SF Supernova

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 SFSpace OperaFirst ContactColonizationHard SFPsychic PowersDystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

Its notable voices

Stephen MarloweRandall GarrettRobert SilverbergBryce WaltonAlan Edward NourseH. Beam PiperMurray LeinsterWinston K. Marks

The collection

Rescue Squad
Cover of Rescue Squad by Thomas J. O'Hara
Rescue Squad
Thomas J. O'Hara · 1956
21 min read
Hard SFSpace Opera
Revolt of the Brains
Cover of Revolt of the Brains by Stephen Marlowe
Revolt of the Brains
Stephen Marlowe · 1956
8 min read
Artificial IntelligencePost-Apocalyptic
Round-Up Time
Cover of Round-Up Time by Chester Cohen
Round-Up Time
Chester Cohen · 1956
10 min read
First ContactSocial SF
Routine for a Hornet
Cover of Routine for a Hornet by Don Berry
Routine for a Hornet
Don Berry · 1956
18 min read
Military SFSpace Opera
Sales Resistance
Cover of Sales Resistance by Henry Still
Sales Resistance
Henry Still · 1956
18 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
Satan and the Comrades
Cover of Satan and the Comrades by Ralph Bennitt
Satan and the Comrades
Ralph Bennitt · 1956
30 min read
First ContactSocial SF
Security
Cover of Security by Ernest M. Kenyon
Security
Ernest M. Kenyon · 1956
15 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
Shango
Cover of Shango by John Jakes
Shango
John Jakes · 1956
16 min read
ColonizationFirst Contact
Shock Troop
Cover of Shock Troop by Richard Bolton
Shock Troop
Richard Bolton · 1956
6 min read
First ContactMilitary SF
Stroke of Genius
Cover of Stroke of Genius by Randall Garrett
Stroke of Genius
Randall Garrett · 1956
39 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
Summer Snow Storm
Cover of Summer Snow Storm by Stephen Marlowe
Summer Snow Storm
Stephen Marlowe · 1956
23 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
Swenson, Dispatcher
Cover of Swenson, Dispatcher by R. De Witt Miller
Swenson, Dispatcher
R. De Witt Miller · 1956
42 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Alien Dies at Dawn
Cover of The Alien Dies at Dawn by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg
The Alien Dies at Dawn
Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1956
18 min read
First ContactSpace Opera
The Beasts in the Void
Cover of The Beasts in the Void by Paul W. Fairman
The Beasts in the Void
Paul W. Fairman · 1956
31 min read
First ContactSpace Opera
The Best of Fences
Cover of The Best of Fences by Randall Garrett
The Best of Fences
Randall Garrett · 1956
29 min read
First ContactSpace Opera
The Big Fix!
Cover of The Big Fix! by Richard Wilson
The Big Fix!
Richard Wilson · 1956
36 min read
ColonizationSocial SF
The Chasm
Cover of The Chasm by Bryce Walton
The Chasm
Bryce Walton · 1956
11 min read
Post-ApocalypticSocial SF
The Day of the Boomer Dukes
Cover of The Day of the Boomer Dukes by Frederik Pohl
The Day of the Boomer Dukes
Frederik Pohl · 1956
33 min read
Social SFTime Travel
The Drivers
Cover of The Drivers by Edward W. Ludwig
The Drivers
Edward W. Ludwig · 1956
25 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Dwindling Years
Cover of The Dwindling Years by Lester Del Rey
The Dwindling Years
Lester Del Rey · 1956
24 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Engineer
Cover of The Engineer by Frederik Pohl
The Engineer
C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl · 1956
11 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Executioner
Cover of The Executioner by Frank Riley
The Executioner
Frank Riley · 1956
29 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Fool
Cover of The Fool by David Mason
The Fool
David Mason · 1956
8 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Futile Flight of John Arthur Benn
Cover of The Futile Flight of John Arthur Benn by Richard Wilson
The Futile Flight of John Arthur Benn
Richard Wilson · 1956
11 min read
Social SFTime Travel

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