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

Satellite of Death

Cover of Satellite of Death by Randall Garrett

Satellite of Death

Randall Garrett · 1957

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Second Landing by F. L. Wallace

F. L. Wallace · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Second census by John Victor Peterson

John Victor Peterson · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Secret of the Painting

Cover of Secret of the Painting by Robert Moore Williams

Secret of the Painting

Robert Moore Williams · 1957

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of Security by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1957

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of See? by Edward G. Robles

Edward G. Robles · 1957

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Shipwreck in the Sky

Cover of Shipwreck in the Sky by Eando Binder

Shipwreck in the Sky

Eando Binder · 1957

Hard SFSpace Opera

Six Frightened Men

Cover of Six Frightened Men by Robert Silverberg

Six Frightened Men

Robert Silverberg · 1957

HorrorSpace Opera

Cover of Skid Row Pilot by Randall Garrett

Randall Garrett · 1957

AdventureSpace Opera

Slaughter on Dornell IV

Cover of Slaughter on Dornell IV by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

Slaughter on Dornell IV

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1957

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Small World by William F. Nolan

William F. Nolan · 1957

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Solomon's Orbit

Cover of Solomon's Orbit by William Carroll

Solomon's Orbit

William Carroll · 1957

Hard SFSocial SF

Song in a Minor Key

Cover of Song in a Minor Key by C. L. Moore

Song in a Minor Key

C. L. Moore · 1957

AdventureSpace Opera

Space Station 1

Cover of Space Station 1 by Frank Belknap Long

Space Station 1

Frank Belknap Long · 1957

3 hr 16 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

Stairway to the Stars

Cover of Stairway to the Stars by Larry T. Shaw

Stairway to the Stars

Larry T. Shaw · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Star Born by Andre Norton

Andre Norton · 1957

3 hr 55 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Stopover by William Gerken

William Gerken · 1957

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl

Frederik Pohl · 1957

Social SFTime Travel

Cover of Survival Type by Jesse F. Bone

Jesse F. Bone · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

Survival factor

Cover of Survival factor by Charles V. De Vet

Survival factor

Charles V. De Vet · 1957

AdventureColonization

Teen-age Super Science Stories

Cover of Teen-age Super Science Stories by Richard M. Elam

Teen-age Super Science Stories

Richard M. Elam · 1957

3 hr 53 min read

JuvenileSpace Opera

The 13th Immortal

Cover of The 13th Immortal by Robert Silverberg

The 13th Immortal

Robert Silverberg · 1957

3 hr 13 min read

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

The Ambassador's Pet

Cover of The Ambassador's Pet by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

The Ambassador's Pet

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

The Birds and the Bees

Cover of The Birds and the Bees by David E. Fisher

The Birds and the Bees

David E. Fisher · 1957

Social SFSpace Opera

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