SF Supernova

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 SFFirst ContactSpace OperaColonizationPsychic PowersHard SFDystopiaMilitary SF

Its notable voices

Randall GarrettKeith LaumerMack ReynoldsJack SharkeyJim HarmonMurray LeinsterJames H. SchmitzLaurence M. Janifer

The collection

The King of the City
Cover of The King of the City by Keith Laumer
The King of the City
Keith Laumer · 1961
48 min read
DystopiaSpace Opera
The Little Man Who Wasn't Quite
Cover of The Little Man Who Wasn't Quite by William W. Stuart
The Little Man Who Wasn't Quite
William W. Stuart · 1961
26 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Man Who Played to Lose
Cover of The Man Who Played to Lose by Laurence M. Janifer
The Man Who Played to Lose
Laurence M. Janifer · 1961
30 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Memory of Mars
Cover of The Memory of Mars by Raymond F. Jones
The Memory of Mars
Raymond F. Jones · 1961
56 min read
ColonizationSocial SF
The Mightiest Man
Cover of The Mightiest Man by Patrick Fahy
The Mightiest Man
Patrick Fahy · 1961
8 min read
Post-ApocalypticSocial SF
The Outbreak of Peace
Cover of The Outbreak of Peace by H. B. Fyfe
The Outbreak of Peace
H. B. Fyfe · 1961
9 min read
Military SFSocial SF
The Perfectionists
Cover of The Perfectionists by Arnold Castle
The Perfectionists
Arnold Castle · 1961
23 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Plague
Cover of The Plague by Teddy Keller
The Plague
Teddy Keller · 1961
21 min read
Post-ApocalypticSocial SF
The Planet Strappers
Cover of The Planet Strappers by Raymond Z. Gallun
The Planet Strappers
Raymond Z. Gallun · 1961
4 hr 22 min read
ColonizationSpace Opera
The Polite People of Pudibundia
Cover of The Polite People of Pudibundia by R. A. Lafferty
The Polite People of Pudibundia
R. A. Lafferty · 1961
16 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Premiere
Cover of The Premiere by Richard Sabia
The Premiere
Richard Sabia · 1961
26 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Real Hard Sell
Cover of The Real Hard Sell by William W. Stuart
The Real Hard Sell
William W. Stuart · 1961
24 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Risk Profession
Cover of The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake
The Risk Profession
Donald E. Westlake · 1961
44 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Seeder
Cover of The Seeder by Max Williams
The Seeder
Max Williams · 1961
4 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Spy in the Elevator
Cover of The Spy in the Elevator by Donald E. Westlake
The Spy in the Elevator
Donald E. Westlake · 1961
28 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The Star Hyacinths
Cover of The Star Hyacinths by James H. Schmitz
The Star Hyacinths
James H. Schmitz · 1961
1 hr 7 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Stuff
Cover of The Stuff by Henry Slesar
The Stuff
Henry Slesar · 1961
9 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
The Useless Bugbreeders
Cover of The Useless Bugbreeders by James Stamers
The Useless Bugbreeders
James Stamers · 1961
21 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Valley of the Masters
Cover of The Valley of the Masters by Charles Minor Blackford
The Valley of the Masters
Charles Minor Blackford · 1961
32 min read
DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic
The Weirdest World
Cover of The Weirdest World by R. A. Lafferty
The Weirdest World
R. A. Lafferty · 1961
25 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The planet of shame
Cover of The planet of shame by Bruce Elliott
The planet of shame
Bruce Elliott · 1961
2 hr 46 min read
DystopiaSocial SF
The stainless steel rat
Cover of The stainless steel rat by Harry Harrison
The stainless steel rat
Harry Harrison · 1961
3 hr 2 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The survivors
Cover of The survivors by T. D. Hamm
The survivors
T. D. Hamm · 1961
22 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The wellsprings of space
Cover of The wellsprings of space by Albert Teichner
The wellsprings of space
Albert Teichner · 1961
17 min read
Social SFSpace Opera

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