SF Supernova

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 OperaAdventureHard SFFirst ContactSocial SFMilitary SFPost-ApocalypticColonization

Its notable voices

Nelson S. BondGeorge O. SmithRay CummingsLeigh BrackettRay BradburyBasil WellsHenry HasseHenry Kuttner

The collection

Sphere of the Never-Dead
Cover of Sphere of the Never-Dead by Sam Carson
Sphere of the Never-Dead
Sam Carson · 1940
35 min read
Space OperaTime Travel
Star Pirate
Cover of Star Pirate by Frederic Arnold Kummer
Star Pirate
Frederic Arnold Kummer · 1940
29 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
Terror out of the past
Cover of Terror out of the past by Raymond Z. Gallun
Terror out of the past
Raymond Z. Gallun · 1940
58 min read
AdventureLost World
The Castaway
Cover of The Castaway by Nelson S. Bond
The Castaway
Nelson S. Bond · 1940
27 min read
Psychic PowersSpace Opera
The Day Time Stopped Moving
Cover of The Day Time Stopped Moving by Ed Earl Repp
The Day Time Stopped Moving
Ed Earl Repp · 1940
28 min read
Hard SFTime Travel
The Girl from Infinite Smallness
Cover of The Girl from Infinite Smallness by Ray Cummings
The Girl from Infinite Smallness
Ray Cummings · 1940
42 min read
AdventureHard SF
The Man Who Killed the World
Cover of The Man Who Killed the World by Ray Cummings
The Man Who Killed the World
Ray Cummings · 1940
9 min read
Post-ApocalypticPsychic Powers
The Oversight
Cover of The Oversight by Miles J. Breuer
The Oversight
Miles J. Breuer · 1940
29 min read
Social SFTime Travel
The Planet That Time Forgot
Cover of The Planet That Time Forgot by Donald A. Wollheim
The Planet That Time Forgot
Donald A. Wollheim · 1940
26 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Raid of Dover: A Romance of the Reign of Woman, A.D. 1940
Cover of The Raid of Dover: A Romance of the Reign of Woman, A.D. 1940 by Douglas Morey Ford
The Raid of Dover: A Romance of the Reign of Woman, A.D. 1940
Douglas Morey Ford · 1940
3 hr 24 min read
DystopiaMilitary SF
The Space Flame
Cover of The Space Flame by Alexander M. Phillips
The Space Flame
Alexander M. Phillips · 1940
26 min read
HorrorSpace Opera
The Stellar Legion
Cover of The Stellar Legion by Leigh Brackett
The Stellar Legion
Leigh Brackett · 1940
24 min read
Military SFSpace Opera
The Tantalus Death
Cover of The Tantalus Death by Ross Rocklynne
The Tantalus Death
Ross Rocklynne · 1940
30 min read
Hard SFPost-Apocalyptic
The Ultimate Image
Cover of The Ultimate Image by P. Schuyler Miller
The Ultimate Image
P. Schuyler Miller · 1940
25 min read
Hard SFMilitary SF
The Ultimate Salient
Cover of The Ultimate Salient by Nelson S. Bond
The Ultimate Salient
Nelson S. Bond · 1940
1 hr 26 min read
Military SFTime Travel
The genius of Lancelot Biggs
Cover of The genius of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond
The genius of Lancelot Biggs
Nelson S. Bond · 1940
29 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The judging of the priestess
Cover of The judging of the priestess by Nelson S. Bond
The judging of the priestess
Nelson S. Bond · 1940
1 hr 1 min read
DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic
The madness of Lancelot Biggs
Cover of The madness of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond
The madness of Lancelot Biggs
Nelson S. Bond · 1940
29 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The magnificent possession
Cover of The magnificent possession by Isaac Asimov
The magnificent possession
Isaac Asimov · 1940
28 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
The scientific pioneer
Cover of The scientific pioneer by Nelson S. Bond
The scientific pioneer
Nelson S. Bond · 1940
29 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
The scientific pioneer returns
Cover of The scientific pioneer returns by Nelson S. Bond
The scientific pioneer returns
Nelson S. Bond · 1940
53 min read
Social SFTime Travel
The tunnel thru the air
Cover of The tunnel thru the air by William D. Gann
The tunnel thru the air
William D. Gann · 1940
~7 hr read
Hard SFMilitary SF
Tickets to Paradise
Cover of Tickets to Paradise by D. L. James
Tickets to Paradise
D. L. James · 1940
29 min read
AdventureTime Travel
Venus Has Green Eyes
Cover of Venus Has Green Eyes by Carl Selwyn
Venus Has Green Eyes
Carl Selwyn · 1940
25 min read
AdventureSpace Opera

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