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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
Rocket to the MorgueAnthony Boucher
Rocket to the Morgue
Anthony Boucher (1942)
PG-13
The Case of the Solid KeyAnthony Boucher
The Case of the Solid Key
Anthony Boucher (1941)
PG-13
Nine Times NineAnthony Boucher
Nine Times Nine
Anthony Boucher (1940)
PG
The Chinese DollWilson Tucker
The Chinese Doll
Wilson Tucker (1946)
PG
The Fabulous ClipjointFredric Brown
The Fabulous Clipjoint
Fredric Brown (1947)
G
The Dead RingerFredric Brown
The Dead Ringer
Fredric Brown (1948)
G
Murder Can Be FunFredric Brown
Murder Can Be Fun
Fredric Brown (1948)
G
The Bloody MoonlightFredric Brown
The Bloody Moonlight
Fredric Brown (1949)
PG
The Screaming MimiFredric Brown
The Screaming Mimi
Fredric Brown (1949)
G
The Sun Shines WestNat Schachner
The Sun Shines West
Nat Schachner (1943)
PG
The Wanderer: A Novel of Dante and BeatriceNat Schachner
The Wanderer: A Novel of Dante and Beatrice
Nat Schachner (1944)
PG-13
The King's PassengerNat Schachner
The King's Passenger
Nat Schachner (1942)
G
By the Dim LampsNat Schachner
By the Dim Lamps
Nat Schachner (1941)
PG
Doorway to HellRaymond A. Palmer
Doorway to Hell
Raymond A. Palmer (1942)
G
After an AgeOtto Binder
After an Age
Otto Binder (1942)
PG
Forgotten WorldsHoward Browne
Forgotten Worlds
Howard Browne (1948)
PG
Zero A.D.Robert Wade
Zero A.D.
Robert Wade (1948)
PG-13
The White DeerJames Thurber
The White Deer
James Thurber (1945)
PG-13
The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in HeartBB
The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart
BB (1942)
PG-13
The Wind on the MoonEric Linklater
The Wind on the Moon
Eric Linklater (1944)
R
The Hundred DressesEleanor Estes
The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes (1944)
PG-13
The Mystery of Lost ValleyManly Wade Wellman
The Mystery of Lost Valley
Manly Wade Wellman (1948)
R
A Voyage to VenusDominic Healy
A Voyage to Venus
Dominic Healy (1943)
PG-13
Make-BelieveElizabeth Goudge
Make-Believe
Elizabeth Goudge (1949)
PG
The Blue HillsElizabeth Goudge
The Blue Hills
Elizabeth Goudge (1942)
G
The Mightiest MachineJohn W. Campbell, Jr.
The Mightiest Machine
John W. Campbell, Jr. (1947)
PG-13
Spacehounds of IPCE. E. 'Doc' Smith
Spacehounds of IPC
E. E. 'Doc' Smith (1947)
PG-13
The Skylark of SpaceE. E. 'Doc' Smith
The Skylark of Space
E. E. 'Doc' Smith (1946)
PG-13
The Emperor's BraceletManning Coles
The Emperor's Bracelet
Manning Coles (1947)
PG
Escape on VenusEdgar Rice Burroughs
Escape on Venus
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1946)
PG