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 Hunter Patrol by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire · 1959

Military SFTime Travel

Cover of I, gardener by Allen Kim Lang

Allen Kim Lang · 1959

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

In the Jag-Whiffing Service

Cover of In the Jag-Whiffing Service by David R. Bunch

In the Jag-Whiffing Service

David R. Bunch · 1959

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Indirection by Everett B. Cole

Everett B. Cole · 1959

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Insidekick by Jesse F. Bone

Jesse F. Bone · 1959

First ContactPsychic Powers

It's a Small Solar System

Cover of It's a Small Solar System by Allan Howard

It's a Small Solar System

Allan Howard · 1959

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Lex by W. T. Haggert

W. T. Haggert · 1959

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

License to Steal

Cover of License to Steal by Louis Newman

License to Steal

Louis Newman · 1959

Love and Moondogs

Cover of Love and Moondogs by Richard McKenna

Love and Moondogs

Richard McKenna · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Man of Many Minds

Cover of Man of Many Minds by E. Everett Evans

Man of Many Minds

E. Everett Evans · 1959

4 hr 34 min read

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Cover of Martian V.F.W. by G. L. Vandenburg

G. L. Vandenburg · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Martians Never Die

Cover of Martians Never Die by Lucius Daniel

Martians Never Die

Lucius Daniel · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Missing Link by Frank Herbert

Frank Herbert · 1959

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Mutineer by Robert Shea

Robert Shea · 1959

Military SFSocial SF

No Hiding Place

Cover of No Hiding Place by Richard Rein Smith

No Hiding Place

Richard Rein Smith · 1959

First ContactSpace Opera

No Moving Parts

Cover of No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco

No Moving Parts

Murray F. Yaco · 1959

Hard SFSpace Opera

Not Snow Nor Rain

Cover of Not Snow Nor Rain by Miriam Allen De Ford

Not Snow Nor Rain

Miriam Allen De Ford · 1959

Social SFTime Travel

Now We Are Three

Cover of Now We Are Three by Joe L. Hensley

Now We Are Three

Joe L. Hensley · 1959

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Cover of One Out of Ten by J. Anthony Ferlaine

J. Anthony Ferlaine · 1959

DystopiaSocial SF

Operation Haystack

Cover of Operation Haystack by Frank Herbert

Operation Haystack

Frank Herbert · 1959

Psychic PowersSpace Opera

Cover of Pagan Passions by Randall Garrett

Laurence M. Janifer & Randall Garrett · 1959

3 hr 20 min read

Alternate HistoryFantasy

Pastoral Affair

Cover of Pastoral Affair by Charles A. Stearns

Pastoral Affair

Charles A. Stearns · 1959

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Pipe Dream by Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber · 1959

FantasySocial SF

Cover of Pipe of Peace by James McKimmey

James McKimmey · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

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