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 Genesis by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper · 1951

ColonizationPost-Apocalyptic

Grim Green World

Cover of Grim Green World by Roger D. Aycock

Grim Green World

Roger D. Aycock · 1951

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Guest Expert by Allen Kim Lang

Allen Kim Lang · 1951

Cover of Halftripper by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1951

ColonizationSpace Opera

Hold Back Tomorrow

Cover of Hold Back Tomorrow by Kris Neville

Hold Back Tomorrow

Kris Neville · 1951

DystopiaSocial SF

Hunt the Hunter

Cover of Hunt the Hunter by Kris Neville

Hunt the Hunter

Kris Neville · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

I'll See You in My Dreams

Cover of I'll See You in My Dreams by William Campbell Gault

I'll See You in My Dreams

William Campbell Gault · 1951

Psychic PowersSocial SF

I, the Unspeakable

Cover of I, the Unspeakable by Walter J. Sheldon

I, the Unspeakable

Walter J. Sheldon · 1951

DystopiaSocial SF

If You Was a Moklin

Cover of If You Was a Moklin by Murray Leinster

If You Was a Moklin

Murray Leinster · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Inside Earth by Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson · 1951

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First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Lake of Fire by Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long · 1951

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Last Night Out by Milton A. Rothman

Milton A. Rothman · 1951

Military SFSpace Opera

Lord of a Thousand Suns

Cover of Lord of a Thousand Suns by Poul Anderson

Lord of a Thousand Suns

Poul Anderson · 1951

Made to Measure

Cover of Made to Measure by William Campbell Gault

Made to Measure

William Campbell Gault · 1951

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Martian Nightmare

Cover of Martian Nightmare by Bryce Walton

Martian Nightmare

Bryce Walton · 1951

Post-ApocalypticSpace Opera

Cover of Master Race by Richard Ashby

Richard Ashby · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Mercy Flight by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1951

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Momentum by Charles Dye

Charles Dye · 1951

Hard SFTime Travel

Cover of Monster by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

Nice Girl with 5 Husbands

Cover of Nice Girl with 5 Husbands by Fritz Leiber

Nice Girl with 5 Husbands

Fritz Leiber · 1951

Alternate HistorySocial SF

No war tomorrow

Cover of No war tomorrow by Wallace West

No war tomorrow

Wallace West · 1951

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Not a Creature Was Stirring

Cover of Not a Creature Was Stirring by Dean Evans

Not a Creature Was Stirring

Dean Evans · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

Not in the Rules

Cover of Not in the Rules by Mack Reynolds

Not in the Rules

Mack Reynolds · 1951

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Old Mr. Wiley by Greye La Spina

Greye La Spina · 1951

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