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 Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) is a publishing house for tabletop and role-playing games. The company has no in-house design teams and relies on submitted material from outside talent. History Founded in the summer of 1975 in Jericho, New York b ...

, Analog, F&SF, etc., and served as art director for If. He died August 14, 2000 of complications following open-heart surgery. 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 The Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines. A Hugo Award for professional artists is also gi ...

in 1971.

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 (board game), Citadel (1976), illustrator. * Archworld (1977), co-author with Sheila Gilbert & illustrator. *

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(1977), co-author & illustrator. * The Blue-Light Manual (1977), illustrator. * Broadsword (1977), illustrator. *

Chivalry & Sorcery ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1977 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Created by Edward E. Simbalist and Wilf K. Backhaus in 1977, ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' (''C&S'') was an early competitor to ''Dungeons & Dr ...

(1977), illustrator. * Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook (1978), illustrator. * Swords & Sorcerers (1978), illustrator. * Towers for Tyrants (1978), author & illustrator. * Saurians (1979), illustrator. *

Privateers & Gentlemen ''Privateers and Gentlemen'' is a role-playing game by author Walter Jon Williams, published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1983. Williams based this game on his own historical nautical adventure novels set in the late 18th century "Age of Fightin ...

(1982), illustrator.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Michael Mike 1947 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American illustrators Role-playing game artists