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

Escape Velocity

Cover of Escape Velocity by Charles L. Fontenay

Escape Velocity

Charles L. Fontenay · 1954

Military SFSpace Opera

Fair and Warmer

Cover of Fair and Warmer by E. G. Von Wald

Fair and Warmer

E. G. Von Wald · 1954

Cover of Feline Red by Robert Sampson

Robert Sampson · 1954

Cover of Felony by James Causey

James Causey · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

First Stage: Moon

Cover of First Stage: Moon by Dick Hetschel

First Stage: Moon

Dick Hetschel · 1954

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Fish Fry by Arnold Marmor

Arnold Marmor · 1954

Cover of Fly By Night by Arthur Dekker Savage

Arthur Dekker Savage · 1954

For Every Man A Reason

Cover of For Every Man A Reason by Patrick Wilkins

For Every Man A Reason

Patrick Wilkins · 1954

Military SFSpace Opera

Forget Me Nearly

Cover of Forget Me Nearly by F. L. Wallace

Forget Me Nearly

F. L. Wallace · 1954

1 hr 1 min read

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Forsyte's Retreat

Cover of Forsyte's Retreat by Winston K. Marks

Forsyte's Retreat

Winston K. Marks · 1954

Social SFTime Travel

Foundling on Venus

Cover of Foundling on Venus by John De Courcy

Foundling on Venus

Dorothy De Courcy & John De Courcy · 1954

ColonizationFirst Contact

Grandma Perkins and the Space Pirates

Cover of Grandma Perkins and the Space Pirates by James V. McConnell

Grandma Perkins and the Space Pirates

James V. McConnell · 1954

Cover of Grounded by William Sambrot

William Sambrot · 1954

Hard SFSpace Opera

Happy Rain Night

Cover of Happy Rain Night by Dean Evans

Happy Rain Night

Dean Evans · 1954

ColonizationDystopia

Cover of He who served by Ray Cummings

Ray Cummings · 1954

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Cover of High Man by Jay Clarke

Jay Clarke · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Hunters Out of Space

Cover of Hunters Out of Space by Joseph E. Kelleam

Hunters Out of Space

Joseph E. Kelleam · 1954

2 hr 43 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Jackie sees a star

Cover of Jackie sees a star by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Jackie sees a star

Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1954

First ContactJuvenile

John's Other Practice

Cover of John's Other Practice by Winston K. Marks

John's Other Practice

Winston K. Marks · 1954

Hard SFSocial SF

Journey for the Brave

Cover of Journey for the Brave by Alan Edward Nourse

Journey for the Brave

Alan Edward Nourse · 1954

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Joy Ride by Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows · 1954

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Jupiter's Joke by A. L. Haley

A. L. Haley · 1954

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Keep Out by Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown · 1954

ColonizationSocial SF

Land Beyond the Flame

Cover of Land Beyond the Flame by Evelyn Goldstein

Land Beyond the Flame

Evelyn Goldstein · 1954

AdventureColonization

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