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

Wait for Weight

Cover of Wait for Weight by Jack McKenty

Wait for Weight

Jack McKenty · 1953

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of War in Heaven by Fletcher Pratt

Fletcher Pratt · 1953

Hard SFMilitary SF

Cover of Warm by Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley · 1953

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Waste Not, Want

Cover of Waste Not, Want by Dave Dryfoos

Waste Not, Want

Dave Dryfoos · 1953

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Watchbird by Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley · 1953

Artificial IntelligenceDystopia

We're Civilized!

Cover of We're Civilized! by Mark Clifton Alex Apostolides

We're Civilized!

Mark Clifton Alex Apostolides · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

West of the sun

Cover of West of the sun by Edgar Pangborn

West of the sun

Edgar Pangborn · 1953

4 hr 37 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

What Do You Read?

Cover of What Do You Read? by Boyd Ellanby

What Do You Read?

Boyd Ellanby · 1953

DystopiaSocial SF

What Inhabits Me?

Cover of What Inhabits Me? by Robert Moore Williams

What Inhabits Me?

Robert Moore Williams · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Where the Gods Decide

Cover of Where the Gods Decide by James McKimmey

Where the Gods Decide

James McKimmey · 1953

AdventureSpace Opera

World Without Glamor

Cover of World Without Glamor by Stephen Marlowe

World Without Glamor

Stephen Marlowe · 1953

ColonizationSocial SF

Ye of Little Faith

Cover of Ye of Little Faith by Rog Phillips

Ye of Little Faith

Rog Phillips · 1953

1 hr 11 min read

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Young Visitor to Mars

Cover of Young Visitor to Mars by Richard M. Elam

Young Visitor to Mars

Richard M. Elam · 1953

2 hr 42 min read

JuvenileSpace Opera

Cover of Zero Hour by Alexander Blade

Alexander Blade · 1953

JuvenileSpace Opera

"Phone Me in Central Park"

Cover of "Phone Me in Central Park" by James V. McConnell

"Phone Me in Central Park"

James V. McConnell · 1954

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of $1,000 a Plate by Jack McKenty

Jack McKenty · 1954

ColonizationSocial SF

A Cold Night for Crying

Cover of A Cold Night for Crying by Stephen Marlowe

A Cold Night for Crying

Stephen Marlowe · 1954

Post-Apocalyptic

A Gift For Terra

Cover of A Gift For Terra by Fox B. Holden

A Gift For Terra

Fox B. Holden · 1954

A Soldier's Home Is Battle

Cover of A Soldier's Home Is Battle by Lowell Stone

A Soldier's Home Is Battle

Lowell Stone · 1954

Military SFPost-Apocalyptic

A world to die for

Cover of A world to die for by Sam Carson

A world to die for

Sam Carson · 1954

All In The Mind

Cover of All In The Mind by Gene L. Henderson

All In The Mind

Gene L. Henderson · 1954

And Gone Tomorrow

Cover of And Gone Tomorrow by Andrew J. Offutt

And Gone Tomorrow

Andrew J. Offutt · 1954

And a little child

Cover of And a little child by Marcia Kamien

And a little child

Marcia Kamien · 1954

ColonizationSocial SF

Assignment's End

Cover of Assignment's End by Roger D. Aycock

Assignment's End

Roger D. Aycock · 1954

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