King (map) (1998)
• Sunderlies Seeking (map) (1998)
• Prince of Dogs (map) (1999)
• Dark Nadir (maps) (1999)
• Guardian of the Balance (map) (1999)
• Guardian of the Trust (map) (2000)
• Stronghold Rising (map / diagram) (2000)
• The Burning Stone (map) (2000)
• The Wizard's Treasure (Interior Montastery Map) (2000)
• Between Darkness and Light (map / diagrams) (2003)
• The Gathering Storm (map) (2003)
• The Riven Shield (map) (2003)
• The Hostile Takeover Trilogy (maps) (2004)
• Cartoon (Reap the Wild Wind) (2007)
• Map of Sholan Alliance and Valtegan Empire (Shades of Gray) (2010)
• Shades of Gray (drawings) (2010)
• The Stone Prince (map) (unknown)

Shortfiction

• The Happy Brotherhood (1985)
• The General's Bane (2000) with Sheila E. Gilbert

Essays

• Letter (The Alien Critic #9) (1974)
• On Mars With Mike Gilbert (1974)
• Letter (Science Fiction Review #14) (1975)
• Letter (Science Fiction Review #20) (1977)
• Letter (Science Fiction Review #22) (1977)
• Sabers, Lasers and Starships: An Introduction and Review of Science Fiction and Fantasy Wargaming (1979)
• Sabers, Lasers and Starships: An Introduction and Review of Science Fiction and Fantasy Wargaming, Part Two (1979)

Role Playing Games

• Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age (1975), illustrator.
• Bunnies & Burrows (1976), illustrator.
• Citadel (1976), illustrator.
• Archworld (1977), co-author with Sheila Gilbert & illustrator.
• Down Styphon! (1977), co-author & illustrator.
• The Blue-Light Manual (1977), illustrator.
• Broadsword (1977), illustrator.
• Chivalry & Sorcery (1977), illustrator.
• Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook (1978), illustrator.
• Swords & Sorcerers (1978), illustrator.
• Towers for Tyrants (1978), author & illustrator.
• Saurians (1979), illustrator.
• Privateers & Gentlemen (1982), illustrator.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ansible 158 September 2000 - R.I.P. Section . Dave Langford.
2. Web site: 1971 Hugo Awards . World Science Fiction Society . 2013-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164616/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1971-hugo-awards/ . 2011-05-07 . dead .