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Fantasy books of the 1940s

Wartime fantasy. Escapism meets allegory as the world fights its darkest battle.

433 books from 19401949
Beyond This HorizonRobert A. Heinlein
Beyond This Horizon
Robert A. Heinlein (1948)
PG
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell
Animal Farm
George Orwell (1945)
PG-13
1984George Orwell
1984
George Orwell (1949)
PG-13
Red Sun of DangerEdmond Hamilton
Red Sun of Danger
Edmond Hamilton (1945)
PG
The Murder of the U.S.A.Murray Leinster
The Murder of the U.S.A.
Murray Leinster (1946)
PG
Lords of CreationEarl Binder; Otto Binder
Lords of Creation
Earl Binder; Otto Binder (1949)
G
The Metal MonsterA. Merritt
The Metal Monster
A. Merritt (1945)
PG-13
Rocket Ship GalileoRobert A. Heinlein
Rocket Ship Galileo
Robert A. Heinlein (1947)
PG
Sixth ColumnRobert A. Heinlein
Sixth Column
Robert A. Heinlein (1949)
PG-13
The Shadow GirlRay Cummings
The Shadow Girl
Ray Cummings (1946)
PG
Tom Swift and His Magnetic SilencerVictor Appleton
Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer
Victor Appleton (1941)
PG
People of the CometAustin Hall
People of the Comet
Austin Hall (1948)
G
The Web of Easter IslandDonald Wandrei
The Web of Easter Island
Donald Wandrei (1948)
G
Shy LeopardessLeslie Barringer
Shy Leopardess
Leslie Barringer (1948)
PG
The Port of PerilOtis Adelbert Kline
The Port of Peril
Otis Adelbert Kline (1949)
G
The Moon ConquerorsR. H. Romans
The Moon Conquerors
R. H. Romans (1943)
PG
The Sunken WorldStanton A. Coblentz
The Sunken World
Stanton A. Coblentz (1948)
PG
Spacehounds of IPCEdward E. Smith
Spacehounds of IPC
Edward E. Smith (1947)
PG
The Time StreamJohn Taine
The Time Stream
John Taine (1946)
PG
Four-Sided TriangleWilliam F. Temple
Four-Sided Triangle
William F. Temple (1949)
PG-13
Seven Days in New CreteRobert Graves
Seven Days in New Crete
Robert Graves (1949)
PG
The House of SleepAnna Kavan
The House of Sleep
Anna Kavan (1947)
PG
I Am Thinking of My DarlingVincent McHugh
I Am Thinking of My Darling
Vincent McHugh (1943)
PG-13
The Book of PtathA. E. van Vogt
The Book of Ptath
A. E. van Vogt (1947)
PG-13
The Daughter of Fu ManchuSax Rohmer
The Daughter of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer (1949)
G
The Island of Fu ManchuSax Rohmer
The Island of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer (1941)
PG-13
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell (1949)
PG-13
Lucky Bucky in OzJohn R. Neill
Lucky Bucky in Oz
John R. Neill (1942)
G
SupermanGeorge Lowther
Superman
George Lowther (1942)
G
Escape on VenusEdgar Rice Burroughs
Escape on Venus
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1946)
PG