The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1960s

New Wave revolutionizes the genre. Dick, Le Guin, and Ballard push literary boundaries.

538 titles 210 authors

Defining themes

Social SF First Contact Space Opera Colonization Psychic Powers Hard SF Dystopia Military SF

Its notable voices

Randall Garrett Keith Laumer Mack Reynolds Jack Sharkey Jim Harmon Murray Leinster James H. Schmitz Laurence M. Janifer

The collection

Cover of 30-day wonder by Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson · 1960

4 hr 33 min read

First ContactSocial SF

A Fall of Glass

Cover of A Fall of Glass by Stanley R. Lee

A Fall of Glass

Stanley R. Lee · 1960

A Great Day for the Irish

Cover of A Great Day for the Irish by Alice L. Hopf

A Great Day for the Irish

Alice L. Hopf · 1960

A Husband for My Wife

Cover of A Husband for My Wife by William W. Stuart

A Husband for My Wife

William W. Stuart · 1960

A Pride of Islands

Cover of A Pride of Islands by C. C. MacApp

A Pride of Islands

C. C. MacApp · 1960

ColonizationFirst Contact

A Tourist Named Death

Cover of A Tourist Named Death by Christopher Anvil

A Tourist Named Death

Christopher Anvil · 1960

Social SFSpace Opera

A jar of jelly beans

Cover of A jar of jelly beans by Franklin Gregory

A jar of jelly beans

Franklin Gregory · 1960

A long way back

Cover of A long way back by Ben Bova

A long way back

Ben Bova · 1960

Hard SFPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Adaptation by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1960

1 hr 48 min read

Cover of Alarm Clock by Everett B. Cole

Everett B. Cole · 1960

1 hr 1 min read

An Elephant for the Prinkip

Cover of An Elephant for the Prinkip by Jr. L. J. Stecher

An Elephant for the Prinkip

Jr. L. J. Stecher · 1960

And Then the Town Took Off

Cover of And Then the Town Took Off by Richard Wilson

And Then the Town Took Off

Richard Wilson · 1960

2 hr 51 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Attention Saint Patrick

Cover of Attention Saint Patrick by Murray Leinster

Attention Saint Patrick

Murray Leinster · 1960

ColonizationSocial SF

Cover of Attrition by Jim Wannamaker

Jim Wannamaker · 1960

Cover of Bad Memory by Patrick Fahy

Patrick Fahy · 1960

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Beach Scene by Marshall King

Marshall King · 1960

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Blueblood by Jim Harmon

Jim Harmon · 1960

First ContactSpace Opera

Bruggil's bride

Cover of Bruggil's bride by Robert F. Young

Bruggil's bride

Robert F. Young · 1960

Artificial Intelligence

Cover of Combat by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1960

1 hr 22 min read

Cover of Control Group by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Corpus earthling

Cover of Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau

Corpus earthling

Louis Charbonneau · 1960

3 hr 33 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Cry Snooker by Andrew Fetler

Andrew Fetler · 1960

Cultural Exchange

Cover of Cultural Exchange by Jesse F. Bone

Cultural Exchange

Jesse F. Bone · 1960

Damned If You Don't

Cover of Damned If You Don't by Randall Garrett

Damned If You Don't

Randall Garrett · 1960

1 hr 8 min read

Comments 0

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. Sign in to be the first.