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 Pick a Crime by Richard Rein Smith

Richard Rein Smith · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

Prisoner of War

Cover of Prisoner of War by Randall Garrett

Prisoner of War

Randall Garrett · 1958

First ContactMilitary SF

Rabbits Have Long Ears

Cover of Rabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. Willard

Rabbits Have Long Ears

Lawrence F. Willard · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Rat in the Skull

Cover of Rat in the Skull by Rog Phillips

Rat in the Skull

Rog Phillips · 1958

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Recalled to life

Cover of Recalled to life by Robert Silverberg

Recalled to life

Robert Silverberg · 1958

3 hr 27 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Respectfully mine

Cover of Respectfully mine by Randall Garrett

Respectfully mine

Randall Garrett · 1958

Social SFSpace Opera

Satellite Passage

Cover of Satellite Passage by Theodore L. Thomas

Satellite Passage

Theodore L. Thomas · 1958

Hard SFMilitary SF

Service with a Smile

Cover of Service with a Smile by Charles L. Fontenay

Service with a Smile

Charles L. Fontenay · 1958

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Cover of Shandy by Ron Goulart

Ron Goulart · 1958

First ContactPsychic Powers

She Knew He Was Coming

Cover of She Knew He Was Coming by Kris Neville

She Knew He Was Coming

Kris Neville · 1958

ColonizationFirst Contact

Shepherd of the Planets

Cover of Shepherd of the Planets by Alan Mattox

Shepherd of the Planets

Alan Mattox · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Short Snorter by Charles Einstein

Charles Einstein · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Slingshot by Irving W. Lande

Irving W. Lande · 1958

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Solar Stiff by Chas. A. Stopher

Chas. A. Stopher · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Space Prison by Tom Godwin

Tom Godwin · 1958

3 hr 43 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Space brat by Henry Slesar

Henry Slesar · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Spacerogue by Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg · 1958

1 hr 4 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Specimen by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Starman's Quest

Cover of Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg

Starman's Quest

Robert Silverberg · 1958

3 hr 20 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Suite Mentale by Randall Garrett

Randall Garrett · 1958

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Survival Tactics

Cover of Survival Tactics by Al Sevcik

Survival Tactics

Al Sevcik · 1958

Artificial IntelligenceDystopia

The Amazing Mrs. Mimms

Cover of The Amazing Mrs. Mimms by David C. Knight

The Amazing Mrs. Mimms

David C. Knight · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

The Back of Our Heads

Cover of The Back of Our Heads by Stephen Barr

The Back of Our Heads

Stephen Barr · 1958

1 hr 8 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Barbarians by Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys · 1958

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

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