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 Out of the sea by Leigh Brackett

Leigh Brackett · 1942

HorrorPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Outpost on Io by Leigh Brackett

Leigh Brackett · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

Peril of the Blue World

Cover of Peril of the Blue World by Robert Abernathy

Peril of the Blue World

Robert Abernathy · 1942

First ContactMilitary SF

Peter Pettigrew's prisoner

Cover of Peter Pettigrew's prisoner by Nelson S. Bond

Peter Pettigrew's prisoner

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

Pied Piper of Mars

Cover of Pied Piper of Mars by Frederic Arnold Kummer

Pied Piper of Mars

Frederic Arnold Kummer · 1942

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Planet of No-Return

Cover of Planet of No-Return by Wilbur S. Peacock

Planet of No-Return

Wilbur S. Peacock · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

Planet of the Gods

Cover of Planet of the Gods by Robert Moore Williams

Planet of the Gods

Robert Moore Williams · 1942

1 hr 6 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Prison Planet by Wilson Tucker

Wilson Tucker · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

QRM-Interplanetary

Cover of QRM-Interplanetary by George O. Smith

QRM-Interplanetary

George O. Smith · 1942

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Quest of Thig by Basil Wells

Basil Wells · 1942

First ContactSpace Opera

Remember me, Kama!

Cover of Remember me, Kama! by Walter Kubilius

Remember me, Kama!

Walter Kubilius · 1942

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Cover of Saknarth by Donald A. Wollheim

Donald A. Wollheim · 1942

Social SFSpace Opera

Secret of the Earth Star

Cover of Secret of the Earth Star by Henry Kuttner

Secret of the Earth Star

Henry Kuttner · 1942

1 hr 32 min read

AdventureLost World

Silence is—Deadly

Cover of Silence is—Deadly by Bertrand Shurtleff

Silence is—Deadly

Bertrand Shurtleff · 1942

Military SFSpace Opera

Cover of Space Oasis by Raymond Z. Gallun

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1942

ColonizationSpace Opera

Stellar Showboat

Cover of Stellar Showboat by Malcolm Jameson

Stellar Showboat

Malcolm Jameson · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

Storm Cloud on Deka

Cover of Storm Cloud on Deka by E. E. Smith

Storm Cloud on Deka

E. E. Smith · 1942

Hard SFSpace Opera

The Ballad of Venus Nell

Cover of The Ballad of Venus Nell by Nelson S. Bond

The Ballad of Venus Nell

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

AdventureSpace Opera

The Cosmic Derelict

Cover of The Cosmic Derelict by John Broome

The Cosmic Derelict

John Broome · 1942

HorrorSpace Opera

The Crystal Circe

Cover of The Crystal Circe by Henry Kuttner

The Crystal Circe

Henry Kuttner · 1942

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

The Eagles Gather

Cover of The Eagles Gather by Joseph E. Kelleam

The Eagles Gather

Joseph E. Kelleam · 1942

Military SFPost-Apocalyptic

The Eternal Wall

Cover of The Eternal Wall by Raymond Z. Gallun

The Eternal Wall

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1942

Post-ApocalypticTime Travel

The Last Martian

Cover of The Last Martian by Ray Van Houten

The Last Martian

Ray Van Houten · 1942

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

The Man From Siykul

Cover of The Man From Siykul by Richard Wilson

The Man From Siykul

Richard Wilson · 1942

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

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