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Fantasy books of the 1940s

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

433 books from 1940–1949
The Blue Streak and Doctor MedusaArt Elder
The Blue Streak and Doctor Medusa
Art Elder (1946)
PG-13
Tom Swift and His Magnetic SilencerThomas Moyston Mitchell
Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer
Thomas Moyston Mitchell (1941)
PG-13
The House of the Living DeathLieut.-Commander Trevor Blore
The House of the Living Death
Lieut.-Commander Trevor Blore (1946)
PG-13
The FetchJoseph Shearing
The Fetch
Joseph Shearing (1942)
PG-13
The Pink EggPolly Boyden
The Pink Egg
Polly Boyden (1942)
PG-13
No NightingalesS. J. Simon; Caryl Brahms
No Nightingales
S. J. Simon; Caryl Brahms (1944)
PG-13
Titania Has a MotherCaryl Brahms; S. J. Simon
Titania Has a Mother
Caryl Brahms; S. J. Simon (1944)
PG-13
Veiled VictoryO. Chester Brodhay
Veiled Victory
O. Chester Brodhay (1941)
PG-13
If Hitler Comes: A Cautionary TaleDouglas Brown; Christopher Serpell
If Hitler Comes: A Cautionary Tale
Douglas Brown; Christopher Serpell (1941)
PG-13
The Goose's TaleBarnaby Dogbolt
The Goose's Tale
Barnaby Dogbolt (1947)
PG-13
Strangers in the VlyEdmund Gilligan
Strangers in the Vly
Edmund Gilligan (1941)
PG-13
None So BlindGordon Baker
None So Blind
Gordon Baker (1946)
PG-13
By FirelightEdith Pargeter
By Firelight
Edith Pargeter (1948)
PG-13
By FirelightEllis Peters
By Firelight
Ellis Peters (1948)
PG-13
By This Strange FireEdith Pargeter
By This Strange Fire
Edith Pargeter (1948)
PG-13
TomDon Prince
Tom
Don Prince (1940)
PG-13
Tom's TemptationsDon Prince
Tom's Temptations
Don Prince (1949)
PG-13
A Study in ScarletA. Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet
A. Conan Doyle (1941)
PG-13
Creep, Shadow Creep!A. Merritt
Creep, Shadow Creep!
A. Merritt (1947)
PG-13
The PlagueAlbert Camus
The Plague
Albert Camus (1948)
PG-13
The Sun and the MoonP. K. Page
The Sun and the Moon
P. K. Page (1944)
PG-13
The Flying HouseLatrobe Carroll; Ruth Carroll
The Flying House
Latrobe Carroll; Ruth Carroll (1946)
PG-13
In the WeavingW. Jerome Chambers
In the Weaving
W. Jerome Chambers (1942)
PG-13
The Mask of WisdomHoward Clewes
The Mask of Wisdom
Howard Clewes (1948)
PG-13
Sweet River in the MorningWinston Clewes
Sweet River in the Morning
Winston Clewes (1946)
PG-13
S-w-o-o-pDon Prince
S-w-o-o-p
Don Prince (1941)
PG-13
Ibe of AtlanIra A. Cole
Ibe of Atlan
Ira A. Cole (1947)
PG-13
The Air KillerJames Corbett
The Air Killer
James Corbett (1941)
PG-13
The Rumour in the ForestMadeleine Couppey
The Rumour in the Forest
Madeleine Couppey (1947)
PG-13
Gateway to RemembrancePhyllis Cradock
Gateway to Remembrance
Phyllis Cradock (1949)
PG-13