The 1950s were an extraordinary decade for science fiction, when writers filled the pages of magazines with strange planets, dangerous inventions, alien encounters, journeys through space, and unsettling visions of humanity’s future. 1950s Science Fiction 2 brings together 23 memorable stories from that remarkable era, featuring legendary authors alongside writers waiting to be rediscovered.
Philip K. Dick leads the collection with five stories, including Beyond Lies the Wub, Human Is, Beyond the Door, The Skull, and Meddler. You’ll also hear early work from Robert Silverberg and Harlan Ellison, along with stories by Damon Knight, Alan E. Nourse, Winston Marks, Mack Reynolds, Alfred Coppel, William Morrison, Rog Phillips, and more.
Travel to Mars in The Old Martians and Madmen of Mars. Encounter distant worlds in Paradise Planet and Planet of Dreams. Face strange technology in Shipping Clerk, unexpected visitors in A Zloor for Your Trouble!, and deadly situations in Three Spacemen Left to Die! and Six Frightened Men. From the bizarre to the suspenseful, each story offers another glimpse into the boundless imagination of 1950s science fiction.
These are stories from a time when humanity was looking toward the stars while wondering what might be waiting there. Rockets were becoming reality, atomic power was changing the world, and science fiction writers were imagining what could come next.
1950s Science Fiction 2 is a journey back to one of science fiction’s most imaginative decades—23 vintage stories filled with distant planets, remarkable discoveries, strange visitors, and futures envisioned more than 70 years ago.
