SF Supernova

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 SFSpace OperaFirst ContactColonizationHard SFPsychic PowersDystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

Its notable voices

Stephen MarloweRandall GarrettRobert SilverbergBryce WaltonAlan Edward NourseH. Beam PiperMurray LeinsterWinston K. Marks

The collection

Shock Treatment
Cover of Shock Treatment by Stanley Mullen
Shock Treatment
Stanley Mullen · 1952
1 hr 2 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
Sinister Paradise
Cover of Sinister Paradise by Robert Moore Williams
Sinister Paradise
Robert Moore Williams · 1952
1 hr 11 min read
AdventureLost World
So Many Worlds Away...
Cover of So Many Worlds Away... by Dwight V. Swain
So Many Worlds Away...
Dwight V. Swain · 1952
40 min read
Alternate HistorySocial SF
Spacemen are born
Cover of Spacemen are born by Bolling Branham
Spacemen are born
Bolling Branham · 1952
21 min read
Hard SFSpace Opera
Special Delivery
Cover of Special Delivery by Kris Neville
Special Delivery
Kris Neville · 1952
2 hr 16 min read
First ContactSocial SF
Stand by for Mars!
Cover of Stand by for Mars! by Carey Rockwell
Stand by for Mars!
Carey Rockwell · 1952
4 hr 22 min read
JuvenileSpace Opera
Star, Bright
Cover of Star, Bright by Mark Clifton
Star, Bright
Mark Clifton · 1952
39 min read
Psychic PowersSocial SF
Success Story
Cover of Success Story by Robert Turner
Success Story
Robert Turner · 1952
7 min read
Post-ApocalypticSocial SF
Sugar Plum
Cover of Sugar Plum by Reginald Bretnor
Sugar Plum
Reginald Bretnor · 1952
33 min read
First ContactSocial SF
Survivors
Cover of Survivors by Arthur Dekker Savage
Survivors
Arthur Dekker Savage · 1952
12 min read
Post-ApocalypticSocial SF
Tea Tray in the Sky
Cover of Tea Tray in the Sky by Evelyn E. Smith
Tea Tray in the Sky
Evelyn E. Smith · 1952
23 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Addicts
Cover of The Addicts by Joseph Samachson
The Addicts
Joseph Samachson · 1952
15 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Altar at Midnight
Cover of The Altar at Midnight by C. M. Kornbluth
The Altar at Midnight
C. M. Kornbluth · 1952
12 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Ambassadors From Venus
Cover of The Ambassadors From Venus by Kendell Foster Crossen
The Ambassadors From Venus
Kendell Foster Crossen · 1952
35 min read
First ContactPost-Apocalyptic
The Android Kill
Cover of The Android Kill by John Jakes
The Android Kill
John Jakes · 1952
15 min read
Artificial IntelligenceDystopia
The Beachcomber
Cover of The Beachcomber by Damon Knight
The Beachcomber
Damon Knight · 1952
16 min read
Social SFTime Travel
The Beautiful People
Cover of The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont
The Beautiful People
Charles Beaumont · 1952
32 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Beginning
Cover of The Beginning by Henry Hasse
The Beginning
Henry Hasse · 1952
26 min read
First ContactPost-Apocalyptic
The Big Tomorrow
Cover of The Big Tomorrow by Richard S. Shaver
The Big Tomorrow
Richard S. Shaver · 1952
29 min read
Psychic PowersSocial SF
The Bloodhounds of Zirth
Cover of The Bloodhounds of Zirth by Lloyd Palmer
The Bloodhounds of Zirth
Lloyd Palmer · 1952
11 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Blue Star
Cover of The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt
The Blue Star
Fletcher Pratt · 1952
~5 hr read
Fantasy
The Conjurer of Venus
Cover of The Conjurer of Venus by Conan T. Troy
The Conjurer of Venus
Conan T. Troy · 1952
45 min read
ColonizationPsychic Powers
The Cosmic Bluff
Cover of The Cosmic Bluff by Mack Reynolds
The Cosmic Bluff
Mack Reynolds · 1952
35 min read
First ContactSpace Opera
The Dancers
Cover of The Dancers by Margaret St. Clair
The Dancers
Margaret St. Clair · 1952
7 min read
ColonizationSocial SF

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