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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
Night in No TimeEliot Crawshay-Williams
Night in No Time
Eliot Crawshay-Williams (1946)
PG-13
Two Trillion ImmortalsSolomon Cruso
Two Trillion Immortals
Solomon Cruso (1946)
PG-13
After the CloudsCatherine A. Davy
After the Clouds
Catherine A. Davy (1945)
PG-13
The Dark PoolLeona Train Rienow
The Dark Pool
Leona Train Rienow (1949)
PG-13
HolidayDulcie Deamer
Holiday
Dulcie Deamer (1940)
PG-13
The Teetotalitarian StateSomerset de Chair
The Teetotalitarian State
Somerset de Chair (1947)
PG-13
Tunnel from CalaisA. D. Divine
Tunnel from Calais
A. D. Divine (1942)
PG-13
Tunnel from CalaisDavid Divine
Tunnel from Calais
David Divine (1942)
PG-13
Tunnel from CalaisDavid Rame
Tunnel from Calais
David Rame (1943)
PG-13
Eve's Second AppleBarnaby Dogbolt
Eve's Second Apple
Barnaby Dogbolt (1946)
PG-13
Furlough from HeavenJerome Dreifuss
Furlough from Heaven
Jerome Dreifuss (1946)
PG-13
Peril on the AmazonDouglas V. Duff
Peril on the Amazon
Douglas V. Duff (1946)
PG-13
The Black MirrorWinifred Duke
The Black Mirror
Winifred Duke (1948)
PG-13
Death in the MindRichard Lockridge; G. H. Estabrooks
Death in the Mind
Richard Lockridge; G. H. Estabrooks (1945)
PG-13
Epp's Trip to the MoonO. E. Edstrom
Epp's Trip to the Moon
O. E. Edstrom (1945)
PG-13
When Adolf CameMartin Hawkin
When Adolf Came
Martin Hawkin (1943)
PG-13
SophiaSt. John Ervine
Sophia
St. John Ervine (1941)
PG-13
Raggedy Ann and Betsy Bonnet StringJohnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and Betsy Bonnet String
Johnny Gruelle (1943)
PG-13
The Flying VisitPeter Fleming
The Flying Visit
Peter Fleming (1940)
PG-13
Dream in the StoneDana Faralla
Dream in the Stone
Dana Faralla (1948)
PG-13
ClovisMichael Fessier
Clovis
Michael Fessier (1948)
PG-13
Ramola Twice BornBen Field
Ramola Twice Born
Ben Field (1944)
PG-13
DestroyerSteve Fisher
Destroyer
Steve Fisher (1941)
PG-13
Adam and the SerpentVardis Fisher
Adam and the Serpent
Vardis Fisher (1947)
PG-13
The Divine PassionVardis Fisher
The Divine Passion
Vardis Fisher (1948)
PG-13
Intimations of EveVardis Fisher
Intimations of Eve
Vardis Fisher (1946)
PG-13
The Iron HoopConstantine FitzGibbon
The Iron Hoop
Constantine FitzGibbon (1949)
PG-13
Flight Out of Fancy; an Account of a Brief Detachment, or Capriole, from the Charted Courses of the World; Containing the Writer's Explanation of the Hazards of His Departure, of the Puzzling Rigours of His Detention and of the Fortunate Circumstances of His Returnuncredited
Flight Out of Fancy; an Account of a Brief Detachment, or Capriole, from the Charted Courses of the World; Containing the Writer's Explanation of the Hazards of His Departure, of the Puzzling Rigours of His Detention and of the Fortunate Circumstances of His Return
uncredited (1948)
PG-13
The Hocus RootL. B. Foster
The Hocus Root
L. B. Foster (1944)
PG-13
The InvadersWaldo Frank
The Invaders
Waldo Frank (1948)
PG-13