Bertil Mårtensson (1945 in Malmö – November 4, 2018 in Helsingborg[1]) was a Swedish author of science fiction, crime fiction and fantasy and also an academic philosopher. He was assistant professor at Umeå University, where he was also chair of the department from 1988–93, and at Lund University.
Since his youth, Mårtensson wrote mainly science fictionshort stories and novels, and a lengthy fantasy work in three volumes published in 1979–83 and in a revised edition in 1997.
His first novel, Detta är verkligheten ("This is reality"), was awarded at the Paneuropean convention in Trieste in 1972, and has been translated into Danish and Czech. He also published a series of science fiction, science fantasy and fantasy novels, and published science fiction stories in English, German, French, Danish, Spanish, and Italian. Mårtensson also wrote four police procedural crime novels in the late 1970s, the second of which was awarded the Sherlock Award for best Swedish crime novel of 1977.
John-Henri Holmberg: Inre landskap och yttre rymd, del 2 – science fictions historia från J. G. Ballard till Gene Wolfe. Bibliotekstjänst, Lund 2003. (pp. 469–475)
Nationalencyklopedin, Bra Böcker Publishers (also on-line).
Peter Nicholls (ed): The Science Fiction Encyclopedia, Doubleday & Co. 1979. (Short article)
Publications in Englishedit
A Modest Proposal (Hilary Bailey & Charles Platt (eds): New Worlds 7, Sphere Books 1974)
In orbit, poem, Riverside Quarterly vol 2 no 2 June 1966)
Myxomatosis Forte (in Brian Aldiss and Sam J. Lundwall (eds): The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction, Penguin Books 1986.)
The Fifth Time Out (in Richard D. Nolane (ed): Terra SF, The Year's Best European SF, Daw Books 1981.)
Some non-English publicationsedit
Verdener Uden Graense (Danish tr. by Jannick Storm), Hasselbalchs May 1968. (The first novel)
Světy bez hranic, tr. Ivo Zelezny, Albatros Praha 1982 (2 printings) (The first novel)
Androiden denken nicht (Herbert W. Franke (ed): Kontinuum 2, Ullstein Buch April 1986)
Danse de mort (Antares 24)
Il vecchio e la tempesta (I Romanzi del Cosmo Fantascienza, N. 195, Settem 1966.)
L'arche des ombres (Antares 26)
La mort du Grangorn le Terrible (Antares 3)
La Tempête (Fiction No 296, Décembre 1978)
Le Cinquième Voyage (Fiction No. 303, Juillet-août 1979)
Les androides ne pensent pas (Antares 11)
Les cathédrales volantes (Nouvelles du Nord Numero 8, also in Antares vol 6
Otázka (Světová literatura 1981 1)
Rock 'n Roll et Martiens (Antares 16)
External linksedit
John-Henri Holmberg. "Mårtensson, Bertil". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight. London: Gollancz, updated 30 January 2017. Web. Accessed 29 May 2017.
January 01, 1970
bertil, mårtensson, 1945, malmö, november, 2018, helsingborg, swedish, author, science, fiction, crime, fiction, fantasy, also, academic, philosopher, assistant, professor, umeå, university, where, also, chair, department, from, 1988, lund, university, content. Bertil Martensson 1945 in Malmo November 4 2018 in Helsingborg 1 was a Swedish author of science fiction crime fiction and fantasy and also an academic philosopher He was assistant professor at Umea University where he was also chair of the department from 1988 93 and at Lund University Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 Electronic publications in Swedish 4 References 5 Publications in English 6 Some non English publications 7 External linksBiography editSince his youth Martensson wrote mainly science fiction short stories and novels and a lengthy fantasy work in three volumes published in 1979 83 and in a revised edition in 1997 His work has in style and themes been compared by Swedish critics to those of Clifford D Simak Theodore Sturgeon Arabian Nights and J R R Tolkien The Scandinavian flavour has also been emphasized He wrote fiction with the Scandinavian type of troll as in Ibsen amp Grieg s Peer Gynt and In the Hall of the Mountain King or the trolls of John Bauer He began his career as a highly active science fiction fan co editing Science Fiction Forum with John Henri Holmberg and Mats Linder in the 1960s and later by himself in the 1990s He also contributed many short stories and articles to Swedish science fiction fanzines and was Guest of Honor at several national science fiction conventions His first