Olof Möller (July 3, 1923,
Riga
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– June 8, 1985,
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) was a
Swedish science fiction
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author.
[Obituary from ''Dagens Nyheter'' June 19, 1985, read August 27, 2012 (http://www.pm1.se/moller.pdf)] He is thought to be the most prolific Swedish science fiction writer, though most of his writing can be classified as
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. He published 30
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in the Jaktrymdskepp X12 ("Fighter Starship X12") series between 1974 and 1980.
Möller was born in Riga,
Latvia
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, the son of medical practitioner and scientist Maximilian Möller and the German-born author Camilla Möller. The family fled to Sweden in 1939. Möller graduated from the Stockholm Institute of Commerce in 1941. He supported himself with a number of varied jobs and self-owned enterprises. From 1976 to 1985 he was responsible for educational literature at the
Military Academy Karlberg
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in
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.
Selected works
* Rymdskepp i lågor (1980)
* Astronaut FZ (1980)
* Istiden kommer ("The Ice Age Cometh") (1980)
* Snabbare än ljuset ("Faster than Light") (1980)
* De tre galaxerna ("The Three Galaxies") (1980)
* Gigantstaden ("The Gigantic City") (1980)
* Datorama ("Computerama") (1980)
* Åter till jorden ("Return to Earth") (1980)
* Planeten Drabos ("The Planet Drabos") (1980)
* Mikro-universums gåta ("Riddle of the Micro-Universe") (1979)
* Asteroid på drift ("Drifting Asteroid") (1979)
* Kvinnoplaneten Q ("Q, Planet of Women") (1979)
* Rymdens vikingar ("Vikings of Space") (1979)
* Skräckfärd i rymden ("Journey of Terror in Space") (1979)
* Domen ("The Verdict") (1979)
* Gemini (1978)
* Planettribunalen ("The Planetary Tribunal") (1978)
* Spion i rymden ("Spy in Space") (1978)
* Övergiven planet ("Deserted Planet") (1978)
* Robotmordet ("The Robot Murder") (1978)
* Davids stjärna ("David's Star") (1978)
* Fjärde dimensionen ("The Fourth Dimension") (1977)
* Tvillingplaneterna ("The Twin Planets") (1977)
* Rymdhajen ("The Space Shark") (1977)
* Kosmos brinner ("Cosmos on Fire") (1977)
* Kometkatastrofen ("The Comet Disaster") (1977)
* Nytt vapen ("A New Weapon") (1977)
* Rymdvisionen ("The Vision of Space") (1976)
* Seende planet ("Seeing Planet") (1975)
* Humanoidupproret ("The Humanoid Rebellion") (1975)
* Mazos grymhet ("The Cruelty of Mazos") (1975)
* Guldmånen ("The Moon of Gold") (1975)
* Stellarernas angrepp ("Assault of the Stellars") (1975)
References
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Swedish science fiction writers
Latvian emigrants to Sweden
1923 births
1985 deaths