SF Supernova

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 SFFirst ContactSpace OperaColonizationPsychic PowersHard SFDystopiaMilitary SF

Its notable voices

Randall GarrettKeith LaumerMack ReynoldsJack SharkeyJim HarmonMurray LeinsterJames H. SchmitzLaurence M. Janifer

The collection

Sweet Their Blood and Sticky
Cover of Sweet Their Blood and Sticky by Albert Teichner
Sweet Their Blood and Sticky
Albert Teichner · 1961
9 min read
First ContactHorror
The Air of Castor Oil
Cover of The Air of Castor Oil by Jim Harmon
The Air of Castor Oil
Jim Harmon · 1961
28 min read
Social SFTime Travel
The Asses of Balaam
Cover of The Asses of Balaam by Randall Garrett
The Asses of Balaam
Randall Garrett · 1961
38 min read
Military SFSpace Opera
The Chasers
Cover of The Chasers by Daniel F. Galouye
The Chasers
Daniel F. Galouye · 1961
22 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Connoisseur
Cover of The Connoisseur by Frank Banta
The Connoisseur
Frank Banta · 1961
7 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Contact Point
Cover of The Contact Point by Jack Sharkey
The Contact Point
Jack Sharkey · 1961
16 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Door Through Space
Cover of The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Door Through Space
Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1961
2 hr 51 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
The Drug
Cover of The Drug by C. C. MacApp
The Drug
C. C. MacApp · 1961
22 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
The Egyptian Cat Mystery: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
Cover of The Egyptian Cat Mystery: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story by Harold L. Goodwin
The Egyptian Cat Mystery: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
Harold L. Goodwin · 1961
2 hr 55 min read
AdventureJuvenile
The Fastest Gun Dead
Cover of The Fastest Gun Dead by Julian F. Grow
The Fastest Gun Dead
Julian F. Grow · 1961
18 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Feeling
Cover of The Feeling by Roger D. Aycock
The Feeling
Roger D. Aycock · 1961
9 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The First One
Cover of The First One by Herbert D. Kastle
The First One
Herbert D. Kastle · 1961
18 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Flying Tuskers of K'niik-K'naak
Cover of The Flying Tuskers of K'niik-K'naak by Jack Sharkey
The Flying Tuskers of K'niik-K'naak
Jack Sharkey · 1961
9 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Foreign Hand Tie
Cover of The Foreign Hand Tie by Randall Garrett
The Foreign Hand Tie
Randall Garrett · 1961
52 min read
Psychic PowersSocial SF
The Four-Faced Visitors of Ezekiel
Cover of The Four-Faced Visitors of Ezekiel by Arthur W. Orton
The Four-Faced Visitors of Ezekiel
Arthur W. Orton · 1961
28 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Frozen Planet
Cover of The Frozen Planet by Keith Laumer
The Frozen Planet
Keith Laumer · 1961
53 min read
Social SFSpace Opera
The Girls from Fieu Dayol
Cover of The Girls from Fieu Dayol by Robert F. Young
The Girls from Fieu Dayol
Robert F. Young · 1961
17 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The God Next Door
Cover of The God Next Door by William R. Doede
The God Next Door
William R. Doede · 1961
27 min read
ColonizationFirst Contact
The Great Implication
Cover of The Great Implication by Stanley R. Lee
The Great Implication
Stanley R. Lee · 1961
20 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
The Green Beret
Cover of The Green Beret by Tom Purdom
The Green Beret
Tom Purdom · 1961
25 min read
Military SFSocial SF
The Helpful Hand of God
Cover of The Helpful Hand of God by Tom Godwin
The Helpful Hand of God
Tom Godwin · 1961
39 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Hero
Cover of The Hero by Elaine Wilber
The Hero
Elaine Wilber · 1961
21 min read
First ContactSocial SF
The Highest Treason
Cover of The Highest Treason by Randall Garrett
The Highest Treason
Randall Garrett · 1961
1 hr 32 min read
Military SFSocial SF
The Junkmakers
Cover of The Junkmakers by Albert Teichner
The Junkmakers
Albert Teichner · 1961
38 min read
DystopiaSocial SF

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