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

Stop Look and Dig

Cover of Stop Look and Dig by George O. Smith

Stop Look and Dig

George O. Smith · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Strangers to Straba

Cover of Strangers to Straba by Carl Jacobi

Strangers to Straba

Carl Jacobi · 1954

HorrorSpace Opera

Cover of Tabby by Winston K. Marks

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactHorror

Cover of Tape Jockey by Tom Leahy

Tom Leahy · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Texas Week by Albert Hernhuter

Albert Hernhuter · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of The Aab by Edward W. Ludwig

Edward W. Ludwig · 1954

AdventureColonization

The Aggravation of Elmer

Cover of The Aggravation of Elmer by Robert Arthur

The Aggravation of Elmer

Robert Arthur · 1954

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of The Ambassador by Sam Merwin

Sam Merwin · 1954

1 hr 23 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The Battle of the Bells

Cover of The Battle of the Bells by Jerome Bixby

The Battle of the Bells

Jerome Bixby · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Big Trip Up Yonder

Cover of The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut

The Big Trip Up Yonder

Kurt Vonnegut · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Calm Man by Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long · 1954

First ContactHorror

The Chapter Ends

Cover of The Chapter Ends by Poul Anderson

The Chapter Ends

Poul Anderson · 1954

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of The Colonists by Raymond F. Jones

Raymond F. Jones · 1954

1 hr 4 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Crystal Crypt

Cover of The Crystal Crypt by Philip K. Dick

The Crystal Crypt

Philip K. Dick · 1954

AdventureSpace Opera

The Dangerous Scarecrow

Cover of The Dangerous Scarecrow by Carl Jacobi

The Dangerous Scarecrow

Carl Jacobi · 1954

The Disembodied Man

Cover of The Disembodied Man by Jack Owen Jardine

The Disembodied Man

Jack Owen Jardine · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of The Double Spy by Dan T. Moore

Dan T. Moore · 1954

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of The Draw by Jerome Bixby

Jerome Bixby · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

The Final Figure

Cover of The Final Figure by Sam Merwin

The Final Figure

Sam Merwin · 1954

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

The First Day of Spring

Cover of The First Day of Spring by Mari Wolf

The First Day of Spring

Mari Wolf · 1954

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

The Frightful Ones

Cover of The Frightful Ones by Richard Maples

The Frightful Ones

Richard Maples · 1954

First ContactJuvenile

The Frogs of Mars

Cover of The Frogs of Mars by Roger D. Aycock

The Frogs of Mars

Roger D. Aycock · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Galactic Ghost

Cover of The Galactic Ghost by Mack Reynolds

The Galactic Ghost

Mack Reynolds · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Geisha Memory

Cover of The Geisha Memory by Winston K. Marks

The Geisha Memory

Winston K. Marks · 1954

ColonizationPsychic Powers

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