Revisit the glorious Futuria Fantasia, the groundbreaking science fiction fanzine by a young Ray Bradbury. First released in 1939 after Bradbury graduated from high school when he was 18 years old, Futuria Fantasia was published with the assistance of Forrest J Ackerman, who loaned Bradbury $90.00 for publication of the fanzine. One year earlier, Ackerman had included in his own zine, Imagination!, the first published story written by Bradbury, "Hollerbochen's Dilemma". Issue four, appearing in Fall 1940, was the fanzine's final publication and includes an editorial by Bradbury and, writing as "Ron Reynolds", a short story called "The Piper", and as anonymous,"The Flight of the Good Ship Clarissa". It also includes "Heil!", a short story by Robert A. Heinlein writing as "Lyle Monroe", his only story published in a fanzine, and "The Symphonic Abduction", written by Hannes Bok and published anonymously. There were also short stories by Henry Kuttner and Damon Knight. The issue also included poems by Hannes Bok, J. Harvey Haggard, and Joseph E. Kelleam.

Futuria Fantasia was an American science fiction fanzine created by Ray Bradbury in 1938, when he was 18 years old. Though only four issues of the fanzine were published, its list of contributors included Hannes Bok, Forrest J. Ackerman, Henry Kuttner, Damon Knight, and Robert A. Heinlein - which is known today as some of the world's most famous sci-fi authors.

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Futuria Fantasia, Spring 1940' is Ray Bradbury's classic science fiction story. It is fantasy fiction that involves a lot of science and time travel related elements in it's plot.

Futuria Fantasia By Ray Bradbury

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Reprint of a self-published magazine, spanning 1939-1940. Includes author interview related to self-publishing.

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