The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1940s

The Golden Age begins. Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke establish the foundations of modern science fiction.

481 titles 167 authors

Defining themes

Space Opera Adventure Hard SF First Contact Social SF Military SF Post-Apocalyptic Colonization

Its notable voices

Nelson S. Bond George O. Smith Ray Cummings Leigh Brackett Ray Bradbury Basil Wells Henry Hasse Henry Kuttner

The collection

Assignment in the Dawn

Cover of Assignment in the Dawn by Bryce Walton

Assignment in the Dawn

Bryce Walton · 1947

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Asteroid Justice

Cover of Asteroid Justice by V. E. Thiessen

Asteroid Justice

V. E. Thiessen · 1947

Cover of Atavism by Erik Fennel

Erik Fennel · 1947

First ContactMilitary SF

Beneath the Red World's Crust

Cover of Beneath the Red World's Crust by Erik Fennel

Beneath the Red World's Crust

Erik Fennel · 1947

1 hr 14 min read

ColonizationLost World

Beyond the Yellow Fog

Cover of Beyond the Yellow Fog by Robert Emmett McDowell

Beyond the Yellow Fog

Robert Emmett McDowell · 1947

1 hr 40 min read

Black Priestess of Varda

Cover of Black Priestess of Varda by Erik Fennel

Black Priestess of Varda

Erik Fennel · 1947

2 hr 7 min read

Space OperaTime Travel

Cover of Black Silence by Robert Emmett McDowell

Robert Emmett McDowell · 1947

1 hr 46 min read

ColonizationPost-Apocalyptic

Children of the lens

Cover of Children of the lens by E. E. Smith

Children of the lens

E. E. Smith · 1947

Cover of Crash Beam by John Barrett

John Barrett · 1947

Distress Signal

Cover of Distress Signal by Ross Rocklynne

Distress Signal

Ross Rocklynne · 1947

Cover of Dream's end by Henry Kuttner

Henry Kuttner · 1947

Cover of Duel in Black by John Foster West

John Foster West · 1947

Military SFSpace Opera

Earth Is Missing!

Cover of Earth Is Missing! by Carl Selwyn

Earth Is Missing!

Carl Selwyn · 1947

1 hr 4 min read

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Cover of Earthbound by Henry Guth

Henry Guth · 1947

Escape From Pluto

Cover of Escape From Pluto by William Oberfield

Escape From Pluto

William Oberfield · 1947

Cover of Final Glory by Henry Hasse

Henry Hasse · 1947

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Girl of the Silver Sphere

Cover of Girl of the Silver Sphere by J. Harvey Haggard

Girl of the Silver Sphere

J. Harvey Haggard · 1947

Greener Than You Think

Cover of Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore

Greener Than You Think

Ward Moore · 1947

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

I'll dream of you

Cover of I'll dream of you by Henry Farrell

I'll dream of you

Henry Farrell · 1947

FantasySocial SF

Made in Tanganyika

Cover of Made in Tanganyika by Carl Jacobi

Made in Tanganyika

Carl Jacobi · 1947

First ContactSocial SF

Me, Myself and I

Cover of Me, Myself and I by William Tenn

Me, Myself and I

William Tenn · 1947

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Cover of Meddler's Moon by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1947

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Micro-Man by Forrest J. Ackerman

Forrest J. Ackerman · 1947

AdventureHard SF

Cover of Mo-Sanshon! by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1947

First ContactHorror

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