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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
A Million Years to ConquerHenry Kuttner
A Million Years to Conquer
Henry Kuttner (1940)
PG-13
The Kid from MarsOscar J. Friend
The Kid from Mars
Oscar J. Friend (1949)
PG-13
Land of Always-NightLester Dent; Ryerson Johnson
Land of Always-Night
Lester Dent; Ryerson Johnson (1940)
R
The Flying SaucerBernard Newman
The Flying Saucer
Bernard Newman (1948)
PG
The Face That Launched a Thousand ShipsThomas P. Kelley
The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships
Thomas P. Kelley (1941)
PG-13
Red Planet: A Colonial Boy on MarsRobert A. Heinlein
Red Planet: A Colonial Boy on Mars
Robert A. Heinlein (1949)
R
The Triumph of Captain FutureEdmond Hamilton
The Triumph of Captain Future
Edmond Hamilton (1940)
PG-13
Spacehounds of IPCEdward E. Smith, Ph.D.
Spacehounds of IPC
Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1947)
R
Miss Carter and the IfritSusan Alice Kerby
Miss Carter and the Ifrit
Susan Alice Kerby (1945)
PG-13
TriplanetaryEdward E. Smith, Ph.D.
Triplanetary
Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1948)
PG-13
Worzel Gummidge and Saucy NancyBarbara Euphan Todd
Worzel Gummidge and Saucy Nancy
Barbara Euphan Todd (1947)
PG
An Atomic Phantasy: KrakatitKarel Čapek
An Atomic Phantasy: Krakatit
Karel Čapek (1948)
PG
All Aboard for AraratH. G. Wells
All Aboard for Ararat
H. G. Wells (1940)
PG-13
Babes in the Darkling WoodH. G. Wells
Babes in the Darkling Wood
H. G. Wells (1940)
PG-13
You Can't Be Too CarefulH. G. Wells
You Can't Be Too Careful
H. G. Wells (1941)
PG-13
Too Much for Mr. JellipotS. Fowler Wright
Too Much for Mr. Jellipot
S. Fowler Wright (1945)
R
Night Unto NightPhilip Wylie
Night Unto Night
Philip Wylie (1944)
PG
The Notched HairpinH. F. Heard
The Notched Hairpin
H. F. Heard (1949)
PG-13
A Common EnemyJ. D. Beresford
A Common Enemy
J. D. Beresford (1941)
PG-13
The Council of EvilNorvell W. Page
The Council of Evil
Norvell W. Page (1940)
PG-13
The Chee-ChalkerL. Ron Hubbard
The Chee-Chalker
L. Ron Hubbard (1947)
PG-13
The Bewitched CavernsLeona Train Rienow
The Bewitched Caverns
Leona Train Rienow (1948)
PG-13
The Three PlaneteersEdmond Hamilton
The Three Planeteers
Edmond Hamilton (1940)
PG-13
John Brown's BodyGordon Boshell
John Brown's Body
Gordon Boshell (1942)
PG-13
The Death StarT. C. Bridges
The Death Star
T. C. Bridges (1940)
PG-13
The Skylark of SpaceMrs. Lee Hawkins Garby; Edward E. Smith
The Skylark of Space
Mrs. Lee Hawkins Garby; Edward E. Smith (1946)
PG-13
If I Were YouJulian Green
If I Were You
Julian Green (1949)
PG-13
On the Marble CliffsErnst Juenger
On the Marble Cliffs
Ernst Juenger (1947)
PG-13
Satans on SaturnOtis Adelbert Kline; E. Hoffmann Price
Satans on Saturn
Otis Adelbert Kline; E. Hoffmann Price (1940)
PG-13
Escape on VenusEdgar Rice Burroughs
Escape on Venus
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1946)
PG