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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 19301939
Tam, Son of the TigerOtis Adelbert Kline
Tam, Son of the Tiger
Otis Adelbert Kline (1931)
PG
Maza of the MoonOtis Adelbert Kline
Maza of the Moon
Otis Adelbert Kline (1930)
PG
The Kidnap ClubArthur B. Reeve
The Kidnap Club
Arthur B. Reeve (1932)
R
The Clutching HandArthur B. Reeve
The Clutching Hand
Arthur B. Reeve (1934)
PG
Enter Craig KennedyArthur B. Reeve; Ashley Locke
Enter Craig Kennedy
Arthur B. Reeve; Ashley Locke (1935)
PG
The Stars Scream MurderArthur B. Reeve
The Stars Scream Murder
Arthur B. Reeve (1936)
G
Ralestone LuckAndre Norton
Ralestone Luck
Andre Norton (1938)
PG
The Circus of Dr. LaoCharles G. Finney
The Circus of Dr. Lao
Charles G. Finney (1935)
PG
The Swordsman of SarvonCharles Cloukey
The Swordsman of Sarvon
Charles Cloukey (1932)
PG-13
Brood of the Dark MoonCharles Willard Diffin
Brood of the Dark Moon
Charles Willard Diffin (1931)
G
Locos: A Comedy of GesturesFelipe Alfau
Locos: A Comedy of Gestures
Felipe Alfau (1936)
G
Proud ManKatharine Burdekin
Proud Man
Katharine Burdekin (1934)
PG
White GasRichard Keverne
White Gas
Richard Keverne (1937)
PG-13
The Ten-Year Plan: A Dream of 1940Stanley Freese
The Ten-Year Plan: A Dream of 1940
Stanley Freese (1932)
PG
The Man Inside: Being the Record of the Strange Adventures of Allen Steele Among the XulusV. F. Calverton
The Man Inside: Being the Record of the Strange Adventures of Allen Steele Among the Xulus
V. F. Calverton (1936)
PG-13
The Shape of Things to ComeH. G. Wells
The Shape of Things to Come
H. G. Wells (1933)
G
The Mask of Fu ManchuSax Rohmer
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer (1932)
PG
The Trail of Fu ManchuSax Rohmer
The Trail of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer (1934)
PG-13
The Drums of Fu ManchuSax Rohmer
The Drums of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer (1939)
PG
Land Under EnglandJoseph O'Neill
Land Under England
Joseph O'Neill (1935)
PG
We Have Been WarnedNaomi Mitchison
We Have Been Warned
Naomi Mitchison (1935)
G
Three Go BackJ. Leslie Mitchell
Three Go Back
J. Leslie Mitchell (1932)
G
The Box of DelightsJohn Masefield
The Box of Delights
John Masefield (1935)
G
Buckskin BrigadesL. Ron Hubbard
Buckskin Brigades
L. Ron Hubbard (1937)
G
Lost HorizonJames Hilton
Lost Horizon
James Hilton (1933)
PG
The Winged BullDion Fortune
The Winged Bull
Dion Fortune (1935)
PG-13
The Sea PriestessDion Fortune
The Sea Priestess
Dion Fortune (1938)
G
The Goat-Foot GodDion Fortune
The Goat-Foot God
Dion Fortune (1936)
G
The Man from LimboGuy Endore
The Man from Limbo
Guy Endore (1930)
PG-13
Jungle GirlEdgar Rice Burroughs
Jungle Girl
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1932)
PG-13