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 Medal of Honor by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1960

Military SFSocial SF

Meeting of the Minds

Cover of Meeting of the Minds by Robert Sheckley

Meeting of the Minds

Robert Sheckley · 1960

1 hr 5 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Membership Drive

Cover of Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco

Membership Drive

Murray F. Yaco · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Metamorphosis by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Mindsnake by Jim Harmon

Jim Harmon · 1960

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Monkey On His Back

Cover of Monkey On His Back by Charles V. De Vet

Monkey On His Back

Charles V. De Vet · 1960

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Monument by R. W. Major

R. W. Major · 1960

Social SFSpace Opera

Murder Beneath the Polar Ice

Cover of Murder Beneath the Polar Ice by Hayden Howard

Murder Beneath the Polar Ice

Hayden Howard · 1960

First ContactHorror

Murderer's chain

Cover of Murderer's chain by Wenzell Brown

Murderer's chain

Wenzell Brown · 1960

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of Noble Redman by Jesse F. Bone

Jesse F. Bone · 1960

ColonizationSocial SF

Occasion ... for Disaster

Cover of Occasion ... for Disaster by Randall Garrett

Occasion ... for Disaster

Laurence M. Janifer & Randall Garrett · 1960

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Old Friends Are the Best

Cover of Old Friends Are the Best by Jack Sharkey

Old Friends Are the Best

Jack Sharkey · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Old Shag by Bob Farnham

Bob Farnham · 1960

AdventureSpace Opera

Oomphel in the Sky

Cover of Oomphel in the Sky by H. Beam Piper

Oomphel in the Sky

H. Beam Piper · 1960

1 hr 8 min read

ColonizationSocial SF

Out Like a Light

Cover of Out Like a Light by Randall Garrett

Out Like a Light

Laurence M. Janifer & Randall Garrett · 1960

4 hr 17 min read

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Psichopath by Randall Garrett

Randall Garrett · 1960

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Pushbutton War by Joseph Paul Martino

Joseph Paul Martino · 1960

Hard SFMilitary SF

Cover of Revolution by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1960

DystopiaSocial SF

Round-and-Round Trip

Cover of Round-and-Round Trip by H. B. Fyfe

Round-and-Round Trip

H. B. Fyfe · 1960

Social SFSpace Opera

Satellite System

Cover of Satellite System by H. B. Fyfe

Satellite System

H. B. Fyfe · 1960

Hard SFSpace Opera

Say "Hello" for Me

Cover of Say "Hello" for Me by Frank W. Coggins

Say "Hello" for Me

Frank W. Coggins · 1960

First ContactHard SF

Cover of Solid Solution by James Stamers

James Stamers · 1960

Hard SFSocial SF

Sordman the Protector

Cover of Sordman the Protector by Tom Purdom

Sordman the Protector

Tom Purdom · 1960

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Star Performer by Robert Shea

Robert Shea · 1960

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

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