Enguídanos Usach, Pascual

Entry updated 14 July 2023. Tagged: Author.

(1923-2006) Spanish author, better known by his pseudonym George H White; one of the deans of Spanish sf. He wrote hundreds of Pulp-style novellas: sf, crime, war and Westerns for the Editorial Valenciana publishing house and later for the giant Bruguera. Between 1953 and 1978, he published 96 sf novellas and a handful of short stories as by George H White or Van S Smith.

Enguídanos Usach was the author of the most important series of Space Opera novels in Spain: La Saga de los Aznar ["The Aznar Saga"] beginning with Los hombres de Venus ["Men from Venus"] (1953) as by George H White, the pseudonym he used throughout. From 1953 to 1958 appeared the first 32 novellas in the Luchadores del Espacio ["Space Fighters"] sub-sequence, which formed the central core of the saga; in the 1970s, this was rewritten and expanded to 54 novellas, and still frequently reprinted and continued as fan fiction (see Fandom); it had two Comics adaptations. The plot follows the adventures of a family of Spanish heroes across the galaxy, first fleeing an Alien Invasion on Earth and then conquering other worlds. Its aesthetics are reminiscent of Flash Gordon. In 1978 at Eurocon in Brussels, it received the award for the best European sf series, ahead of other works such as the German series Perry Rhodan.

Pascual Enguídanos was the Guest of Honour at several HispaCons. In 2003 he was honoured with the Gabriel Award by the Spanish Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Association. [MV]

Pascual Enguídanos Usach

born Lliria, Valencia, Spain: 13 December 1923

died Lliria, Valencia, Spain: 28 March 2006

works

series

La Saga de los Aznar ["The Aznar Saga"]

First Cycle

Los hombres de Venus ["Men from Venus"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1953) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/Lozano]
El planeta misterioso ["The Mysterious Planet"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1953) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/Tomás Porto]
Cerebros electrónicos ["Electronic Brains"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/Tomás Porto]
La horda amarilla ["The Yellow Horde"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Policía sideral ["Sidereal Police"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
La abominable bestia gris ["The Abominable Grey Beast"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
La conquista de un imperio ["The Conquest of an Empire"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El reino de las tinieblas ["Kingdom of Darkness"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Dos mundos frente a frente ["Two Worlds Face to Face"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

Second Cycle

Salida hacia la Tierra ["Departure to Earth"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Venimos a destruir el mundo ["We Come to Destroy the World"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Guerra de autómatas ["Automaton War"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Redención no contesta ["Redemption Does Not Answer"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Mando siniestro ["Sinister Command"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
División Equis ["Equis Division"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

Third Cycle

Robinsones cósmicos ["Cosmic Robinsons"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1954) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Invasión nahumita ["Nahumite Invasion"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1955) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Mares tenebrosos ["Dark Seas"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1955) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Contra el imperio de Nahúm ["Against the Empire of Nahum"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1955) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
La guerra verde ["Green War"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1955) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Motín en Valera ["Mutiny in Valera"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1955) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El enigma de los hombres planta ["The Enigma of the Plant Men"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1955) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El azote de la humanidad ["The Scourge of Humanity"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1955) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El coloso en rebeldía ["Colossus in Rebellion"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1956) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
La bestia capitula ["The Beast Capitulates"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1956) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

Fourth Cycle

¡Luz sólida! ["Solid Light!"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1957) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El hombre de titanio ["The Titanium Man"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1957) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
¡Ha muerto el sol! ["The Sun Is Dead!"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1957) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Exiliados de la Tierra ["Exiles from Earth"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1957) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El imperio milenario ["The Millennial Empire"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1957) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

Fifth Cycle

Regreso a la patria ["Return to Homeland"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1958) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Lucha a muerte ["Fight to Death"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1958) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

Sixth Cycle

Universo remoto ["Remote Universe"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Tierra de titanes ["Land of Titans"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El ángel de la muerte ["Angel of Death"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Los nuevos brujos ["The New Sorcerers"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Conquistaremos la Tierra ["We Will Conquer the Earth"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Puente de mando ["Command Booth"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Viajeros en el tiempo ["Travellers in Time"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Vinieron del futuro ["They Came from the Future"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Al otro lado del universo ["On the Other Side of the Universe"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1975) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El planetillo furioso ["The Raging Planetoid"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El ejército fantasma ["The Phantom Army"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
¡Antimateria! ["Antimatter!"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

Seventh Cycle

Un millón de años ["A Million Years"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
La otra Tierra ["The Other Earth"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
La rebelión de los robots ["Rebellion of the Robots"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Supervivencia ["Survival"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
¡Thorbod!, la raza maldita ["Thorbod! The Cursed Race"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El retorno de los dioses ["The Return of the Gods"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1976) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
La Tierra después ["Earth After"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1977) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Los últimos de Atolón ["The Last Ones of Atolon"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1977) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Guerra de autoplanetas ["War of Autoplanets"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1978) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

Eighth Cycle

La civilización perdida ["Lost Civilization"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1978) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
Horizontes sin fin ["Endless Horizons"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1978) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]
El refugio de los dioses ["The Refuge of the Gods"] (Valencia, Spain: Valenciana, 1978) as by George H White [Aznar Saga: pb/José Luis Macías]

links

previous versions of this entry

Internet Archive