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

The Bramble Bush

Cover of The Bramble Bush by Randall Garrett

The Bramble Bush

Randall Garrett · 1962

Hard SFSocial SF

The Chemically Pure Warriors

Cover of The Chemically Pure Warriors by Allen Kim Lang

The Chemically Pure Warriors

Allen Kim Lang · 1962

1 hr 32 min read

ColonizationMilitary SF

The Circuit Riders

Cover of The Circuit Riders by R. C. FitzPatrick

The Circuit Riders

R. C. FitzPatrick · 1962

Psychic PowersSocial SF

The Creature from Cleveland Depths

Cover of The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Fritz Leiber

The Creature from Cleveland Depths

Fritz Leiber · 1962

1 hr 13 min read

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

The Defiant Agents

Cover of The Defiant Agents by Andre Norton

The Defiant Agents

Andre Norton · 1962

3 hr 42 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

The Dragon Slayers

Cover of The Dragon Slayers by Frank Banta

The Dragon Slayers

Frank Banta · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

The Expendables

Cover of The Expendables by Jim Harmon

The Expendables

Jim Harmon · 1962

Hard SFSocial SF

The Flaming Mountain: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story

Cover of The Flaming Mountain: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story by Harold L. Goodwin

The Flaming Mountain: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story

Harold L. Goodwin · 1962

2 hr 48 min read

AdventureJuvenile

The Glory of Ippling

Cover of The Glory of Ippling by Helen M. Urban

The Glory of Ippling

Helen M. Urban · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

The Great Gray Plague

Cover of The Great Gray Plague by Raymond F. Jones

The Great Gray Plague

Raymond F. Jones · 1962

1 hr 47 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of The Hoplite by Richard Sheridan

Richard Sheridan · 1962

Military SFSpace Opera

The Lamps of the Angels

Cover of The Lamps of the Angels by Richard Sabia

The Lamps of the Angels

Richard Sabia · 1962

DystopiaSpace Opera

The Lani People

Cover of The Lani People by Jesse F. Bone

The Lani People

Jesse F. Bone · 1962

4 hr 18 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

The Last Place on Earth

Cover of The Last Place on Earth by Jim Harmon

The Last Place on Earth

Jim Harmon · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Leader by Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster · 1962

Psychic PowersSocial SF

The Long, Silvery Day

Cover of The Long, Silvery Day by Magnus Ludens

The Long, Silvery Day

Magnus Ludens · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

The Madman From Earth

Cover of The Madman From Earth by Keith Laumer

The Madman From Earth

Keith Laumer · 1962

Social SFSpace Opera

The Man Who Flew

Cover of The Man Who Flew by Charles D. Cunningham

The Man Who Flew

Charles D. Cunningham · 1962

Hard SFSocial SF

The Next Logical Step

Cover of The Next Logical Step by Ben Bova

The Next Logical Step

Ben Bova · 1962

Hard SFMilitary SF

The Other Likeness

Cover of The Other Likeness by James H. Schmitz

The Other Likeness

James H. Schmitz · 1962

Artificial IntelligenceFirst Contact

The Piebald Hippogriff

Cover of The Piebald Hippogriff by Karen Anderson

The Piebald Hippogriff

Karen Anderson · 1962

The Place Where Chicago Was

Cover of The Place Where Chicago Was by Jim Harmon

The Place Where Chicago Was

Jim Harmon · 1962

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

The Professional Approach

Cover of The Professional Approach by Charles L. Harness

The Professional Approach

Charles L. Harness & Theodore L. Thomas · 1962

Hard SFSocial SF

The Rag and Bone Men

Cover of The Rag and Bone Men by Algis Budrys

The Rag and Bone Men

Algis Budrys · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

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