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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
Thunder TomorrowArthur Leo Zagat
Thunder Tomorrow
Arthur Leo Zagat (1940)
PG-13
Skylark of ValeronEdward E. Smith, Ph.D.
Skylark of Valeron
Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1949)
PG-13
The Star Called WormwoodMorchard Bishop
The Star Called Wormwood
Morchard Bishop (1941)
PG-13
Forward Into BattleCharles Marquis Warren
Forward Into Battle
Charles Marquis Warren (1941)
PG-13
Lovers' MeetingLady Eleanor Smith
Lovers' Meeting
Lady Eleanor Smith (1940)
PG-13
Invasion: Being the Personal Recollections of What Happened to Our Own Family and to Some of Our Friends During the First Forty-Eight Hours of That Terrible Incident in Our History Which Is Now Known as the Great Invasion and How We Escaped with Our Lives and the Strange Adventures Which Befell Us Before the Nazis Were Driven from Our TerritoriesHendrik Willem van Loon
Invasion: Being the Personal Recollections of What Happened to Our Own Family and to Some of Our Friends During the First Forty-Eight Hours of That Terrible Incident in Our History Which Is Now Known as the Great Invasion and How We Escaped with Our Lives and the Strange Adventures Which Befell Us Before the Nazis Were Driven from Our Territories
Hendrik Willem van Loon (1940)
PG-13
Sealed EntranceC. Voss-Bark
Sealed Entrance
C. Voss-Bark (1947)
PG-13
Buck Rogers 25th Century A.D. and the Overturned WorldPhilip Francis Nowlan
Buck Rogers 25th Century A.D. and the Overturned World
Philip Francis Nowlan (1941)
PG-13
The Island of PerilJohn Creasey
The Island of Peril
John Creasey (1940)
PG-13
The Three Tiers of FantasyNorman Berrow
The Three Tiers of Fantasy
Norman Berrow (1947)
PG-13
Ghost HouseNorman Berrow
Ghost House
Norman Berrow (1940)
PG-13
The World of ĀA. E. van Vogt
The World of Ā
A. E. van Vogt (1948)
PG-13
The Green Man: A Visitor from SpaceHarold M. Sherman
The Green Man: A Visitor from Space
Harold M. Sherman (1946)
PG-13
Legion of RobotsJohn Grange
Legion of Robots
John Grange (1940)
PG-13
Legion of RobotsVictor Rousseau
Legion of Robots
Victor Rousseau (1940)
PG-13
The MarsianJ. W. Gilbert
The Marsian
J. W. Gilbert (1940)
PG-13
Eastward in EdenClaude Silve
Eastward in Eden
Claude Silve (1945)
PG-13
The End Is Not YetL. Ron Hubbard
The End Is Not Yet
L. Ron Hubbard (1947)
PG-13
The OasisMary McCarthy
The Oasis
Mary McCarthy (1949)
PG-13
World Aflame: The Russian-American War of 1950Leonard Engel; Emanuel S. Piller
World Aflame: The Russian-American War of 1950
Leonard Engel; Emanuel S. Piller (1947)
R
Slaves of the LampArthur Leo Zagat
Slaves of the Lamp
Arthur Leo Zagat (1946)
PG-13
The SkyrocketBerta Hader; Elmer Hader
The Skyrocket
Berta Hader; Elmer Hader (1946)
PG-13
The Metal MonsterAbraham Grace Merritt
The Metal Monster
Abraham Grace Merritt (1945)
PG-13
Murder SyndicateVictor Rousseau
Murder Syndicate
Victor Rousseau (1941)
PG-13
The Birdseed PoolBechhofer Roberts
The Birdseed Pool
Bechhofer Roberts (1940)
PG-13
The PeacemakerJohn Remenham
The Peacemaker
John Remenham (1947)
R
Slaves of the Laughing DeathNorvell W. Page
Slaves of the Laughing Death
Norvell W. Page (1940)
PG-13
Judgment of the DamnedNorvell W. Page
Judgment of the Damned
Norvell W. Page (1940)
PG-13
Secret City of CrimeNorvell W. Page
Secret City of Crime
Norvell W. Page (1943)
PG-13
Death and the SpiderNorvell W. Page
Death and the Spider
Norvell W. Page (1942)
PG-13