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

Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?

Cover of Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly? by Bryce Walton

Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?

Bryce Walton · 1958

Cover of Homecoming by Miguel Hidalgo

Miguel Hidalgo · 1958

Social SFSpace Opera

Homecoming Horde

Cover of Homecoming Horde by Robert Silverberg

Homecoming Horde

Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Cover of I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Mack Reynolds

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Mack Reynolds · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Infiltration by Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys · 1958

First ContactHorror

Innocent at Large

Cover of Innocent at Large by Poul Anderson Karen Anderson

Innocent at Large

Poul Anderson Karen Anderson · 1958

ColonizationSocial SF

Lone Star Planet

Cover of Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper

Lone Star Planet

H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire · 1958

2 hr 10 min read

ColonizationSocial SF

Cover of Man Alone by Don Berry

Don Berry · 1958

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Man in a Quandary

Cover of Man in a Quandary by Jr. L. J. Stecher

Man in a Quandary

Jr. L. J. Stecher · 1958

Menace From Vega

Cover of Menace From Vega by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

Menace From Vega

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactPsychic Powers

Ministry of Disturbance

Cover of Ministry of Disturbance by H. Beam Piper

Ministry of Disturbance

H. Beam Piper · 1958

1 hr 6 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Moon Glow by G. L. Vandenburg

G. L. Vandenburg · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of My Fair Planet by Evelyn E. Smith

Evelyn E. Smith · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Never Come Midnight

Cover of Never Come Midnight by H. L. Gold

Never Come Midnight

H. L. Gold · 1958

1 hr 7 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Never Trust a Thief!

Cover of Never Trust a Thief! by Robert Silverberg

Never Trust a Thief!

Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Never meet again

Cover of Never meet again by Algis Budrys

Never meet again

Algis Budrys · 1958

Alternate HistoryHard SF

No Substitutions

Cover of No Substitutions by Jim Harmon

No Substitutions

Jim Harmon · 1958

Alternate HistorySocial SF

Old Rambling House

Cover of Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert

Old Rambling House

Frank Herbert · 1958

ColonizationFirst Contact

One Martian Afternoon

Cover of One Martian Afternoon by Tom Leahy

One Martian Afternoon

Tom Leahy · 1958

ColonizationFirst Contact

One for the Robot—Two for the Same

Cover of One for the Robot—Two for the Same by Rog Phillips

One for the Robot—Two for the Same

Rog Phillips · 1958

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Cover of Outside Saturn by Robert E. Gilbert

Robert E. Gilbert · 1958

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Ozymandias by Ivar Jorgensen

Ivar Jorgensen · 1958

Hard SFSocial SF

Pangborn's paradox

Cover of Pangborn's paradox by David Mason

Pangborn's paradox

David Mason · 1958

Hard SFTime Travel

Cover of Perfect Answer by Jr. L. J. Stecher

Jr. L. J. Stecher · 1958

Hard SFSpace Opera

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