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

Vanishing Point

Cover of Vanishing Point by C. C. Beck

Vanishing Point

C. C. Beck · 1959

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of Virgin Ground by Rosel George Brown

Rosel George Brown · 1959

ColonizationSocial SF

Vital Ingredient

Cover of Vital Ingredient by Charles V. De Vet

Vital Ingredient

Charles V. De Vet · 1959

First ContactHard SF

Cover of Voodoo Planet by Andre Norton

Andre Norton · 1959

1 hr 36 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Warning from the Stars

Cover of Warning from the Stars by Ron Cocking

Warning from the Stars

Ron Cocking · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly

Cover of We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly by Roger Kuykendall

We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly

Roger Kuykendall · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Weak on Square Roots

Cover of Weak on Square Roots by Russell Burton

Weak on Square Roots

Russell Burton · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Zero Data by Charles Saphro

Charles Saphro · 1959

Social SFSpace Opera

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