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 Angel's Egg by Edgar Pangborn

Edgar Pangborn · 1951

Appointment In Tomorrow

Cover of Appointment In Tomorrow by Fritz Leiber

Appointment In Tomorrow

Fritz Leiber · 1951

DystopiaSocial SF

Asteroid of Fear

Cover of Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun

Asteroid of Fear

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1951

Cover of Atomic bonanza by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1951

Beware, the Usurpers!

Cover of Beware, the Usurpers! by Robert W. Krepps

Beware, the Usurpers!

Robert W. Krepps · 1951

2 hr 17 min read

Cover of Beyond Bedlam by Wyman Guin

Wyman Guin · 1951

1 hr 25 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Beyond the Fearful Forest

Cover of Beyond the Fearful Forest by Robert W. Krepps

Beyond the Fearful Forest

Robert W. Krepps · 1951

1 hr 21 min read

Beyond the Ultra-Violet

Cover of Beyond the Ultra-Violet by Frank M. Robinson

Beyond the Ultra-Violet

Frank M. Robinson · 1951

Black Amazon of Mars

Cover of Black Amazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett

Black Amazon of Mars

Leigh Brackett · 1951

1 hr 45 min read

Lost WorldSpace Opera

Cover of Blind Play by Chandler Davis

Chandler Davis · 1951

Bridge Crossing

Cover of Bridge Crossing by Dave Dryfoos

Bridge Crossing

Dave Dryfoos · 1951

DystopiaSocial SF

Captives of the Thieve-Star

Cover of Captives of the Thieve-Star by James H. Schmitz

Captives of the Thieve-Star

James H. Schmitz · 1951

Common Denominator

Cover of Common Denominator by John D. MacDonald

Common Denominator

John D. MacDonald · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Cry Chaos! by Dwight V. Swain

Dwight V. Swain · 1951

2 hr 20 min read

Cover of Dark recess by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1951

1 hr 15 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Dateline: Mars by Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson · 1951

ColonizationSpace Opera

Day of the Moron

Cover of Day of the Moron by H. Beam Piper

Day of the Moron

H. Beam Piper · 1951

Cover of Dearest by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper · 1951

Double Identity

Cover of Double Identity by Henry Farrell

Double Identity

Henry Farrell · 1951

1 hr 9 min read

Cover of Duel on Syrtis by Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson · 1951

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Each Man Kills by Victoria Glad

Victoria Glad · 1951

Cover of Empire by Clifford D. Simak

Clifford D. Simak · 1951

3 hr 52 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

Exile From Venus

Cover of Exile From Venus by E. Hoffmann Price

Exile From Venus

E. Hoffmann Price · 1951

ColonizationPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Fugue by Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe · 1951

DystopiaSocial SF

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