SF Supernova

The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1920s

The pulp era proper. Amazing Stories launches; science fiction gets its name.

231 titles 142 authors

Defining themes

FantasyJuvenileAdventureHorrorHard SFLost WorldSocial SFSpace Opera

Its notable voices

Edgar Rice BurroughsH. P. LovecraftRay CummingsRobert E. HowardRuth Plumly ThompsonEdmond HamiltonVariousVictor Appleton

The collection

A Voyage to Arcturus
Cover of A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay
A Voyage to Arcturus
David Lindsay · 1920
~7 hr read
First ContactSpace Opera
A mennyei küldönc
Cover of A mennyei küldönc by Dezső Szomory
A mennyei küldönc
Dezső Szomory · 1920
1 hr 37 min read
Fantasy
An Art Shop in Greenwich Village
Cover of An Art Shop in Greenwich Village by Ray Cummings
An Art Shop in Greenwich Village
Ray Cummings · 1920
22 min read
Horror
Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs
Cover of Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs
Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs
Unknown author · 1920
1 hr 57 min read
Fantasy
City of Endless Night
Cover of City of Endless Night by Milo Hastings
City of Endless Night
Milo Hastings · 1920
~5 hr read
DystopiaSocial SF
Die seltsamen Geschichten des Doktor Ulebuhle
Cover of Die seltsamen Geschichten des Doktor Ulebuhle by Bruno Hans Bürgel
Die seltsamen Geschichten des Doktor Ulebuhle
Bruno Hans Bürgel · 1920
4 hr 15 min read
Juvenile
Glinda of Oz
Cover of Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Glinda of Oz
L. Frank Baum · 1920
2 hr 42 min read
Fantasy
Glinda of Oz
Cover of Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Glinda of Oz
L. Frank Baum · 1920
2 hr 39 min read
Fantasy
Hearts to mend: A fantasy in one act
Cover of Hearts to mend: A fantasy in one act by H. A. Overstreet
Hearts to mend: A fantasy in one act
H. A. Overstreet · 1920
42 min read
Fantasy
Il fantasma di Canterville e il delitto di Lord Savile
Cover of Il fantasma di Canterville e il delitto di Lord Savile by Oscar Wilde
Il fantasma di Canterville e il delitto di Lord Savile
Oscar Wilde · 1920
1 hr 48 min read
FantasyHorror
Nuova; or, The New Bee
Cover of Nuova; or, The New Bee by Vernon L. Kellogg
Nuova; or, The New Bee
Vernon L. Kellogg · 1920
1 hr 48 min read
FantasyJuvenile
Peggy's Giant
Cover of Peggy's Giant by Mary D. Maitland Kelly
Peggy's Giant
Mary D. Maitland Kelly · 1920
1 hr 15 min read
FantasyJuvenile
Princess White Flame
Cover of Princess White Flame by Gertrude Crownfield
Princess White Flame
Gertrude Crownfield · 1920
1 hr 50 min read
FantasyJuvenile
R.U.R.
Cover of R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
R.U.R.
Karel Čapek · 1920
2 hr 16 min read
Artificial IntelligenceDystopia
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
Cover of R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
Karel Čapek · 1920
2 hr 15 min read
Artificial IntelligenceDystopia
Spielgeist: Eine Phantasie
Cover of Spielgeist: Eine Phantasie by Ludwig Berger
Spielgeist: Eine Phantasie
Ludwig Berger · 1920
41 min read
Fantasy
The Best Psychic Stories
Cover of The Best Psychic Stories
The Best Psychic Stories
Unknown author · 1920
4 hr 52 min read
HorrorPsychic Powers
The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter
Cover of The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter by Padraic Colum
The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter
Padraic Colum · 1920
1 hr 40 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Golden Book of Springfield
Cover of The Golden Book of Springfield by Vachel Lindsay
The Golden Book of Springfield
Vachel Lindsay · 1920
3 hr 44 min read
Social SFUtopia
The Light Machine
Cover of The Light Machine by Ray Cummings
The Light Machine
Ray Cummings · 1920
21 min read
AdventureHard SF
The Mad Planet
Cover of The Mad Planet by Murray Leinster
The Mad Planet
Murray Leinster · 1920
1 hr 17 min read
AdventurePost-Apocalyptic
The Metal Monster
Cover of The Metal Monster by Abraham Merritt
The Metal Monster
Abraham Merritt · 1920
~6 hr read
AdventureLost World
The Story of the Duchess of Cicogne and of Monsieur de Boulingrin
Cover of The Story of the Duchess of Cicogne and of Monsieur de Boulingrin by Anatole France
The Story of the Duchess of Cicogne and of Monsieur de Boulingrin
Anatole France · 1920
18 min read
Fantasy
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist
Cover of The Treasure of the Isle of Mist by W. W. Tarn
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist
W. W. Tarn · 1920
2 hr 6 min read
FantasyJuvenile

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