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

Fantasy Juvenile Adventure Horror Hard SF Lost World Social SF Space Opera

Its notable voices

Edgar Rice Burroughs H. P. Lovecraft Ray Cummings Robert E. Howard Ruth Plumly Thompson Edmond Hamilton Various Victor Appleton

The collection

The people of the ruins

Cover of The people of the ruins by Edward Shanks

The people of the ruins

Edward Shanks · 1920

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

The story of a sawdust doll

Cover of The story of a sawdust doll by Laura Lee Hope

The story of a sawdust doll

Laura Lee Hope · 1920

1 hr 12 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Cover of Tulisieluja by Annie Francé

Annie Francé · 1920

4 hr 25 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Tähtimantteli: Sikermä

Cover of Tähtimantteli: Sikermä by Joel Lehtonen

Tähtimantteli: Sikermä

Joel Lehtonen · 1920

Zoo mooi als zonneschijn. Het Kaarsemannetje

Cover of Zoo mooi als zonneschijn. Het Kaarsemannetje by Ida Heijermans

Zoo mooi als zonneschijn. Het Kaarsemannetje

Ida Heijermans · 1920

1 hr 9 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Capillária: Regény

Cover of Capillária: Regény by Frigyes Karinthy

Capillária: Regény

Frigyes Karinthy · 1921

1 hr 36 min read

Christmas Outside of Eden

Cover of Christmas Outside of Eden by Coningsby Dawson

Christmas Outside of Eden

Coningsby Dawson · 1921

Cover of Everychild by Louis Dodge

Louis Dodge · 1921

3 hr 22 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Famous Modern Ghost Stories

Cover of Famous Modern Ghost Stories

Famous Modern Ghost Stories

Unknown author · 1921

Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances

Cover of Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances by James Branch Cabell

Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances

James Branch Cabell · 1921

4 hr 55 min read

Half-Past Bedtime

Cover of Half-Past Bedtime by Sir H. H. Bashford

Half-Past Bedtime

Sir H. H. Bashford · 1921

2 hr 53 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Hanit the Enchantress

Cover of Hanit the Enchantress by Garrett Chatfield Pier

Hanit the Enchantress

Garrett Chatfield Pier · 1921

3 hr 3 min read

FantasyLost World

Jason, Son of Jason

Cover of Jason, Son of Jason by J. U. Giesy

Jason, Son of Jason

J. U. Giesy · 1921

4 hr 18 min read

Lost WorldSpace Opera

Rachel and the Seven Wonders

Cover of Rachel and the Seven Wonders by Netta Syrett

Rachel and the Seven Wonders

Netta Syrett · 1921

3 hr 11 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Sandman's Goodnight Stories

Cover of Sandman's Goodnight Stories by Abbie Phillips Walker

Sandman's Goodnight Stories

Abbie Phillips Walker · 1921

1 hr 51 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Cover of She and Allan by H. Rider Haggard

H. Rider Haggard · 1921

AdventureLost World

Signs & Wonders

Cover of Signs & Wonders by J. D. Beresford

Signs & Wonders

J. D. Beresford · 1921

2 hr 46 min read

FantasySocial SF

Tarzan the Terrible

Cover of Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan the Terrible

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1921

AdventureLost World

Cover of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall

Austin Hall & Homer Eon Flint · 1921

FantasyLost World

The Conquest of America: A Romance of Disaster and Victory, U.S.A., 1921 A.D.

Cover of The Conquest of America: A Romance of Disaster and Victory, U.S.A., 1921 A.D. by Cleveland Moffett

The Conquest of America: A Romance of Disaster and Victory, U.S.A., 1921 A.D.

Cleveland Moffett · 1921

4 hr 13 min read

DystopiaMilitary SF

The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix

Cover of The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint

The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix

Homer Eon Flint · 1921

4 hr 42 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

The Emancipatrix

Cover of The Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint

The Emancipatrix

Homer Eon Flint · 1921

2 hr 16 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

The Ghost in the Tower: An Episode in Jacobia

Cover of The Ghost in the Tower: An Episode in Jacobia by Earl H. Reed

The Ghost in the Tower: An Episode in Jacobia

Earl H. Reed · 1921

The Royal Book of Oz

Cover of The Royal Book of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

The Royal Book of Oz

L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921

3 hr 12 min read

FantasyJuvenile

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