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

Cover of The Natives by Katherine MacLean

Katherine MacLean · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Old Die Rich

Cover of The Old Die Rich by H. L. Gold

The Old Die Rich

H. L. Gold · 1953

1 hr 28 min read

Social SFTime Travel

Cover of The Peacemaker by Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel · 1953

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

The Prophetic Camera

Cover of The Prophetic Camera by John McGreevey

The Prophetic Camera

John McGreevey · 1953

Hard SFSocial SF

The Romantic Analogue

Cover of The Romantic Analogue by W. W. Skupeldyckle

The Romantic Analogue

W. W. Skupeldyckle · 1953

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of The Rotifers by Robert Abernathy

Robert Abernathy · 1953

First ContactHorror

Cover of The Salesman by Waldo T. Boyd

Waldo T. Boyd · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

The Sentimentalists

Cover of The Sentimentalists by Murray Leinster

The Sentimentalists

Murray Leinster · 1953

1 hr 3 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Slizzers by Jerome Bixby

Jerome Bixby · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

The Sloths of Kruvny

Cover of The Sloths of Kruvny by Vern Fearing

The Sloths of Kruvny

Vern Fearing · 1953

Social SFSpace Opera

The Space Pioneers

Cover of The Space Pioneers by Carey Rockwell

The Space Pioneers

Carey Rockwell · 1953

3 hr 56 min read

JuvenileSpace Opera

Cover of The Statue by Mari Wolf

Mari Wolf · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Sun-Death by Stanley Whiteside

Stanley Whiteside · 1953

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi

Frank Quattrocchi · 1953

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of The Syndic by C. M. Kornbluth

C. M. Kornbluth · 1953

3 hr 24 min read

Social SFUtopia

The Temple of Earth

Cover of The Temple of Earth by Poul Anderson

The Temple of Earth

Poul Anderson · 1953

AdventurePost-Apocalyptic

The Time Armada

Cover of The Time Armada by Fox B. Holden

The Time Armada

Fox B. Holden · 1953

3 hr 40 min read

Military SFTime Travel

Cover of The Trap by Betsy Curtis

Betsy Curtis · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Troubadour by Robert W. Lowndes

Robert W. Lowndes · 1953

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

The Un-Reconstructed Woman

Cover of The Un-Reconstructed Woman by Hayden Howard

The Un-Reconstructed Woman

Hayden Howard · 1953

Social SFSpace Opera

The Variable Man

Cover of The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick

The Variable Man

Philip K. Dick · 1953

1 hr 56 min read

Hard SFTime Travel

Cover of The Very Black by Dean Evans

Dean Evans · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Victor by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1953

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

The Warlock of Sharrador

Cover of The Warlock of Sharrador by Gardner F. Fox

The Warlock of Sharrador

Gardner F. Fox · 1953

1 hr 24 min read

FantasySpace Opera

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