Science Fantasy was a British science fiction and fantasy magazine of the 1950s and 1960s. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other definitions of fantasy, see fantasy (psychology). ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

Originally launched in 1950 as a digest sized companion to the science fiction magazine New Worlds, its first three issues were edited by Walter Gillings. John Carnell took over from 1951 until 1964 when both titles were sold, the format was changed to paperback size as an economy measure, and Kyril Bonfiglioli took over as editor. The magazine published a total of 81 numbered issues under its original name until its February 1966 issue. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Digest size is a standard magazine size, smaller than a conventional bedsheet size magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... New Worlds was a British Science Fiction Magazine which was first published professionally in 1946. ... John Carnell (1912-1972) British science fiction editor known for editing New Worlds in 1946 then from 1949 to 1963. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paperback may refer to a kind of book binding by which papers are simply folded without cloth or leather and bound - usually with glue rather than stitches or staples - into a thick paper cover; or to a book with this type of binding. ... Kyril Bonfiglioli (1929-1985) was an art dealer in Oxford, UK, who was for a short time also an editor. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

It was then renamed Impulse and the numeration began again at 1. The change of title and numeration confused retailers and was bad for sales. Initially edited by Bonfiglioli, then by Harry Harrison and finally Keith Roberts, Impulse ran for 12 monthly issues before it was finally cancelled in 1967. At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Harry Maxwell Harrison (born March 12, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American speculative fiction author who has lived in many parts of the world including Mexico, England, Denmark and Italy. ... For the former head of the Grenadian security forces, see Keith Roberts (Grenada) Keith Roberts (September 20, 1935 - October 5, 2000) was a British science fiction author. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As its original name suggested, the magazine published a mixture of science fiction and fantasy stories (see science fantasy), with fantasy predominating under Carnell's editorship. Notable authors who contributed over the years included: For the magazine of the same name see Science Fantasy (magazine) Science fantasy is the merging of science fiction and fantasy, two popular genres of writing. ...

• John Brunner
• Kenneth Bulmer
• John Rackham
• Michael Moorcock (Elric stories)
• Thomas Burnett Swann ("Where is the Bird of Fire?" and other notable early works)
• Keith Roberts (Stories later incorporated into the novel Pavane; Roberts also contributed cover artwork 1964 - 1967 as well as editing the last few issues of Impulse)
• Chris Boyce

Science Fantasy is also notable for having published the first story by Terry Pratchett. John Kilian Houston Brunner (September 24, 1934 – August 26, 1995) was a prolific British author of science fiction novels and stories. ... Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific British writer of both science fiction and science fantasy. ... Stormbringer (Lancer, 1967) Elric of Melniboné (IPA /mÉ›lˈnɪbɔˌne/) or (mel-NIH-boh-nay) is a fictional character created by Michael Moorcock. ... Thomas Burnett Swann (October 12, 1928 - May 5, 1976) was an American poet, critic and fantasy author. ... For the former head of the Grenadian security forces, see Keith Roberts (Grenada) Keith Roberts (September 20, 1935 - October 5, 2000) was a British science fiction author. ... Pavane by Keith Roberts is an alternate history science fiction novel first published by Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd in 1968. ... Terence David John Pratchett OBE (known to some fans as Pterry, following the convention he used in his book Pyramids where characters were given names such as Ptraci and Pteppic) is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Bucks), best known for his Discworld series. ...

Some of the information in this article is derived from The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), ed. John Clute and John Grant. Cover Art. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Clute is a Canadian born author and critic who lives in Britain. ...