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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
A Yank at ValhallaEdmond Hamilton
A Yank at Valhalla
Edmond Hamilton (1941)
PG
Time TrapRog Phillips
Time Trap
Rog Phillips (1949)
PG-13
Lazarus #7Richard Sale
Lazarus #7
Richard Sale (1942)
PG
The Last SecretDana Chambers
The Last Secret
Dana Chambers (1943)
PG
The Murder of the U.S.A.Will F. Jenkins
The Murder of the U.S.A.
Will F. Jenkins (1946)
G
The Day He DiedC. L. Moore; Henry Kuttner
The Day He Died
C. L. Moore; Henry Kuttner (1947)
G
The Grass Is Always GreenerGeorge Malcolm-Smith
The Grass Is Always Greener
George Malcolm-Smith (1947)
PG-13
Repeat PerformanceWilliam O'Farrell
Repeat Performance
William O'Farrell (1942)
PG
The Voyage of the Luna IDorothy Glover
The Voyage of the Luna I
Dorothy Glover (1948)
G
Follow the DrumAndre Norton
Follow the Drum
Andre Norton (1942)
PG
The Glass Too ManyJack Mann
The Glass Too Many
Jack Mann (1940)
PG
Mary Poppins Opens the DoorP. L. Travers
Mary Poppins Opens the Door
P. L. Travers (1943)
PG-13
Space CadetRobert A. Heinlein
Space Cadet
Robert A. Heinlein (1948)
PG
The Stream That Stood StillBeverley Nichols
The Stream That Stood Still
Beverley Nichols (1948)
G
The Tree That Sat DownBeverley Nichols
The Tree That Sat Down
Beverley Nichols (1945)
PG-13
Her Ways Are DeathE. Charles Vivian
Her Ways Are Death
E. Charles Vivian (1940)
PG
The Last Space ShipMurray Leinster
The Last Space Ship
Murray Leinster (1949)
PG
An Unknown LandViscount Samuel
An Unknown Land
Viscount Samuel (1942)
PG
\"If This Goes On —\"Robert A. Heinlein
\"If This Goes On —\"
Robert A. Heinlein (1940)
PG-13
Minions of MarsWilliam Gray Beyer
Minions of Mars
William Gray Beyer (1940)
PG-13
Minions of ShadowWilliam Gray Beyer
Minions of Shadow
William Gray Beyer (1941)
PG-13
The Sword Is DrawnAndre Norton
The Sword Is Drawn
Andre Norton (1944)
PG
Sword in SheathAndre Norton
Sword in Sheath
Andre Norton (1949)
PG
Rogue ReynardAndre Norton
Rogue Reynard
Andre Norton (1947)
PG
ScarfaceAndre Norton
Scarface
Andre Norton (1948)
PG
No Good from a CorpseLeigh Brackett
No Good from a Corpse
Leigh Brackett (1944)
PG-13
Stranger at HomeLeigh Brackett
Stranger at Home
Leigh Brackett (1946)
PG
CarolaCordwainer Smith
Carola
Cordwainer Smith (1948)
PG-13
Atomsk: A Novel of SuspenseCordwainer Smith
Atomsk: A Novel of Suspense
Cordwainer Smith (1949)
PG
Escape on VenusEdgar Rice Burroughs
Escape on Venus
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1946)
PG