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 Cruise of the Noah's Ark

Cover of The Cruise of the Noah's Ark by David Cory

The Cruise of the Noah's Ark

David Cory · 1922

1 hr 17 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Elves of Mount Fern

Cover of The Elves of Mount Fern by Katherine Creighton

The Elves of Mount Fern

Katherine Creighton · 1922

1 hr 12 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Fire People

Cover of The Fire People by Ray Cummings

The Fire People

Ray Cummings · 1922

4 hr 21 min read

First ContactHard SF

Cover of The Five Jars by M. R. James

M. R. James · 1922

1 hr 24 min read

The Girl in the Golden Atom

Cover of The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings

The Girl in the Golden Atom

Ray Cummings · 1922

AdventureHard SF

The House of Souls

Cover of The House of Souls by Arthur Machen

The House of Souls

Arthur Machen · 1922

4 hr 29 min read

The Iceberg Express

Cover of The Iceberg Express by David Cory

The Iceberg Express

David Cory · 1922

1 hr 6 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Magical Land of Noom

Cover of The Magical Land of Noom by Johnny Gruelle

The Magical Land of Noom

Johnny Gruelle · 1922

2 hr 20 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Perfect World: A romance of strange people and strange places

Cover of The Perfect World: A romance of strange people and strange places by Ella M. Scrymsour

The Perfect World: A romance of strange people and strange places

Ella M. Scrymsour · 1922

Lost WorldSpace Opera

The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic Revelation

Cover of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic Revelation by J. L. Kennon

The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic Revelation

J. L. Kennon · 1922

1 hr 25 min read

Psychic PowersSocial SF

The Shadow Witch

Cover of The Shadow Witch by Gertrude Crownfield

The Shadow Witch

Gertrude Crownfield · 1922

2 hr 2 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance

Cover of The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance by Eric Rücker Eddison

The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance

Eric Rücker Eddison · 1922

AdventureFantasy

The lurking fear

Cover of The lurking fear by H. P. Lovecraft

The lurking fear

H. P. Lovecraft · 1922

The ninth vibration and other stories

Cover of The ninth vibration and other stories by L. Adams Beck

The ninth vibration and other stories

L. Adams Beck · 1922

4 hr 4 min read

FantasyPsychic Powers

Theodore Savage: A Story of the Past or the Future

Cover of Theodore Savage: A Story of the Past or the Future by Cicely Hamilton

Theodore Savage: A Story of the Past or the Future

Cicely Hamilton · 1922

3 hr 55 min read

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive; Or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails

Cover of Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive; Or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails by Victor Appleton

Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive; Or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails

Victor Appleton · 1922

3 hr 11 min read

AdventureJuvenile

Colin II: A Novel

Cover of Colin II: A Novel by E. F. Benson

Colin II: A Novel

E. F. Benson · 1923

Damned: The Intimate Story of a Girl

Cover of Damned: The Intimate Story of a Girl by E. S. Dorrance

Damned: The Intimate Story of a Girl

E. S. Dorrance · 1923

Dreams of an astronomer

Cover of Dreams of an astronomer by Camille Flammarion

Dreams of an astronomer

Camille Flammarion · 1923

2 hr 41 min read

Cover of Merrimeg by William Bowen

William Bowen · 1923

1 hr 47 min read

FantasyJuvenile

New Bodies for Old

Cover of New Bodies for Old by Maurice Renard

New Bodies for Old

Maurice Renard · 1923

4 hr 29 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Nightmare Planet

Cover of Nightmare Planet by Murray Leinster

Nightmare Planet

Murray Leinster · 1923

AdventureColonization

Nordenholt's Million

Cover of Nordenholt's Million by J. J. Connington

Nordenholt's Million

J. J. Connington · 1923

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

On the Borderland

Cover of On the Borderland by F. Britten Austin

On the Borderland

F. Britten Austin · 1923

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