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 Lion Loose by James H. Schmitz

James H. Schmitz · 1961

1 hr 39 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Lorelei by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Lost in Translation

Cover of Lost in Translation by Laurence M. Janifer

Lost in Translation

Laurence M. Janifer · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Masters of Space

Cover of Masters of Space by E. E. Smith

Masters of Space

E. E. Smith & E. Everett Evans · 1961

3 hr 48 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Mating center by Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long · 1961

2 hr 48 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Meteor strike! by Donald E. Westlake

Donald E. Westlake · 1961

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Minor Detail by Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey · 1961

Military SFSocial SF

Cover of Modus Vivendi by John Berryman

John Berryman · 1961

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Next Door, Next World

Cover of Next Door, Next World by Robert Donald Locke

Next Door, Next World

Robert Donald Locke · 1961

Alternate HistoryPsychic Powers

Cover of Oh, Rats! by Miriam Allen De Ford

Miriam Allen De Ford · 1961

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Cover of Out of Mind by William W. Stuart

William W. Stuart · 1961

ColonizationSocial SF

Pleasant Journey

Cover of Pleasant Journey by Richard Thieme

Pleasant Journey

Richard Thieme · 1961

Psychic PowersSocial SF

Prelude to Space

Cover of Prelude to Space by Robert W. Haseltine

Prelude to Space

Robert W. Haseltine · 1961

First ContactHard SF

Prologue to an Analogue

Cover of Prologue to an Analogue by Leigh Richmond

Prologue to an Analogue

Leigh Richmond · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott

Kevin Scott · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Rebels of the Red Planet

Cover of Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles L. Fontenay

Rebels of the Red Planet

Charles L. Fontenay · 1961

3 hr 23 min read

ColonizationPsychic Powers

Cover of Rex Ex Machina by Frederic Max

Frederic Max · 1961

Artificial IntelligenceDystopia

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Cover of Satisfaction Guaranteed by Joy Leache

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Joy Leache · 1961

Social SFSpace Opera

Scent Makes a Difference

Cover of Scent Makes a Difference by James Stamers

Scent Makes a Difference

James Stamers · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Sense of Obligation

Cover of Sense of Obligation by Harry Harrison

Sense of Obligation

Harry Harrison · 1961

3 hr 21 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Sentry of the Sky

Cover of Sentry of the Sky by Evelyn E. Smith

Sentry of the Sky

Evelyn E. Smith · 1961

1 hr 30 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

Spawning Ground

Cover of Spawning Ground by Lester Del Rey

Spawning Ground

Lester Del Rey · 1961

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Star Hunter by Andre Norton

Andre Norton · 1961

2 hr 22 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Status Quo by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1961

1 hr 56 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

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