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 World Edge by Jack Egan

Jack Egan · 1962

FantasySpace Opera

World in a Mirror

Cover of World in a Mirror by Albert Teichner

World in a Mirror

Albert Teichner · 1962

First ContactHard SF

Worlds of the Imperium

Cover of Worlds of the Imperium by Keith Laumer

Worlds of the Imperium

Keith Laumer · 1962

2 hr 56 min read

Alternate HistorySpace Opera

—And Devious the Line of Duty

Cover of —And Devious the Line of Duty by Tom Godwin

—And Devious the Line of Duty

Tom Godwin · 1962

1 hr 2 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

"Utopia? Never!"

Cover of "Utopia? Never!" by Thomas M. Disch

"Utopia? Never!"

Thomas M. Disch · 1963

A Guest of Ganymede

Cover of A Guest of Ganymede by C. C. MacApp

A Guest of Ganymede

C. C. MacApp · 1963

ColonizationSpace Opera

A Knyght Ther Was

Cover of A Knyght Ther Was by Robert F. Young

A Knyght Ther Was

Robert F. Young · 1963

1 hr 11 min read

A Trace of Memory

Cover of A Trace of Memory by Keith Laumer

A Trace of Memory

Keith Laumer · 1963

4 hr 36 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

A World by the Tale

Cover of A World by the Tale by Randall Garrett

A World by the Tale

Randall Garrett · 1963

All Day Wednesday

Cover of All Day Wednesday by Richard Olin

All Day Wednesday

Richard Olin · 1963

Social SFUtopia

Am I Still There?

Cover of Am I Still There? by James R. Hall

Am I Still There?

James R. Hall · 1963

And All the Earth a Grave

Cover of And All the Earth a Grave by C. C. MacApp

And All the Earth a Grave

C. C. MacApp · 1963

Cover of Another Earth by David Evans Al Landau

David Evans Al Landau · 1963

Anything You Can Do ...

Cover of Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett

Anything You Can Do ...

Randall Garrett · 1963

3 hr 40 min read

First ContactHard SF

Badge of Infamy

Cover of Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Rey

Badge of Infamy

Lester Del Rey · 1963

2 hr 29 min read

ColonizationSocial SF

Cover of Boarding party by Robert F. Young

Robert F. Young · 1963

Cakewalk to Gloryanna

Cover of Cakewalk to Gloryanna by Jr. L. J. Stecher

Cakewalk to Gloryanna

Jr. L. J. Stecher · 1963

Captain of the Kali

Cover of Captain of the Kali by Gary Wright

Captain of the Kali

Gary Wright · 1963

Captives of the Flame

Cover of Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany

Captives of the Flame

Samuel R. Delany · 1963

3 hr 22 min read

DystopiaSpace Opera

Cover of Cerebrum by Albert Teichner

Albert Teichner · 1963

DystopiaSocial SF

Circle of Flight

Cover of Circle of Flight by Richard Stockham

Circle of Flight

Richard Stockham · 1963

Post-Apocalyptic

Cover of Circus by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1963

Cover of Code Three by Rick Raphael

Rick Raphael · 1963

1 hr 25 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Cover of Countdown by Julian F. Grow

Julian F. Grow · 1963

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