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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
The Lost Vikings
The Lost Vikings
Jack Bechdolt (1931)
G
The Demigods
The Demigods
Alfred Gordon Bennett (1939)
PG-13
Even a Worm
Even a Worm
J. S. Bradford (1936)
G
The Great Amen
The Great Amen
Arthur J. Burks (1938)
PG
The Blue Grotto TerrorCarl H. Claudy
The Blue Grotto Terror
Carl H. Claudy (1934)
G
The World Goes Smash
The World Goes Smash
Samuel Hopkins Adams (1938)
PG-13
The Master Minds of MarsCarl H. Claudy
The Master Minds of Mars
Carl H. Claudy (1931)
PG
To Walk the Night
To Walk the Night
William Sloane (1937)
PG
The RiderEdgar Rice Burroughs
The Rider
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1937)
R
Rocket Riders in Stormy Seas; or, Trailing the Treasure Divers
Rocket Riders in Stormy Seas; or, Trailing the Treasure Divers
Howard R. Garis (1933)
PG-13
The Power ProjectorJohn F. C. Westerman
The Power Projector
John F. C. Westerman (1933)
PG
Thirty Million Gas MasksSarah Campion
Thirty Million Gas Masks
Sarah Campion (1937)
R
No CluesMurray Leinster
No Clues
Murray Leinster (1935)
PG-13
The Gold DiggersA. M. Fleming
The Gold Diggers
A. M. Fleming (1930)
PG-13
White Python
White Python
Mark Channing (1934)
R
God's Secret
God's Secret
Arthur Stanwood Pier (1935)
PG-13
The Gold Chase
The Gold Chase
Robert W. Chambers (1935)
PG-13
The Space RaidersBarrington Beverley
The Space Raiders
Barrington Beverley (1936)
PG
The Air Devil
The Air Devil
Barrington Beverley (1934)
PG-13
Overture to CambridgeJoseph Gordon Macleod
Overture to Cambridge
Joseph Gordon Macleod (1936)
PG-13
The Jewel of Mahabar
The Jewel of Mahabar
Edison Marshall (1938)
PG-13
General Manpower
General Manpower
John S. Martin (1938)
PG-13
Murder in the MirrorW. W. Masters
Murder in the Mirror
W. W. Masters (1931)
PG-13
Migrants of the Stars
Migrants of the Stars
A. H. Barzevi; Marc F. Keller (1931)
R
Planet Plane
Planet Plane
John Beynon (1936)
PG
The Green Man of KilsonaFestus Pragnell
The Green Man of Kilsona
Festus Pragnell (1936)
R
In the Year 8000Otfrid von Hanstein
In the Year 8000
Otfrid von Hanstein (1932)
PG-13
The Moon Gods
The Moon Gods
Edgar Jepson (1930)
PG-13
Edge of the World
Edge of the World
George B. Rodney (1931)
PG-13
The Murder in Bethnal Square
The Murder in Bethnal Square
S. Fowler Wright (1938)
PG-13