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 Pandemic by Jesse F. Bone

Jesse F. Bone · 1962

Hard SFPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Pattern by Robert H. Rohrer

Robert H. Rohrer · 1962

First ContactHorror

Plague of Pythons

Cover of Plague of Pythons by Frederik Pohl

Plague of Pythons

Frederik Pohl · 1962

2 hr 31 min read

DystopiaPsychic Powers

Planet of Dread

Cover of Planet of Dread by Murray Leinster

Planet of Dread

Murray Leinster · 1962

1 hr 16 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Planet of the Damned

Cover of Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison

Planet of the Damned

Harry Harrison · 1962

3 hr 35 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Requiem by Edmond Hamilton

Edmond Hamilton · 1962

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain

Cover of Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain by Keith Laumer

Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain

Keith Laumer · 1962

Social SFSpace Opera

Ripeness is All

Cover of Ripeness is All by Jesse Roarke

Ripeness is All

Jesse Roarke · 1962

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Rogue psi by James H. Schmitz

James H. Schmitz · 1962

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Second chance by Robert Hoskins

Robert Hoskins · 1962

Social SFTime Travel

Seven-Day Terror

Cover of Seven-Day Terror by R. A. Lafferty

Seven-Day Terror

R. A. Lafferty · 1962

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Shatter the Wall

Cover of Shatter the Wall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc

Shatter the Wall

Sydney J. Van Scyoc · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Sight Gag by Laurence M. Janifer

Laurence M. Janifer · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas

Cover of Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas by R. A. Lafferty

Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas

R. A. Lafferty · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Space Viking by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper · 1962

4 hr 32 min read

Military SFSpace Opera

Star-Crossed Lover

Cover of Star-Crossed Lover by William W. Stuart

Star-Crossed Lover

William W. Stuart · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Stay off the Moon!

Cover of Stay off the Moon! by Raymond F. Jones

Stay off the Moon!

Raymond F. Jones · 1962

First ContactHard SF

Cover of Subversive by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1962

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Sunfire! by Edmond Hamilton

Edmond Hamilton · 1962

First ContactHard SF

Talents, Incorporated

Cover of Talents, Incorporated by Murray Leinster

Talents, Incorporated

Murray Leinster · 1962

3 hr 29 min read

Military SFSpace Opera

The 64-Square Madhouse

Cover of The 64-Square Madhouse by Fritz Leiber

The 64-Square Madhouse

Fritz Leiber · 1962

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Cover of The Akkra case by Miriam Allen De Ford

Miriam Allen De Ford · 1962

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Big Engine by Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber · 1962

DystopiaSocial SF

The Big Headache

Cover of The Big Headache by Jim Harmon

The Big Headache

Jim Harmon · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

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