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

Dalrymple's Equation

Cover of Dalrymple's Equation by Paul W. Fairman

Dalrymple's Equation

Paul W. Fairman · 1956

Day of the Comet

Cover of Day of the Comet by Ivar Jorgensen

Day of the Comet

Ivar Jorgensen · 1956

Post-Apocalyptic

Cover of Dead Ringer by Lester Del Rey

Lester Del Rey · 1956

Cover of Dearest Enemy by Fox B. Holden

Fox B. Holden · 1956

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Death Wish by Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley · 1956

Artificial IntelligenceSpace Opera

Death in Transit

Cover of Death in Transit by Jerry Sohl

Death in Transit

Jerry Sohl · 1956

Exile from Space

Cover of Exile from Space by Judith Merril

Exile from Space

Judith Merril · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Exploration Team

Cover of Exploration Team by Murray Leinster

Exploration Team

Murray Leinster · 1956

1 hr 11 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Family Tree by Charles L. Fontenay

Charles L. Fontenay · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Forever We Die!

Cover of Forever We Die! by Stephen Marlowe

Forever We Die!

Stephen Marlowe · 1956

1 hr 34 min read

Garrity's Annuities

Cover of Garrity's Annuities by David Mason

Garrity's Annuities

David Mason · 1956

ColonizationSocial SF

Cover of Glow Worm by Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison · 1956

Artificial IntelligencePost-Apocalyptic

Grove of the Unborn

Cover of Grove of the Unborn by Lyn Venable

Grove of the Unborn

Lyn Venable · 1956

Gunnison's Bonanza

Cover of Gunnison's Bonanza by Dick Purcell

Gunnison's Bonanza

Dick Purcell · 1956

ColonizationSpace Opera

Heist Job on Thizar

Cover of Heist Job on Thizar by Randall Garrett

Heist Job on Thizar

Randall Garrett · 1956

Highways in Hiding

Cover of Highways in Hiding by George O. Smith

Highways in Hiding

George O. Smith · 1956

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Human Error by Raymond F. Jones

Raymond F. Jones · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of In the Cards by Alan Cogan

Alan Cogan · 1956

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Jekyll-Hyde Planet

Cover of Jekyll-Hyde Planet by Jack Lewis

Jekyll-Hyde Planet

Jack Lewis · 1956

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Junior by Robert Abernathy

Robert Abernathy · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Lair of the Dragonbird

Cover of Lair of the Dragonbird by Robert Silverberg

Lair of the Dragonbird

Robert Silverberg · 1956

Artificial IntelligenceColonization

Last Call for Doomsday!

Cover of Last Call for Doomsday! by Edmond Hamilton

Last Call for Doomsday!

Edmond Hamilton · 1956

1 hr 37 min read

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Lease to Doomsday

Cover of Lease to Doomsday by Lee Archer

Lease to Doomsday

Lee Archer · 1956

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Cover of Love Story by Irving E. Cox

Irving E. Cox · 1956

ColonizationSocial SF

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