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 Die, Shadow! by Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys · 1963

Cover of Down to Earth by Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison · 1963

Down to the Worlds of Men

Cover of Down to the Worlds of Men by Alexei Panshin

Down to the Worlds of Men

Alexei Panshin · 1963

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Earthbound by Lester Del Rey

Lester Del Rey · 1963

Cover of End as a Hero by Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer · 1963

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Expediter by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1963

DystopiaSocial SF

For service rendered

Cover of For service rendered by Jesse F. Bone

For service rendered

Jesse F. Bone · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Frigid Fracas by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1963

2 hr 42 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Ham Sandwich by James H. Schmitz

James H. Schmitz · 1963

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Heavenly Gifts by Aaron L. Kolom

Aaron L. Kolom · 1963

Cover of Hot Planet by Hal Clement

Hal Clement · 1963

ColonizationHard SF

How deep the grooves

Cover of How deep the grooves by Philip José Farmer

How deep the grooves

Philip José Farmer · 1963

DystopiaSocial SF

I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon

Cover of I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon by Richard Sabia

I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon

Richard Sabia · 1963

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of I, Executioner by Ted White Terry Carr

Ted White Terry Carr · 1963

DystopiaSocial SF

Image of the Gods

Cover of Image of the Gods by Alan Edward Nourse

Image of the Gods

Alan Edward Nourse · 1963

ColonizationSocial SF

In the Control Tower

Cover of In the Control Tower by Will Mohler

In the Control Tower

Will Mohler · 1963

Hard SFSpace Opera

Industrial Revolution

Cover of Industrial Revolution by Poul Anderson

Industrial Revolution

Poul Anderson · 1963

1 hr 14 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

It Could Be Anything

Cover of It Could Be Anything by Keith Laumer

It Could Be Anything

Keith Laumer · 1963

1 hr 4 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Jupiter found by Robert F. Young

Robert F. Young · 1963

ColonizationSocial SF

Key Out of Time

Cover of Key Out of Time by Andre Norton

Key Out of Time

Andre Norton · 1963

3 hr 44 min read

ColonizationTime Travel

Cover of Last Resort by Stephen Bartholomew

Stephen Bartholomew · 1963

ColonizationSocial SF

Manners and Customs of the Thrid

Cover of Manners and Customs of the Thrid by Murray Leinster

Manners and Customs of the Thrid

Murray Leinster · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Master of None by Neil Goble

Neil Goble · 1963

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Measure for a Loner

Cover of Measure for a Loner by Jim Harmon

Measure for a Loner

Jim Harmon · 1963

Military SFPsychic Powers

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