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

Queen of the Martian Catacombs

Cover of Queen of the Martian Catacombs by Leigh Brackett

Queen of the Martian Catacombs

Leigh Brackett · 1949

1 hr 35 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Runaway by Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel · 1949

First ContactSpace Opera

S.O.S. Aphrodite!

Cover of S.O.S. Aphrodite! by Stanley Mullen

S.O.S. Aphrodite!

Stanley Mullen · 1949

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Signal Red by Henry Guth

Henry Guth · 1949

AdventureSpace Opera

Stalemate in Space

Cover of Stalemate in Space by Charles L. Harness

Stalemate in Space

Charles L. Harness · 1949

Military SFSpace Opera

Cover of Sword of Fire by Robert Emmett McDowell

Robert Emmett McDowell · 1949

1 hr 38 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

The Dead-Star Rover

Cover of The Dead-Star Rover by Robert Abernathy

The Dead-Star Rover

Robert Abernathy · 1949

1 hr 13 min read

Military SFPost-Apocalyptic

The Giants Return

Cover of The Giants Return by Robert Abernathy

The Giants Return

Robert Abernathy · 1949

First ContactMilitary SF

The Green Dream

Cover of The Green Dream by Bryce Walton

The Green Dream

Bryce Walton · 1949

AdventureColonization

Cover of The Ideal by Stanley G. Weinbaum

Stanley G. Weinbaum · 1949

Hard SFSocial SF

The Madcap Metalloids

Cover of The Madcap Metalloids by Verne Athanas

The Madcap Metalloids

Verne Athanas · 1949

First ContactSpace Opera

The Point of View

Cover of The Point of View by Stanley G. Weinbaum

The Point of View

Stanley G. Weinbaum · 1949

Hard SFSocial SF

The Shaggy Man of Oz

Cover of The Shaggy Man of Oz by Jack Snow

The Shaggy Man of Oz

Jack Snow · 1949

2 hr 19 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Cover of The Sky Trap by Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long · 1949

AdventureHard SF

Cover of The Star Beast by Damon Knight

Damon Knight · 1949

First ContactSpace Opera

The Starbusters

Cover of The Starbusters by Alfred Coppel

The Starbusters

Alfred Coppel · 1949

Military SFSpace Opera

The Wheel is Death

Cover of The Wheel is Death by Roger D. Aycock

The Wheel is Death

Roger D. Aycock · 1949

AdventureSpace Opera

The Worlds of If

Cover of The Worlds of If by Stanley G. Weinbaum

The Worlds of If

Stanley G. Weinbaum · 1949

Alternate HistoryHard SF

The last space ship

Cover of The last space ship by Murray Leinster

The last space ship

Murray Leinster · 1949

3 hr 19 min read

DystopiaSpace Opera

The radium pool

Cover of The radium pool by Ed Earl Repp

The radium pool

Ed Earl Repp · 1949

2 hr 47 min read

Hard SFLost World

This star shall be free

Cover of This star shall be free by Murray Leinster

This star shall be free

Murray Leinster · 1949

ColonizationFirst Contact

Toffee turns the trick

Cover of Toffee turns the trick by Henry Farrell

Toffee turns the trick

Henry Farrell · 1949

1 hr 31 min read

FantasySocial SF

Cover of Tubemonkey by Jerome Bixby

Jerome Bixby · 1949

AdventureSpace Opera

Valley of the Croen

Cover of Valley of the Croen by Lee Tarbell

Valley of the Croen

Lee Tarbell · 1949

2 hr 2 min read

AdventureLost World

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