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

The Marooner
Cover of The Marooner by Charles A. Stearns
The Marooner
Charles A. Stearns · 1957
20 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Martian Shore
Cover of The Martian Shore by Charles L. Fontenay
The Martian Shore
Charles L. Fontenay · 1957
25 min read
ColonizationSocial SF
The Most Sentimental Man
Cover of The Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. Smith
The Most Sentimental Man
Evelyn E. Smith · 1957
16 min read
Post-ApocalypticSocial SF
The Native Soil
Cover of The Native Soil by Alan Edward Nourse
The Native Soil
Alan Edward Nourse · 1957
31 min read
ColonizationFirst Contact
The Next Time We Die
Cover of The Next Time We Die by Robert Moore Williams
The Next Time We Die
Robert Moore Williams · 1957
15 min read
Psychic PowersSocial SF
The Old Goat
Cover of The Old Goat by Charles L. Fontenay
The Old Goat
Charles L. Fontenay · 1957
4 min read
Psychic PowersSocial SF
The Penal Cluster
Cover of The Penal Cluster by Randall Garrett
The Penal Cluster
Randall Garrett · 1957
1 hr 21 min read
DystopiaPsychic Powers
The Players
Cover of The Players by Everett B. Cole
The Players
Everett B. Cole · 1957
1 hr 24 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Poors
Cover of The Poors by Harry Lorayne
The Poors
Harry Lorayne · 1957
18 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Rumble and the Roar
Cover of The Rumble and the Roar by Stephen Bartholomew
The Rumble and the Roar
Stephen Bartholomew · 1957
10 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Serpent River
Cover of The Serpent River by Don Wilcox
The Serpent River
Don Wilcox · 1957
1 hr read
ColonizationFirst Contact
The Sinister Invasion
Cover of The Sinister Invasion by Edmond Hamilton
The Sinister Invasion
Edmond Hamilton · 1957
1 hr 38 min read
First ContactSpace Opera
The Success Machine
Cover of The Success Machine by Henry Slesar
The Success Machine
Henry Slesar · 1957
24 min read
Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF
The Terrible Answer
Cover of The Terrible Answer by Arthur G. Hill
The Terrible Answer
Arthur G. Hill · 1957
16 min read
ColonizationFirst Contact
The Three Thieves of Japetus
Cover of The Three Thieves of Japetus by Mark Reinsberg
The Three Thieves of Japetus
Mark Reinsberg · 1957
9 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Time Snatcher
Cover of The Time Snatcher by Randall Garrett
The Time Snatcher
Randall Garrett · 1957
21 min read
AdventureTime Travel
The Valor of Cappen Varra
Cover of The Valor of Cappen Varra by Poul Anderson
The Valor of Cappen Varra
Poul Anderson · 1957
23 min read
AdventureFantasy
The Way of Decision
Cover of The Way of Decision by M. C. Pease
The Way of Decision
M. C. Pease · 1957
37 min read
ColonizationSocial SF
The band played on
Cover of The band played on by Lester Del Rey
The band played on
Lester Del Rey · 1957
44 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The burning world
Cover of The burning world by Algis Budrys
The burning world
Algis Budrys · 1957
59 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The courts of Jamshyd
Cover of The courts of Jamshyd by Robert F. Young
The courts of Jamshyd
Robert F. Young · 1957
9 min read
Post-ApocalypticSocial SF
The enemy
Cover of The enemy by Richard Wilson
The enemy
Richard Wilson · 1957
5 min read
Military SFSocial SF
The grandfathers' war
Cover of The grandfathers' war by Murray Leinster
The grandfathers' war
Murray Leinster · 1957
1 hr 27 min read
Military SFSocial SF
The great illusion
Cover of The great illusion by Manly Banister
The great illusion
Manly Banister · 1957
27 min read
First ContactSocial SF

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