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 talking pictures

Cover of Tom Swift and his talking pictures by Victor Appleton

Tom Swift and his talking pictures

Victor Appleton · 1928

3 hr 14 min read

Hard SFJuvenile

Cover of War No. 81-Q by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger · 1928

Military SFSpace Opera

A jest and a vengeance

Cover of A jest and a vengeance by E. Hoffmann Price

A jest and a vengeance

E. Hoffmann Price · 1929

Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz

Cover of Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1929

2 hr 26 min read

Outside the universe

Cover of Outside the universe by Edmond Hamilton

Outside the universe

Edmond Hamilton · 1929

3 hr 13 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Rattle of bones

Cover of Rattle of bones by Robert E. Howard

Rattle of bones

Robert E. Howard · 1929

Cover of Skull-face by Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard · 1929

2 hr 11 min read

Skulls in the stars

Cover of Skulls in the stars by Robert E. Howard

Skulls in the stars

Robert E. Howard · 1929

Tanar of Pellucidar

Cover of Tanar of Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tanar of Pellucidar

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1929

AdventureLost World

Tarzan and the lost empire

Cover of Tarzan and the lost empire by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan and the lost empire

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1929

4 hr 27 min read

AdventureLost World

Tarzan at the Earth's core

Cover of Tarzan at the Earth's core by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan at the Earth's core

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1929

4 hr 53 min read

AdventureLost World

The Airlords of Han

Cover of The Airlords of Han by Philip Francis Nowlan

The Airlords of Han

Philip Francis Nowlan · 1929

1 hr 55 min read

Military SFSpace Opera

The Boy Inventor's Wireless Triumph

Cover of The Boy Inventor's Wireless Triumph by Richard Bonner

The Boy Inventor's Wireless Triumph

Richard Bonner · 1929

3 hr 11 min read

AdventureJuvenile

The Cat in Grandfather's House

Cover of The Cat in Grandfather's House by Carl Henry Grabo

The Cat in Grandfather's House

Carl Henry Grabo · 1929

3 hr 8 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Chamber of Life

Cover of The Chamber of Life by Green Peyton

The Chamber of Life

Green Peyton · 1929

Hard SFSocial SF

The Dunwich horror

Cover of The Dunwich horror by H. P. Lovecraft

The Dunwich horror

H. P. Lovecraft · 1929

The Monster Men

Cover of The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Monster Men

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1929

3 hr 27 min read

AdventureLost World

The Undersea Tube

Cover of The Undersea Tube by L. Taylor Hansen

The Undersea Tube

L. Taylor Hansen · 1929

AdventureHard SF

The abysmal invaders

Cover of The abysmal invaders by Edmond Hamilton

The abysmal invaders

Edmond Hamilton · 1929

First ContactHorror

The alien intelligence

Cover of The alien intelligence by Jack Williamson

The alien intelligence

Jack Williamson · 1929

1 hr 37 min read

First ContactLost World

The artificial man

Cover of The artificial man by Clare Winger Harris

The artificial man

Clare Winger Harris · 1929

Artificial IntelligenceHard SF

The crystal ray

Cover of The crystal ray by Raymond Z. Gallun

The crystal ray

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1929

AdventureHard SF

The curse of Yig

Cover of The curse of Yig by Zealia B. Bishop

The curse of Yig

H. P. Lovecraft & Zealia B. Bishop · 1929

The girl from Samarcand

Cover of The girl from Samarcand by E. Hoffmann Price

The girl from Samarcand

E. Hoffmann Price · 1929

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