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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
Son of the MorningGilbert Frankau
Son of the Morning
Gilbert Frankau (1949)
PG-13
Sun in ScorpioRonald Fraser
Sun in Scorpio
Ronald Fraser (1949)
PG-13
Village of GlassFrances Frost
Village of Glass
Frances Frost (1942)
R
The Key of LifeSir Philip Gibbs
The Key of Life
Sir Philip Gibbs (1948)
PG-13
TwigElizabeth Orton Jones
Twig
Elizabeth Orton Jones (1942)
PG-13
My Sinful EarthWilliam Gerhardi
My Sinful Earth
William Gerhardi (1947)
R
Utopia, Inc.Herman Everett Gieske
Utopia, Inc.
Herman Everett Gieske (1940)
PG-13
The Gamma Ray MurdersPreston Yorke
The Gamma Ray Murders
Preston Yorke (1943)
PG-13
The Gamma Ray MurdersEugene Ascher
The Gamma Ray Murders
Eugene Ascher (1943)
PG-13
The Stone of LauzièresJeanne Gosse
The Stone of Lauzières
Jeanne Gosse (1947)
PG-13
The Golden FleeceRobert Graves
The Golden Fleece
Robert Graves (1944)
PG-13
The Lost World of EverestBerkeley Gray
The Lost World of Everest
Berkeley Gray (1941)
PG-13
The Lost World of EverestEdwy Searles Brooks
The Lost World of Everest
Edwy Searles Brooks (1941)
PG-13
The Temple of Amon RaMary Gray
The Temple of Amon Ra
Mary Gray (1945)
PG-13
A Fragment of GlassF. L. Green
A Fragment of Glass
F. L. Green (1947)
R
Angela DarlingGordon Grinstead
Angela Darling
Gordon Grinstead (1948)
PG-13
The Fourth SealPelham Groom
The Fourth Seal
Pelham Groom (1948)
PG-13
What Farrar SawJames Hanley
What Farrar Saw
James Hanley (1946)
PG-13
Disturbers of the PeaceCatharine Harger; Leon Pritcher
Disturbers of the Peace
Catharine Harger; Leon Pritcher (1945)
PG-13
Higher ThingsMichael Harrison
Higher Things
Michael Harrison (1945)
PG-13
Long Ears: The Story of a Little Grey DonkeyPatricia Lynch
Long Ears: The Story of a Little Grey Donkey
Patricia Lynch (1943)
PG-13
Strange HungerMichael Hervey
Strange Hunger
Michael Hervey (1946)
PG-13
Harps in the WindRobert Hichens
Harps in the Wind
Robert Hichens (1945)
PG-13
The Woman in the HouseRobert Hichens
The Woman in the House
Robert Hichens (1945)
PG-13
The Little Blue ManDorothy Hill
The Little Blue Man
Dorothy Hill (1948)
PG-13
McGarrity & the PigeonsJohn Cecil Holm
McGarrity & the Pigeons
John Cecil Holm (1947)
PG-13
Listening HandsCoral Hope
Listening Hands
Coral Hope (1944)
PG-13
Faster, FasterEdward Newman Horn
Faster, Faster
Edward Newman Horn (1946)
PG-13
The Cool of the EveningHorace Horsnell
The Cool of the Evening
Horace Horsnell (1942)
PG-13
Man AloneHorace Horsnell
Man Alone
Horace Horsnell (1940)
PG-13