The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1950s

Post-war optimism meets Cold War anxiety. The space race inspires grand visions of humanity among the stars.

1592 titles 482 authors

Defining themes

Social SF Space Opera First Contact Colonization Hard SF Psychic Powers Dystopia Post-Apocalyptic

Its notable voices

Stephen Marlowe Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg Bryce Walton Alan Edward Nourse H. Beam Piper Murray Leinster Winston K. Marks

The collection

Doomsday 257 A.G.!

Cover of Doomsday 257 A.G.! by Bryce Walton

Doomsday 257 A.G.!

Bryce Walton · 1952

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Double Standard

Cover of Double Standard by Alfred Coppel

Double Standard

Alfred Coppel · 1952

Social SFSpace Opera

Dr. Kometevsky's Day

Cover of Dr. Kometevsky's Day by Fritz Leiber

Dr. Kometevsky's Day

Fritz Leiber · 1952

Hard SFSocial SF

Dreamer's World

Cover of Dreamer's World by Bryce Walton

Dreamer's World

Bryce Walton · 1952

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Drome by John Martin Leahy

John Martin Leahy · 1952

Education of a Martian

Cover of Education of a Martian by Joseph Shallit

Education of a Martian

Joseph Shallit · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Evil Out of Onzar

Cover of Evil Out of Onzar by Mark Ganes

Evil Out of Onzar

Mark Ganes · 1952

1 hr 10 min read

Final Examination

Cover of Final Examination by Robert Sheckley

Final Examination

Robert Sheckley · 1952

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Fresh Air Fiend

Cover of Fresh Air Fiend by Kris Neville

Fresh Air Fiend

Kris Neville · 1952

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Freudian Slip by Franklin Abel

Franklin Abel · 1952

From outer space

Cover of From outer space by Robert Zacks

From outer space

Robert Zacks · 1952

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Hard Guy by Howard Browne

Howard Browne · 1952

Cover of Hideout by Fox B. Holden

Fox B. Holden · 1952

Hoiman and the Solar Circuit

Cover of Hoiman and the Solar Circuit by G. Gordon Dewey

Hoiman and the Solar Circuit

G. Gordon Dewey · 1952

Social SFSpace Opera

Holes, Incorporated

Cover of Holes, Incorporated by L. Major Reynolds

Holes, Incorporated

L. Major Reynolds · 1952

First ContactHard SF

Cover of Homesick by Lyn Venable

Lyn Venable · 1952

Infinity's Child

Cover of Infinity's Child by Charles V. De Vet

Infinity's Child

Charles V. De Vet · 1952

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Instinct by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1952

Hard SFSocial SF

Is That You Xeluchli?

Cover of Is That You Xeluchli? by Dick Hetschel

Is That You Xeluchli?

Dick Hetschel · 1952

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of It by Hayden Howard

Hayden Howard · 1952

HorrorSpace Opera

It Takes a Thief

Cover of It Takes a Thief by Walter M. Miller

It Takes a Thief

Walter M. Miller · 1952

ColonizationFirst Contact

Jimsy and the Monsters

Cover of Jimsy and the Monsters by Walter J. Sheldon

Jimsy and the Monsters

Walter J. Sheldon · 1952

First ContactJuvenile

Jungle in the Sky

Cover of Jungle in the Sky by Stephen Marlowe

Jungle in the Sky

Stephen Marlowe · 1952

1 hr 49 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Last Call by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1952

ColonizationPsychic Powers

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