novel Detta ar verkligheten This is reality was awarded at the Paneuropean convention in Trieste in 1972 and has been translated into Danish and Czech He also published a series of science fiction science fantasy and fantasy novels and published science fiction stories in English German French Danish Spanish and Italian Martensson also wrote four police procedural crime novels in the late 1970s the second of which was awarded the Sherlock Award for best Swedish crime novel of 1977 As a philosopher he published a textbook of formal logic and an introduction to the philosophy of science His main interests were cognition concept formation and the growth of knowledge He was Associate Professor emeritus at Lund University After his retirement he continued to write and published essays about science fiction and some short stories Books editDetta ar verkligheten This is Reality Bonniers Sept 1968 Skeppet i Kambrium The Ship in Cambrium AoK 1974 Samarkand 5617 Bokad 1975 Adolf och javamannens gata Adolf and the Mystery of the Men of Java Bokad 1976 Mah jongmorden The Mah jong Murders Bokad 1976 Jungfrulig Planet Virgin Planet Bokad 1977 Vaxande hot Growing Threat Bokad 1977 Sherlock award 1977 Mordet pa dr Faust The Murder of Dr Faust Bokad 1978 Sadisterna The Sadists Bokad 1979 Deral Bagskytt Deral Bowman SFSF 1979 Vakthundarna The Watchdogs poetry SFSF 1979 Vilse Lost short stories with Steve Sem Sandberg SFSF 1979 Maktens Vagar Vagen Bort The Ways of Power The Way Beyond Bokad 1979 Revised 1997 Replik Maktens Vagar Vagen tillbaka The Ways of Power The Way Back Bokad 1980 Revised 1997 Replik Maktens Vagar Vagen ut The Ways of Power The Way Out Anmans 1983 Revised 1997 Replik Kontrakt med doden Contract with Death Settern 1985 Forvandlas Transforming short stories Ellerstroms 1986 Det gyllene spranget The Golden Leap Nystroms 1987 Vingmastarens dotter The Wingmaster s Daughter Wiken 1992 Electronic publications in Swedish editMaktens Vagar the complete fantasy trilogy in Swedish published through http www elib se Samarkand 5617 read in Swedish by Cecilia Wetterstrom Wela Forlag mp3 book http www elib se Vaxande Hot Crime police novel also in Swedish published through http www elib seReferences edit RIP Bertil Martensson 1945 2018 5 November 2018 John Clute and Peter Nicholls The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction An Orbit Book 1993 Article Scandinavia John Henri Holmberg Fantasy fantasylitteraturens historia motiv och forfattare Replik 1995 pp 217 218 John Henri Holmberg Inre landskap och yttre rymd del 2 science fictions historia fran J G Ballard till Gene Wolfe Bibliotekstjanst Lund 2003 pp 469 475 Nationalencyklopedin Bra Bocker Publishers also on line Peter Nicholls ed The Science Fiction Encyclopedia Doubleday amp Co 1979 Short article Publications in English editA Modest Proposal Hilary Bailey amp Charles Platt eds New Worlds 7 Sphere Books 1974 In orbit poem Riverside Quarterly vol 2 no 2 June 1966 Myxomatosis Forte in Brian Aldiss and Sam J Lundwall eds The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction Penguin Books 1986 The Fifth Time Out in Richard D Nolane ed Terra SF The Year s Best European SF Daw Books 1981 Some non English publications editVerdener Uden Graense Danish tr by Jannick Storm Hasselbalchs May 1968 The first novel Svety bez hranic tr Ivo Zelezny Albatros Praha 1982 2 printings The first novel Androiden denken nicht Herbert W Franke ed Kontinuum 2 Ullstein Buch April 1986 Danse de mort Antares 24 Il vecchio e la tempesta I Romanzi del Cosmo Fantascienza N 195 Settem 1966 L arche des ombres Antares 26 La mort du Grangorn le Terrible Antares 3 La Tempete Fiction No 296 Decembre 1978 Le Cinquieme Voyage Fiction No 303 Juillet aout 1979 Les androides ne pensent pas Antares 11 Les cathedrales volantes Nouvelles du Nord Numero 8 also in Antares vol 6 Otazka Svetova literatura 1981 1 Rock n Roll et Martiens Antares 16 External links editJohn Henri Holmberg Martensson Bertil The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute David Langford Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight London Gollancz updated 30 January 2017 Web Accessed 29 May 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bertil Martensson amp oldid 1133261173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
