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

Alcatraz of the Starways

Cover of Alcatraz of the Starways by Albert dePina Henry Hasse

Alcatraz of the Starways

Albert dePina Henry Hasse · 1943

1 hr 35 min read

Military SFSpace Opera

Assignment on Venus

Cover of Assignment on Venus by Carl Jacobi

Assignment on Venus

Carl Jacobi · 1943

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Attitude by Hal Clement

Hal Clement · 1943

1 hr 24 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Black-out by Joseph Farrell

Joseph Farrell · 1943

First ContactSpace Opera

Calling the Empress

Cover of Calling the Empress by George O. Smith

Calling the Empress

George O. Smith · 1943

ColonizationSpace Opera

Castaways of Eros

Cover of Castaways of Eros by Nelson S. Bond

Castaways of Eros

Nelson S. Bond · 1943

1 hr 4 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Citadel of Lost Ships

Cover of Citadel of Lost Ships by Leigh Brackett

Citadel of Lost Ships

Leigh Brackett · 1943

Cover of Conjure wife by Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber · 1943

3 hr 38 min read

Conspiracy on Callisto

Cover of Conspiracy on Callisto by Frederik Pohl

Conspiracy on Callisto

Frederik Pohl · 1943

Cosmic Castaway

Cover of Cosmic Castaway by Carl Jacobi

Cosmic Castaway

Carl Jacobi · 1943

1 hr 2 min read

Military SFSpace Opera

Crypt-City of the Deathless One

Cover of Crypt-City of the Deathless One by Henry Kuttner

Crypt-City of the Deathless One

Henry Kuttner · 1943

1 hr 47 min read

Lost WorldSpace Opera

Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal

Cover of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sidney Bowen

Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal

Robert Sidney Bowen · 1943

3 hr 1 min read

Death Makes a Mistake

Cover of Death Makes a Mistake by William P. McGivern

Death Makes a Mistake

William P. McGivern · 1943

Destination—Death

Cover of Destination—Death by Wilbur S. Peacock

Destination—Death

Wilbur S. Peacock · 1943

Grifters' Asteroid

Cover of Grifters' Asteroid by H. L. Gold

Grifters' Asteroid

H. L. Gold · 1943

Cover of Lost Art by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1943

Hard SFTime Travel

Menace of the Mists

Cover of Menace of the Mists by H. L. Gold

Menace of the Mists

H. L. Gold · 1943

ColonizationFirst Contact

Mutiny in the Void

Cover of Mutiny in the Void by Charles R. Tanner

Mutiny in the Void

Charles R. Tanner · 1943

Military SFSpace Opera

Oridin's Formula

Cover of Oridin's Formula by R. R. Winterbotham

Oridin's Formula

R. R. Winterbotham · 1943

Hard SFSpace Opera

Phantom Out of Time

Cover of Phantom Out of Time by Nelson S. Bond

Phantom Out of Time

Nelson S. Bond · 1943

1 hr 18 min read

Space OperaTime Travel

Prey of the Space Falcon

Cover of Prey of the Space Falcon by Wilbur S. Peacock

Prey of the Space Falcon

Wilbur S. Peacock · 1943

1 hr 19 min read

DystopiaSpace Opera

Queen of the Flaming Diamond

Cover of Queen of the Flaming Diamond by Leroy Yerxa

Queen of the Flaming Diamond

Leroy Yerxa · 1943

1 hr 7 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Rats in the Belfry

Cover of Rats in the Belfry by David Wright O'Brien

Rats in the Belfry

David Wright O'Brien · 1943

AdventureFirst Contact

Cover of Recoil by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1943

Hard SFSpace Opera

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