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

Contamination Crew

Cover of Contamination Crew by Alan Edward Nourse

Contamination Crew

Alan Edward Nourse · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Cosmic striptease

Cover of Cosmic striptease by Harlan Ellison

Cosmic striptease

Harlan Ellison · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cry from a Far Planet

Cover of Cry from a Far Planet by Tom Godwin

Cry from a Far Planet

Tom Godwin · 1958

Death Walks on Mars

Cover of Death Walks on Mars by Alan J. Ramm

Death Walks on Mars

Alan J. Ramm · 1958

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Decision by Frank M. Robinson

Frank M. Robinson · 1958

Military SFSpace Opera

Cover of Desire No More by Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys · 1958

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Disqualified by Charles L. Fontenay

Charles L. Fontenay · 1958

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Do Unto Others by Mark Clifton

Mark Clifton · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Excitement for sale

Cover of Excitement for sale by Stephen Marlowe

Excitement for sale

Stephen Marlowe · 1958

Fairyland planet

Cover of Fairyland planet by John Silletto

Fairyland planet

John Silletto · 1958

ColonizationSocial SF

Cover of Far from Home by J. A. Taylor

J. A. Taylor · 1958

Farewell message

Cover of Farewell message by David Mason

Farewell message

David Mason · 1958

Cover of Field Trip by Gene Hunter

Gene Hunter · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of First Man by Clyde Brown

Clyde Brown · 1958

First on the Moon

Cover of First on the Moon by Jeff Sutton

First on the Moon

Jeff Sutton · 1958

3 hr 57 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

From an Unseen Censor

Cover of From an Unseen Censor by Rosel George Brown

From an Unseen Censor

Rosel George Brown · 1958

Social SFSpace Opera

Garth and the Visitor

Cover of Garth and the Visitor by Jr. L. J. Stecher

Garth and the Visitor

Jr. L. J. Stecher · 1958

Generals Help Themselves

Cover of Generals Help Themselves by M. C. Pease

Generals Help Themselves

M. C. Pease · 1958

Military SFSpace Opera

Get Out of My Body!

Cover of Get Out of My Body! by Tom W. Harris

Get Out of My Body!

Tom W. Harris · 1958

First ContactPsychic Powers

Go to sleep, my darling

Cover of Go to sleep, my darling by Winston K. Marks

Go to sleep, my darling

Winston K. Marks · 1958

Gold in the Sky

Cover of Gold in the Sky by Alan Edward Nourse

Gold in the Sky

Alan Edward Nourse · 1958

2 hr 42 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Goodbye, Dead Man!

Cover of Goodbye, Dead Man! by Tom W. Harris

Goodbye, Dead Man!

Tom W. Harris · 1958

ColonizationPsychic Powers

Graveyard of Dreams

Cover of Graveyard of Dreams by H. Beam Piper

Graveyard of Dreams

H. Beam Piper · 1958

ColonizationSocial SF

Half Around Pluto

Cover of Half Around Pluto by Manly Wade Wellman

Half Around Pluto

Manly Wade Wellman · 1958

Hard SFSpace Opera

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