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Fantasy books of the 1930s

The dawn of modern fantasy. Tolkien, Howard, and the foundations of the genre.

565 books from 1930–1939
After Worlds CollidePhilip Wylie; Edwin Balmer
After Worlds Collide
Philip Wylie; Edwin Balmer (1934)
PG-13
After Many a Summer Dies the SwanAldous Huxley
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan
Aldous Huxley (1939)
PG-13
AlcyoneEden Phillpotts
Alcyone
Eden Phillpotts (1930)
PG
The Green GirlJack Williamson
The Green Girl
Jack Williamson (1930)
PG
Murder MadnessMurray Leinster
Murder Madness
Murray Leinster (1931)
PG
GladiatorPhilip Wylie
Gladiator
Philip Wylie (1930)
PG-13
Finnley WrenPhilip Wylie
Finnley Wren
Philip Wylie (1934)
PG-13
The Murderer InvisiblePhilip Wylie
The Murderer Invisible
Philip Wylie (1931)
PG-13
The Savage GentlemanPhilip Wylie
The Savage Gentleman
Philip Wylie (1932)
PG
The BrothersH. G. Wells
The Brothers
H. G. Wells (1938)
PG-13
The Secret PeopleJohn Wyndham
The Secret People
John Wyndham (1935)
G
SmireBranch Cabell
Smire
Branch Cabell (1937)
PG
The Vengeance of GwaS. Fowler Wright
The Vengeance of Gwa
S. Fowler Wright (1935)
PG
The Screaming LakeS. Fowler Wright
The Screaming Lake
S. Fowler Wright (1937)
G
Four Days WarS. Fowler Wright
Four Days War
S. Fowler Wright (1936)
G
Megiddo's RidgeS. Fowler Wright
Megiddo's Ridge
S. Fowler Wright (1937)
G
The Adventure of Wyndham SmithS. Fowler Wright
The Adventure of Wyndham Smith
S. Fowler Wright (1938)
G
Hawk of the WildernessWilliam L. Chester
Hawk of the Wilderness
William L. Chester (1936)
PG-13
Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible, or, Adventures Over the Forest of FireHoward R. Garis
Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible, or, Adventures Over the Forest of Fire
Howard R. Garis (1930)
PG
Tom Swift and His Sky TrainHoward R. Garis
Tom Swift and His Sky Train
Howard R. Garis (1931)
PG
Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport, or, Foiling the HaargolandersHarriet Stratemeyer Adams
Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport, or, Foiling the Haargolanders
Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (1934)
G
Tom Swift and His Planet StoneHarriet Stratemeyer Adams
Tom Swift and His Planet Stone
Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (1935)
PG
Tom Swift and His Giant TelescopeThomas Moyston Mitchell
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope
Thomas Moyston Mitchell (1939)
PG
Creep, Shadow!A. Merritt
Creep, Shadow!
A. Merritt (1934)
G
Dwellers in the MirageA. Merritt
Dwellers in the Mirage
A. Merritt (1932)
PG
The Face in the AbyssA. Merritt
The Face in the Abyss
A. Merritt (1931)
PG
The Pageant of ManStanton A. Coblentz
The Pageant of Man
Stanton A. Coblentz (1936)
G
Stowaway to MarsJohn Wyndham
Stowaway to Mars
John Wyndham (1936)
PG-13
Swastika NightKatharine Burdekin
Swastika Night
Katharine Burdekin (1937)
G
Jungle GirlEdgar Rice Burroughs
Jungle Girl
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1932)
PG-13