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 Don't Panic! by Robert W. Krepps

Robert W. Krepps · 1955

1 hr 17 min read

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Don't Shoot by Robert Zacks

Robert Zacks · 1955

Cover of Double Take by Wilson Parks Griffith

Wilson Parks Griffith · 1955

Cover of Double Take by Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson · 1955

First ContactTime Travel

Cover of Dream Town by Henry Slesar

Henry Slesar · 1955

Dreamtown, U.S.A.

Cover of Dreamtown, U.S.A. by Leo P. Kelley

Dreamtown, U.S.A.

Leo P. Kelley · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Dust Unto Dust by Lyman D. Hinckley

Lyman D. Hinckley · 1955

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Easy Does It by E. G. Von Wald

E. G. Von Wald · 1955

ColonizationSocial SF

Ecology on Rollins Island

Cover of Ecology on Rollins Island by Varley Lang

Ecology on Rollins Island

Varley Lang · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Es Percipi by Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe · 1955

1 hr 18 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Escape Mechanism

Cover of Escape Mechanism by Charles E. Fritch

Escape Mechanism

Charles E. Fritch · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Export Commodity

Cover of Export Commodity by Irving E. Cox

Export Commodity

Irving E. Cox · 1955

ColonizationFirst Contact

Faithfully Yours

Cover of Faithfully Yours by Lou Tabakow

Faithfully Yours

Lou Tabakow · 1955

Cover of Firth's World by Irving E. Cox

Irving E. Cox · 1955

Social SFUtopia

Flight Perilous!

Cover of Flight Perilous! by Ray C. Noll

Flight Perilous!

Ray C. Noll · 1955

Cover of Forced Move by Henry Lee

Henry Lee · 1955

Artificial IntelligenceMilitary SF

Cover of Freeway by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Guaranteed—Forever!

Cover of Guaranteed—Forever! by Frank M. Robinson

Guaranteed—Forever!

Frank M. Robinson · 1955

Hagerty's Enzymes

Cover of Hagerty's Enzymes by A. L. Haley

Hagerty's Enzymes

A. L. Haley · 1955

Artificial IntelligenceColonization

Helpfully Yours

Cover of Helpfully Yours by Evelyn E. Smith

Helpfully Yours

Evelyn E. Smith · 1955

1 hr 4 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Hunting License

Cover of Hunting License by James V. McConnell

Hunting License

James V. McConnell · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Image of Splendor

Cover of Image of Splendor by Lu Kella

Image of Splendor

Lu Kella · 1955

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Inhibition by James Causey

James Causey · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of It's All Yours by Sam Merwin

Sam Merwin · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

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