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

Cronus of the D. F. C.

Cover of Cronus of the D. F. C. by Jr. Lloyd Biggle

Cronus of the D. F. C.

Jr. Lloyd Biggle · 1957

Psychic PowersTime Travel

Cover of Dark Windows by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1957

DystopiaSocial SF

David and the Phoenix

Cover of David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd

David and the Phoenix

Edward Ormondroyd · 1957

2 hr 11 min read

Cover of Deadline by Walter L. Kleine

Walter L. Kleine · 1957

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Deadly decoy by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1957

Death of a mutant

Cover of Death of a mutant by Charles V. De Vet

Death of a mutant

Charles V. De Vet · 1957

Cover of Deny the Slake by Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson · 1957

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Cover of Derelict by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1957

Disaster Revisited

Cover of Disaster Revisited by Stephen Marlowe

Disaster Revisited

Stephen Marlowe · 1957

Cover of Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams

Robert Moore Williams · 1957

3 hr 9 min read

Post-Apocalyptic

Cover of Earth transit by Charles L. Fontenay

Charles L. Fontenay · 1957

Cover of Eddie by Frank Riley

Frank Riley · 1957

Artificial IntelligencePsychic Powers

Equation of Doom

Cover of Equation of Doom by Gerald Vance

Equation of Doom

Gerald Vance · 1957

1 hr 8 min read

Cover of Even Stephen by Charles A. Stearns

Charles A. Stearns · 1957

Social SFUtopia

Falcons of Narabedla

Cover of Falcons of Narabedla by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Falcons of Narabedla

Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1957

1 hr 36 min read

FantasyTime Travel

Cover of Filthy Rich by Fred Sheinbaum

Fred Sheinbaum · 1957

Cover of Final Weapon by Everett B. Cole

Everett B. Cole · 1957

1 hr 27 min read

Military SFSocial SF

Flight Into the Unknown

Cover of Flight Into the Unknown by Tom W. Harris

Flight Into the Unknown

Tom W. Harris · 1957

Formula for murder

Cover of Formula for murder by Milton A. Rothman

Formula for murder

Milton A. Rothman · 1957

Hard SFSocial SF

Friends and Enemies

Cover of Friends and Enemies by Fritz Leiber

Friends and Enemies

Fritz Leiber · 1957

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Cover of Game preserve by Rog Phillips

Rog Phillips · 1957

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Gentlemen: please note

Cover of Gentlemen: please note by Randall Garrett

Gentlemen: please note

Randall Garrett · 1957

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Get out of our skies!

Cover of Get out of our skies! by Henry Slesar

Get out of our skies!

Henry Slesar · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Growing up on Big Muddy

Cover of Growing up on Big Muddy by Charles V. De Vet

Growing up on Big Muddy

Charles V. De Vet · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

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