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

Tom Swift and his chest of secrets

Cover of Tom Swift and his chest of secrets by Victor Appleton

Tom Swift and his chest of secrets

Victor Appleton · 1925

3 hr 14 min read

AdventureJuvenile

Flecker's magic

Cover of Flecker's magic by Norman Matson

Flecker's magic

Norman Matson · 1926

2 hr 47 min read

Cover of He by H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft · 1926

Landscape with figures

Cover of Landscape with figures by Ronald Fraser

Landscape with figures

Ronald Fraser · 1926

4 hr 4 min read

Lud-in-the-Mist

Cover of Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees

Lud-in-the-Mist

Hope Mirrlees · 1926

The Coming of the Ice

Cover of The Coming of the Ice by Green Peyton

The Coming of the Ice

Green Peyton · 1926

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

The Hungry Tiger of Oz

Cover of The Hungry Tiger of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

The Hungry Tiger of Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1926

2 hr 38 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Radio Planet

Cover of The Radio Planet by Ralph Milne Farley

The Radio Planet

Ralph Milne Farley · 1926

AdventureSpace Opera

The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemption

Cover of The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemption by James Branch Cabell

The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemption

James Branch Cabell · 1926

4 hr 48 min read

Cover of The night wire by H. F. Arnold

H. F. Arnold · 1926

Cover of The silver key by H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft · 1926

FantasyPsychic Powers

Through the crater's rim

Cover of Through the crater's rim by A. Hyatt Verrill

Through the crater's rim

A. Hyatt Verrill · 1926

HorrorLost World

Tom Swift and his airline express

Cover of Tom Swift and his airline express by Victor Appleton

Tom Swift and his airline express

Victor Appleton · 1926

3 hr 1 min read

AdventureJuvenile

A voice from the inner world

Cover of A voice from the inner world by A. Hyatt Verrill

A voice from the inner world

A. Hyatt Verrill · 1927

First ContactLost World

Electro-episoded in A.D. 2025

Cover of Electro-episoded in A.D. 2025 by E. D. Skinner

Electro-episoded in A.D. 2025

E. D. Skinner · 1927

Cover of Radio mates by Benjamin Witwer

Benjamin Witwer · 1927

Hard SFSocial SF

Something about Eve: A comedy of fig-leaves

Cover of Something about Eve: A comedy of fig-leaves by James Branch Cabell

Something about Eve: A comedy of fig-leaves

James Branch Cabell · 1927

4 hr 30 min read

Cover of The Bell Tone by Edmund Harry Leftwich

Edmund Harry Leftwich · 1927

The Fantasy Fan, November 1933

Cover of The Fantasy Fan, November 1933 by Various

The Fantasy Fan, November 1933

Various · 1927

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 6, February 1935

Cover of The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 6, February 1935 by Various

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 6, February 1935

Various · 1927

The Giant Sorcerer

Cover of The Giant Sorcerer by William Whitman

The Giant Sorcerer

William Whitman · 1927

1 hr 39 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Gnome King of Oz

Cover of The Gnome King of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

The Gnome King of Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1927

2 hr 40 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Cover of The Red Dust by Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster · 1927

1 hr 23 min read

AdventurePost-Apocalyptic

The colour out of space

Cover of The colour out of space by H. P. Lovecraft

The colour out of space

H. P. Lovecraft · 1927

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