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

Cover of One of three by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1948

2 hr 52 min read

First ContactHard SF

Phantom of the Forest

Cover of Phantom of the Forest by Leroy Yerxa

Phantom of the Forest

Leroy Yerxa · 1948

AdventureFantasy

Cover of Pillar of Fire by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury · 1948

1 hr 4 min read

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Planet in Reverse

Cover of Planet in Reverse by Henry Guth

Planet in Reverse

Henry Guth · 1948

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Planet of Sand by Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster · 1948

1 hr 5 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Police Operation

Cover of Police Operation by H. Beam Piper

Police Operation

H. Beam Piper · 1948

Alternate HistoryTime Travel

Space-Trap at Banya Tor

Cover of Space-Trap at Banya Tor by W. J. Matthews

Space-Trap at Banya Tor

W. J. Matthews · 1948

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Synthetic Hero by Erik Fennel

Erik Fennel · 1948

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Task of Tau by J. Harvey Haggard

J. Harvey Haggard · 1948

Artificial IntelligenceSpace Opera

The Beast-Jewel of Mars

Cover of The Beast-Jewel of Mars by Leigh Brackett

The Beast-Jewel of Mars

Leigh Brackett · 1948

1 hr 3 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of The Brain by Heinrich Hauser

Heinrich Hauser · 1948

3 hr 29 min read

Artificial IntelligenceHard SF

The Burnt Planet

Cover of The Burnt Planet by William J. Brittain

The Burnt Planet

William J. Brittain · 1948

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of The Catspaw by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1948

1 hr 22 min read

Hard SFPsychic Powers

The Death From Orion

Cover of The Death From Orion by W. J. Matthews

The Death From Orion

W. J. Matthews · 1948

AdventureSpace Opera

The Eye of Wilbur Mook

Cover of The Eye of Wilbur Mook by H. B. Hickey

The Eye of Wilbur Mook

H. B. Hickey · 1948

Psychic PowersSocial SF

The Gifts of Asti

Cover of The Gifts of Asti by Andre Norton

The Gifts of Asti

Andre Norton · 1948

AdventureFantasy

The Little Monsters Come

Cover of The Little Monsters Come by Ray Cummings

The Little Monsters Come

Ray Cummings · 1948

1 hr 6 min read

First ContactHorror

The Outcasts of Solar III

Cover of The Outcasts of Solar III by Robert Emmett McDowell

The Outcasts of Solar III

Robert Emmett McDowell · 1948

1 hr 54 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of The Plotters by Richard S. Shaver

Richard S. Shaver · 1948

Social SFSpace Opera

The Return of Tharn

Cover of The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne

The Return of Tharn

Howard Browne · 1948

4 hr 42 min read

AdventureLost World

The Third Little Green Man

Cover of The Third Little Green Man by Damon Knight

The Third Little Green Man

Damon Knight · 1948

First ContactSocial SF

The Unthinking Destroyer

Cover of The Unthinking Destroyer by Rog Phillips

The Unthinking Destroyer

Rog Phillips · 1948

First ContactHard SF

The incredible invasion

Cover of The incredible invasion by George O. Smith

The incredible invasion

George O. Smith · 1948

First ContactMilitary SF

The penultimate trump

Cover of The penultimate trump by R. C. W. Ettinger

The penultimate trump

R. C. W. Ettinger · 1948

Hard SFSocial SF

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