Häpna!
Encyclopedia
Häpna! was a Swedish
science fiction
magazine published between 1954 and 1969 by Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner AB in Jönköping
. It was published each month up to January 1965, then irregularly until January 1966; the final year, 1969, an attempt was made to revive the magazine which led to the final four issues. The editor was Kjell Ekström, except for the final year when Sam J. Lundwall took over.
The content was some domestic material, but mostly anonymous translations of Ray Bradbury
, Robert A. Heinlein
and Isaac Asimov
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
magazine published between 1954 and 1969 by Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner AB in Jönköping
Jönköping
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. It was published each month up to January 1965, then irregularly until January 1966; the final year, 1969, an attempt was made to revive the magazine which led to the final four issues. The editor was Kjell Ekström, except for the final year when Sam J. Lundwall took over.
The content was some domestic material, but mostly anonymous translations of Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
, Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
and Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...
.
See also
- Science fiction magazineScience fiction magazineA science fiction magazine is a publication that offers primarily science fiction, either in a hard copy periodical format or on the Internet....
- Fantasy fiction magazine
- Horror fiction magazineHorror fiction magazineA horror fiction magazine is a magazine that publishes primarily horror fiction with the main purpose of scaring or frightening the reader. Horror magazines can be in print, on the internet, or both.-Defunct magazines:*The Arkham Collector...