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

Cover of Puck's Broom by E. Gordon Browne

E. Gordon Browne · 1923

2 hr 38 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Cover of Snythergen by Hal Garrott

Hal Garrott · 1923

1 hr 31 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Clockwork Man

Cover of The Clockwork Man by E. V. Odle

The Clockwork Man

E. V. Odle · 1923

2 hr 51 min read

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

The Cowardly Lion of Oz

Cover of The Cowardly Lion of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

The Cowardly Lion of Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1923

3 hr 9 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment

Cover of The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment by James Branch Cabell

The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment

James Branch Cabell · 1923

4 hr 5 min read

The Legend of Monte della Sibilla; or, Le paradis de la reine Sibille

Cover of The Legend of Monte della Sibilla; or, Le paradis de la reine Sibille by Clive Bell

The Legend of Monte della Sibilla; or, Le paradis de la reine Sibille

Clive Bell · 1923

Cover of The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1923

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1923

3 hr 38 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

The Radio Boys Seek the Lost Atlantis

Cover of The Radio Boys Seek the Lost Atlantis by Gerald Breckenridge

The Radio Boys Seek the Lost Atlantis

Gerald Breckenridge · 1923

3 hr 13 min read

JuvenileLost World

The Rainbow Cat

Cover of The Rainbow Cat by Rose Fyleman

The Rainbow Cat

Rose Fyleman · 1923

1 hr 34 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Starlight Wonder Book

Cover of The Starlight Wonder Book by Henry Beston

The Starlight Wonder Book

Henry Beston · 1923

2 hr 36 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The sociable Sand Witch

Cover of The sociable Sand Witch by Thomas Lambert Sappington

The sociable Sand Witch

Thomas Lambert Sappington · 1923

2 hr 15 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The valley of eyes unseen

Cover of The valley of eyes unseen by Gilbert Collins

The valley of eyes unseen

Gilbert Collins · 1923

4 hr 52 min read

AdventureLost World

Tom Swift and his flying boat;

Cover of Tom Swift and his flying boat; by Victor Appleton

Tom Swift and his flying boat;

Victor Appleton · 1923

3 hr 16 min read

AdventureJuvenile

Uncanny Stories

Cover of Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair

Uncanny Stories

May Sinclair · 1923

4 hr 19 min read

Visible and Invisible

Cover of Visible and Invisible by E. F. Benson

Visible and Invisible

E. F. Benson · 1923

4 hr 7 min read

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1923: The unique magazine

Cover of Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1923: The unique magazine by Various

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1923: The unique magazine

Various · 1923

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 2, April, 1923: The unique magazine

Cover of Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 2, April, 1923: The unique magazine by Various

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 2, April, 1923: The unique magazine

Various · 1923

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 3, May, 1923: The unique magazine

Cover of Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 3, May, 1923: The unique magazine by Various

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 3, May, 1923: The unique magazine

Various · 1923

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 4, June, 1923: The unique magazine

Cover of Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 4, June, 1923: The unique magazine by Various

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 4, June, 1923: The unique magazine

Various · 1923

All about Little Boy Blue

Cover of All about Little Boy Blue by Emma Gelders Sterne

All about Little Boy Blue

Emma Gelders Sterne · 1924

An Earthman on Venus (Originally titled "The Radio Man")

Cover of An Earthman on Venus (Originally titled "The Radio Man") by Ralph Milne Farley

An Earthman on Venus (Originally titled "The Radio Man")

Ralph Milne Farley · 1924

3 hr 13 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Berge Meere und Giganten

Cover of Berge Meere und Giganten by Alfred Döblin

Berge Meere und Giganten

Alfred Döblin · 1924

Hard SFSocial SF

Bumps and His Buddies

Cover of Bumps and His Buddies by Marie Helene Gulbransen

Bumps and His Buddies

Marie Helene Gulbransen · 1924

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