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 Captain Chaos by Nelson S. Bond

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

Child of the Sun

Cover of Child of the Sun by Leigh Brackett

Child of the Sun

Leigh Brackett · 1942

City of the Living Flame

Cover of City of the Living Flame by Henry Hasse

City of the Living Flame

Henry Hasse · 1942

1 hr 10 min read

Lost WorldSpace Opera

Colossus of Chaos

Cover of Colossus of Chaos by Nelson S. Bond

Colossus of Chaos

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

1 hr 15 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Crisis! by C. M. Kornbluth

C. M. Kornbluth · 1942

Military SFSpace Opera

Doomsday on Ajiat

Cover of Doomsday on Ajiat by Neil R. Jones

Doomsday on Ajiat

Neil R. Jones · 1942

Doorway to Destruction

Cover of Doorway to Destruction by Garold S. Hatfield

Doorway to Destruction

Garold S. Hatfield · 1942

Einstein's planetoid

Cover of Einstein's planetoid by C. M. Kornbluth

Einstein's planetoid

C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl & Robert W. Lowndes · 1942

Hard SFSpace Opera

Forever is Not So Long

Cover of Forever is Not So Long by F. Anton Reeds

Forever is Not So Long

F. Anton Reeds · 1942

Cover of Galactic Ghost by Walter Kubilius

Walter Kubilius · 1942

HorrorSpace Opera

Gangway for Homer

Cover of Gangway for Homer by George R. Hahn

Gangway for Homer

George R. Hahn · 1942

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Gods of Space by Ray Cummings

Ray Cummings · 1942

Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses

Cover of Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses by Dwight V. Swain

Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses

Dwight V. Swain · 1942

Hard SFSocial SF

Horsesense Hank in the parallel worlds

Cover of Horsesense Hank in the parallel worlds by Nelson S. Bond

Horsesense Hank in the parallel worlds

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

Alternate HistoryTime Travel

Cover of Larson's Luck by Gerald Vance

Gerald Vance · 1942

Meteor-Men of Mars

Cover of Meteor-Men of Mars by Harry Cord

Meteor-Men of Mars

Harry Cord & Otis Adelbert Kline · 1942

Military SFSpace Opera

Cover of Miracle by Ray Cummings

Ray Cummings · 1942

Hard SFTime Travel

Cover of Mission by John Hollis Mason

John Hollis Mason · 1942

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Monopoly by Vic Phillips Scott Roberts

Vic Phillips Scott Roberts · 1942

DystopiaSocial SF

Monsoons of Death

Cover of Monsoons of Death by Gerald Vance

Monsoons of Death

Gerald Vance · 1942

ColonizationHorror

Mr. Biggs goes to town

Cover of Mr. Biggs goes to town by Nelson S. Bond

Mr. Biggs goes to town

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Nothing by Donald A. Wollheim

Donald A. Wollheim · 1942

Hard SFSocial SF

One-Way Ticket to Nowhere

Cover of One-Way Ticket to Nowhere by Leroy Yerxa

One-Way Ticket to Nowhere

Leroy Yerxa · 1942

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Out of This World

Cover of Out of This World by Henry Hasse

Out of This World

Henry Hasse · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

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