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

Against the Stone Beasts

Cover of Against the Stone Beasts by James Blish

Against the Stone Beasts

James Blish · 1948

And we sailed the mighty dark

Cover of And we sailed the mighty dark by Frank Belknap Long

And we sailed the mighty dark

Frank Belknap Long · 1948

Asleep in Armageddon

Cover of Asleep in Armageddon by Ray Bradbury

Asleep in Armageddon

Ray Bradbury · 1948

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Beyond The Thunder

Cover of Beyond The Thunder by H. B. Hickey

Beyond The Thunder

H. B. Hickey · 1948

Castle of Terror

Cover of Castle of Terror by E. J. Liston

Castle of Terror

E. J. Liston · 1948

Citadel of the Green Death

Cover of Citadel of the Green Death by Robert Emmett McDowell

Citadel of the Green Death

Robert Emmett McDowell · 1948

2 hr 10 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Cold Ghost by Chester S. Geier

Chester S. Geier · 1948

Cube Root of Conquest

Cover of Cube Root of Conquest by Rog Phillips

Cube Root of Conquest

Rog Phillips · 1948

Daughter of the Night

Cover of Daughter of the Night by Richard S. Shaver

Daughter of the Night

Richard S. Shaver · 1948

Lost WorldPsychic Powers

Cover of Day of Wrath by Bjarne Kirchhoff

Bjarne Kirchhoff · 1948

Day of the Druid

Cover of Day of the Druid by Knut Enferd

Day of the Druid

Knut Enferd · 1948

Death of a B.E.M.

Cover of Death of a B.E.M. by Berkeley Livingston

Death of a B.E.M.

Berkeley Livingston · 1948

Cover of Don't look now by Henry Kuttner

Henry Kuttner · 1948

Goma's Follicles

Cover of Goma's Follicles by John De Courcy

Goma's Follicles

Dorothy De Courcy & John De Courcy · 1948

ColonizationFirst Contact

He Walked Around the Horses

Cover of He Walked Around the Horses by H. Beam Piper

He Walked Around the Horses

H. Beam Piper · 1948

Alternate HistoryTime Travel

If You're Smart—

Cover of If You're Smart— by Malcolm Jameson

If You're Smart—

Malcolm Jameson · 1948

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of In His Image by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1948

Artificial IntelligencePost-Apocalyptic

In the Sphere of Time

Cover of In the Sphere of Time by Ray Palmer

In the Sphere of Time

Ray Palmer · 1948

AdventureLost World

Jinx Ship to the Rescue

Cover of Jinx Ship to the Rescue by Alfred Coppel

Jinx Ship to the Rescue

Alfred Coppel · 1948

Hard SFSpace Opera

Jonah of the Jove-Run

Cover of Jonah of the Jove-Run by Ray Bradbury

Jonah of the Jove-Run

Ray Bradbury · 1948

Cover of Mind Worms by Moses Schere

Moses Schere · 1948

HorrorSpace Opera

Cover of Mistake inside by James Blish

James Blish · 1948

Alternate HistoryFantasy

Murderer's Base

Cover of Murderer's Base by William J. Brittain

Murderer's Base

William J. Brittain · 1948

AdventureSpace Opera

Once Upon A Planet

Cover of Once Upon A Planet by J. J. Allerton

Once Upon A Planet

J. J. Allerton · 1948

First ContactSpace Opera

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