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 Pariah by Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe · 1954

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Peace by Norman Arkawy Stanley Henig

Norman Arkawy Stanley Henig · 1954

DystopiaFirst Contact

Perchance to Dream

Cover of Perchance to Dream by Richard Stockham

Perchance to Dream

Richard Stockham · 1954

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Peril of the Starmen

Cover of Peril of the Starmen by Kris Neville

Peril of the Starmen

Kris Neville · 1954

1 hr 55 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Pet Farm by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1954

ColonizationFirst Contact

Planet of Dread

Cover of Planet of Dread by Dwight V. Swain

Planet of Dread

Dwight V. Swain · 1954

2 hr 12 min read

Military SFSpace Opera

Cover of Probability by Louis Trimble

Louis Trimble · 1954

Alternate HistorySocial SF

Cover of Project Hush by William Tenn

William Tenn · 1954

Military SFSocial SF

Cover of Quickie by Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

Rastignac the Devil

Cover of Rastignac the Devil by Philip José Farmer

Rastignac the Devil

Philip José Farmer · 1954

1 hr 18 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Revolt of the Outworlds

Cover of Revolt of the Outworlds by Stephen Marlowe

Revolt of the Outworlds

Stephen Marlowe · 1954

1 hr 25 min read

Military SFSpace Opera

Ring Once for Death

Cover of Ring Once for Death by Robert Arthur

Ring Once for Death

Robert Arthur · 1954

Rough Translation

Cover of Rough Translation by Jean M. Janis

Rough Translation

Jean M. Janis · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Runaway by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1954

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Search the Sky by Frederik Pohl

C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl · 1954

3 hr 44 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Second Sight by Basil Wells

Basil Wells · 1954

Psychic PowersTime Travel

Cover of Simple psiman by F. L. Wallace

F. L. Wallace · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Sixty-Year Extension

Cover of Sixty-Year Extension by Alan Edward Nourse

Sixty-Year Extension

Alan Edward Nourse · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

Slaves to the Metal Horde

Cover of Slaves to the Metal Horde by Stephen Marlowe

Slaves to the Metal Horde

Stephen Marlowe · 1954

1 hr 49 min read

Artificial IntelligencePost-Apocalyptic

Sorry: Wrong Dimension

Cover of Sorry: Wrong Dimension by Ross Rocklynne

Sorry: Wrong Dimension

Ross Rocklynne · 1954

Alternate HistorySocial SF

Cover of Spacemen lost by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1954

2 hr 43 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Spatial Delivery

Cover of Spatial Delivery by Randall Garrett

Spatial Delivery

Randall Garrett · 1954

Social SFSpace Opera

Special Delivery

Cover of Special Delivery by Damon Knight

Special Delivery

Damon Knight · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Stalemate by Basil Wells

Basil Wells · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

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