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 Les Machines by Joe Love

Joe Love · 1954

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Let Space Be Your Coffin

Cover of Let Space Be Your Coffin by S. M. Tenneshaw

Let Space Be Your Coffin

S. M. Tenneshaw · 1954

Letter of the Law

Cover of Letter of the Law by Alan Edward Nourse

Letter of the Law

Alan Edward Nourse · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Little Boy by Jerome Bixby

Jerome Bixby · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Lord Tedric by E. E. Smith

E. E. Smith · 1954

Alternate HistoryTime Travel

Lost in the Future

Cover of Lost in the Future by John Victor Peterson

Lost in the Future

John Victor Peterson · 1954

Hard SFTime Travel

Marty the Martian

Cover of Marty the Martian by Arnold Marmor

Marty the Martian

Arnold Marmor · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Mary Anonymous by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1954

First ContactMilitary SF

Mate in Two Moves

Cover of Mate in Two Moves by Winston K. Marks

Mate in Two Moves

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Messenger by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1954

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Cover of Mimsy's Joke by Millard Grimes

Millard Grimes · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

Miracle by Price

Cover of Miracle by Price by Irving E. Cox

Miracle by Price

Irving E. Cox · 1954

Hard SFSocial SF

Money is the Root of All Good

Cover of Money is the Root of All Good by Patrick Wilkins

Money is the Root of All Good

Patrick Wilkins · 1954

Social SFSpace Opera

Morley's Weapon

Cover of Morley's Weapon by D. W. Barefoot

Morley's Weapon

D. W. Barefoot · 1954

Hard SFSpace Opera

Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird

Cover of Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird by Frank Belknap Long

Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird

Frank Belknap Long · 1954

First ContactHorror

My past is mine

Cover of My past is mine by Gerda Rhoads

My past is mine

Gerda Rhoads · 1954

Social SFTime Travel

Narakan Rifles, About Face!

Cover of Narakan Rifles, About Face! by George H. Smith

Narakan Rifles, About Face!

George H. Smith · 1954

Military SFSpace Opera

Cover of Navy Day by Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison · 1954

Military SFSocial SF

Cover of No star's land by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1954

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Off Course by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Office call by Charles E. Fritch

Charles E. Fritch · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Once a first wife

Cover of Once a first wife by Norman Arkawy

Once a first wife

Norman Arkawy · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

Operation: Outer Space

Cover of Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster

Operation: Outer Space

Murray Leinster · 1954

3 hr 55 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

Or Darwin, if you prefer

Cover of Or Darwin, if you prefer by Mel Hunter

Or Darwin, if you prefer

Mel Hunter · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

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