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 Tillie by Rog Phillips

Rog Phillips · 1948

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Cover of Time Trap by Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long · 1948

Space OperaTime Travel

Cover of Triplanetary by E. E. Smith

E. E. Smith · 1948

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Unthinkable by Rog Phillips

Rog Phillips · 1948

Hard SFSocial SF

Valkyrie from the Void

Cover of Valkyrie from the Void by Basil Wells

Valkyrie from the Void

Basil Wells · 1948

AdventureSpace Opera

Werwile of the Crystal Crypt

Cover of Werwile of the Crystal Crypt by Gardner F. Fox

Werwile of the Crystal Crypt

Gardner F. Fox · 1948

HorrorSpace Opera

When Kohonnes Screamed

Cover of When Kohonnes Screamed by Gardner F. Fox

When Kohonnes Screamed

Gardner F. Fox · 1948

HorrorSpace Opera

Z-Day on Centauri

Cover of Z-Day on Centauri by Henry T. Simmons

Z-Day on Centauri

Henry T. Simmons · 1948

1 hr 2 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Action on Azura

Cover of Action on Azura by Robertson Osborne

Action on Azura

Robertson Osborne · 1949

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Animat by Basil Wells

Basil Wells · 1949

Artificial IntelligenceSpace Opera

Cover of Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel · 1949

Enchantress of Venus

Cover of Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett

Enchantress of Venus

Leigh Brackett · 1949

1 hr 44 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Eternal Zemmd Must Die!

Cover of Eternal Zemmd Must Die! by Henry Hasse

Eternal Zemmd Must Die!

Henry Hasse · 1949

1 hr 21 min read

Flight From Time

Cover of Flight From Time by Alfred Coppel

Flight From Time

Alfred Coppel · 1949

Cover of Garden of Evil by Margaret St. Clair

Margaret St. Clair · 1949

ColonizationLost World

Hostage of Tomorrow

Cover of Hostage of Tomorrow by Robert Abernathy

Hostage of Tomorrow

Robert Abernathy · 1949

1 hr 16 min read

Alternate HistoryTime Travel

Cover of I, Mars by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury · 1949

ColonizationPsychic Powers

Lady Into Hell-Cat

Cover of Lady Into Hell-Cat by Stanley Mullen

Lady Into Hell-Cat

Stanley Mullen · 1949

AdventureSpace Opera

Let the Ants Try

Cover of Let the Ants Try by Frederik Pohl

Let the Ants Try

Frederik Pohl · 1949

Post-ApocalypticTime Travel

Operation Earthworm

Cover of Operation Earthworm by Joe Archibald

Operation Earthworm

Joe Archibald · 1949

AdventureSpace Opera

Ordeal in Space

Cover of Ordeal in Space by Ralph Sloan

Ordeal in Space

Ralph Sloan · 1949

Military SFSpace Opera

Cover of Peril Orbit by C. J. Wedlake

C. J. Wedlake · 1949

Hard SFSpace Opera

Pioneers of space

Cover of Pioneers of space by George Adamski

Pioneers of space

George Adamski · 1949

4 hr 10 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

Pygmalion's Spectacles

Cover of Pygmalion's Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum

Pygmalion's Spectacles

Stanley G. Weinbaum · 1949

Hard SFSocial SF

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