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

Too close to the forest

Cover of Too close to the forest by Bryce Walton Al Reynolds

Too close to the forest

Bryce Walton Al Reynolds · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Treachery in Outer Space

Cover of Treachery in Outer Space by Carey Rockwell

Treachery in Outer Space

Carey Rockwell · 1954

3 hr 38 min read

JuvenileSpace Opera

Trouble Near the Sun

Cover of Trouble Near the Sun by Alan J. Ramm

Trouble Near the Sun

Alan J. Ramm · 1954

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Two Timer by Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown · 1954

Hard SFTime Travel

Two way destiny

Cover of Two way destiny by Frank Belknap Long

Two way destiny

Frank Belknap Long · 1954

ColonizationFirst Contact

Uniform of a Man

Cover of Uniform of a Man by Dave Dryfoos

Uniform of a Man

Dave Dryfoos · 1954

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Unwelcomed Visitor

Cover of Unwelcomed Visitor by Joseph Samachson

Unwelcomed Visitor

Joseph Samachson · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Up for Renewal by Lucius Daniel

Lucius Daniel · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

Vengeance From the Past

Cover of Vengeance From the Past by Robert W. Krepps

Vengeance From the Past

Robert W. Krepps · 1954

1 hr 5 min read

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Cover of Wainer by Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara · 1954

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Cover of Way of a Rebel by Walter M. Miller

Walter M. Miller · 1954

Military SFPost-Apocalyptic

Welcome to Paradise

Cover of Welcome to Paradise by Allyn Donnelson

Welcome to Paradise

Allyn Donnelson · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

What Rough Beast?

Cover of What Rough Beast? by Jefferson Highe

What Rough Beast?

Jefferson Highe · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of When I Grow Up by Richard E. Lowe

Richard E. Lowe · 1954

Psychic PowersSocial SF

When the Mountain Shook

Cover of When the Mountain Shook by Robert Abernathy

When the Mountain Shook

Robert Abernathy · 1954

AdventurePost-Apocalyptic

Where the World is Quiet

Cover of Where the World is Quiet by Henry Kuttner

Where the World is Quiet

Henry Kuttner · 1954

HorrorPsychic Powers

World Without War

Cover of World Without War by E. G. Von Wald

World Without War

E. G. Von Wald · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

X Marks the Asteroid

Cover of X Marks the Asteroid by Ross Rocklynne

X Marks the Asteroid

Ross Rocklynne · 1954

AdventureSpace Opera

Year of the Big Thaw

Cover of Year of the Big Thaw by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Year of the Big Thaw

Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

"To Invade New York...."

Cover of "To Invade New York...." by Irwin Lewis

"To Invade New York...."

Irwin Lewis · 1955

First ContactMilitary SF

'Mid Pleasures and Palaces

Cover of 'Mid Pleasures and Palaces by James McKimmey

'Mid Pleasures and Palaces

James McKimmey · 1955

A Gift from Earth

Cover of A Gift from Earth by Manly Banister

A Gift from Earth

Manly Banister · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of A Man Obsessed by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1955

2 hr 44 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

A Matter of Ethics

Cover of A Matter of Ethics by R. R. Winterbotham

A Matter of Ethics

R. R. Winterbotham · 1955

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