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

Morale: A Story of the War of 1941-43
Cover of Morale: A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Murray Leinster
Morale: A Story of the War of 1941-43
Murray Leinster · 1941
45 min read
Hard SFMilitary SF
Out of nowhere
Cover of Out of nowhere by E. A. Grosser
Out of nowhere
E. A. Grosser · 1941
25 min read
DystopiaTime Travel
Pogo Planet
Cover of Pogo Planet by Donald A. Wollheim
Pogo Planet
Donald A. Wollheim · 1941
13 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
Proktols of Neptune
Cover of Proktols of Neptune by Henry Hasse
Proktols of Neptune
Henry Hasse · 1941
47 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
Queen of the Blue World
Cover of Queen of the Blue World by Basil Wells
Queen of the Blue World
Basil Wells · 1941
20 min read
First ContactSpace Opera
Revolt on Io
Cover of Revolt on Io by Nelson S. Bond
Revolt on Io
Nelson S. Bond · 1941
48 min read
Military SFSpace Opera
Sargasso of the Stars
Cover of Sargasso of the Stars by Frederic Arnold Kummer
Sargasso of the Stars
Frederic Arnold Kummer · 1941
42 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
Satellite of Fear
Cover of Satellite of Fear by Frederic Arnold Kummer
Satellite of Fear
Frederic Arnold Kummer · 1941
25 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
Second stage Lensmen
Cover of Second stage Lensmen by E. E. Smith
Second stage Lensmen
E. E. Smith · 1941
~6 hr read
Military SFSpace Opera
South to Propontis
Cover of South to Propontis by Henry Andrew Ackermann
South to Propontis
Henry Andrew Ackermann · 1941
17 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
Space Blackout
Cover of Space Blackout by Sam Carson
Space Blackout
Sam Carson · 1941
25 min read
Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera
Space-Wolf
Cover of Space-Wolf by Ray Cummings
Space-Wolf
Ray Cummings · 1941
22 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
Spawn of the Venus Sea
Cover of Spawn of the Venus Sea by Harry Walton
Spawn of the Venus Sea
Harry Walton · 1941
25 min read
HorrorSpace Opera
The 4-D Doodler
Cover of The 4-D Doodler by Graph Waldeyer
The 4-D Doodler
Graph Waldeyer · 1941
27 min read
Alternate HistoryHard SF
The Ballad of Blaster Bill
Cover of The Ballad of Blaster Bill by Nelson S. Bond
The Ballad of Blaster Bill
Nelson S. Bond · 1941
11 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Beast of Space
Cover of The Beast of Space by F. E. Hardart
The Beast of Space
F. E. Hardart · 1941
18 min read
HorrorSpace Opera
The Devil's Asteroid
Cover of The Devil's Asteroid by Manly Wade Wellman
The Devil's Asteroid
Manly Wade Wellman · 1941
43 min read
ColonizationSpace Opera
The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter
Cover of The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter by Leigh Brackett
The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter
Leigh Brackett · 1941
33 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Facts of Life
Cover of The Facts of Life by P. Schuyler Miller
The Facts of Life
P. Schuyler Miller · 1941
18 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Indulgence of Negu Mah
Cover of The Indulgence of Negu Mah by Robert Arthur
The Indulgence of Negu Mah
Robert Arthur · 1941
16 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Lightning's Course
Cover of The Lightning's Course by John Victor Peterson
The Lightning's Course
John Victor Peterson · 1941
40 min read
Artificial IntelligenceSpace Opera
The Lorelei Death
Cover of The Lorelei Death by Nelson S. Bond
The Lorelei Death
Nelson S. Bond · 1941
53 min read
HorrorSpace Opera
The Mercurian
Cover of The Mercurian by Frank Belknap Long
The Mercurian
Frank Belknap Long · 1941
19 min read
ColonizationHorror
The Monster That Threatened the Universe
Cover of The Monster That Threatened the Universe by R. R. Winterbotham
The Monster That Threatened the Universe
R. R. Winterbotham · 1941
22 min read
HorrorSpace Opera

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