The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1930s

Space opera soars. Galaxy-spanning adventure and the birth of fandom.

226 titles 92 authors

Defining themes

Space Opera Horror Adventure Fantasy Hard SF First Contact Military SF Social SF

Its notable voices

Various Robert E. Howard Edmond Hamilton H. P. Lovecraft Jr. John W. Campbell E. E. Smith Jack Williamson Paul Ernst

The collection

Handy Mandy in Oz

Cover of Handy Mandy in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

Handy Mandy in Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1937

2 hr 10 min read

Cover of Murder mask by Edgar Daniel Kramer

Edgar Daniel Kramer · 1937

Pledged to the Dead

Cover of Pledged to the Dead by Seabury Quinn

Pledged to the Dead

Seabury Quinn · 1937

Return to Earth

Cover of Return to Earth by Willis Knapp Jones

Return to Earth

Willis Knapp Jones · 1937

HorrorSpace Opera

The Golgotha Dancers

Cover of The Golgotha Dancers by Manly Wade Wellman

The Golgotha Dancers

Manly Wade Wellman · 1937

The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh

Cover of The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh by H. Sivia

The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh

H. Sivia · 1937

The Moon Colony

Cover of The Moon Colony by William Dixon Bell

The Moon Colony

William Dixon Bell · 1937

3 hr 37 min read

AdventureColonization

The Salem horror

Cover of The Salem horror by Henry Kuttner

The Salem horror

Henry Kuttner · 1937

Cover of The black kiss by Robert Bloch Henry Kuttner

Robert Bloch Henry Kuttner · 1937

Cover of The carnal god by John R. Speer

Carlisle Schnitzer & John R. Speer · 1937

The eater of souls

Cover of The eater of souls by Henry Kuttner

The eater of souls

Henry Kuttner · 1937

The horror in the burying-ground

Cover of The horror in the burying-ground by Hazel Heald

The horror in the burying-ground

H. P. Lovecraft & Hazel Heald · 1937

Cover of The life-eater by Harold Ward

Harold Ward · 1937

The thing on the door-step

Cover of The thing on the door-step by H. P. Lovecraft

The thing on the door-step

H. P. Lovecraft · 1937

Vallisneria madness

Cover of Vallisneria madness by Ralph Milne Farley

Vallisneria madness

Ralph Milne Farley · 1937

Cover of Anthem by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand · 1938

1 hr 24 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Anthem by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand · 1938

1 hr 11 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Ayn Rand · 1938

1 hr 11 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

The Silver Princess in Oz

Cover of The Silver Princess in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

The Silver Princess in Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1938

2 hr 16 min read

FantasyJuvenile

After world's end

Cover of After world's end by Jack Williamson

After world's end

Jack Williamson · 1939

2 hr 30 min read

Artificial IntelligenceSpace Opera

Cave-Dwellers of Saturn

Cover of Cave-Dwellers of Saturn by John Wiggin

Cave-Dwellers of Saturn

John Wiggin · 1939

1 hr 24 min read

Lost WorldSpace Opera

Cover of Cool air by H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft · 1939

Expedition to Pluto

Cover of Expedition to Pluto by Fletcher Pratt Laurence Manning

Expedition to Pluto

Fletcher Pratt Laurence Manning · 1939

1 hr 17 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of F.O.B. Venus by Nelson S. Bond

Nelson S. Bond · 1939

AdventureSpace Opera

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