Most Popular Science Fiction Books of the 1950s

Discover popular Science Fiction books from the 1950s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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On the Beach

Nevil Shute

Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic

1957

8.3/10 19 ratings

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction

1951

8.4/10 67 ratings

Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1957

8.4/10 29 ratings

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson

Horror · Science Fiction · Vampires · Bram Stoker Award

1954

8.0/10 89 ratings

Citizen in Space

Robert Sheckley

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1955

7.8/10 17 ratings

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1950

7.8/10 35 ratings

Foundation trilogy #1

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1951

7.8/10 143 ratings

The Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham

Science Fiction

1951

7.6/10 20 ratings

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1953

7.7/10 88 ratings

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Hugo Award

1953

7.6/10 156 ratings

More Than Human

Theodore Sturgeon

Science Fiction

1953

7.6/10 20 ratings

Foundation trilogy #3

Second Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1953

7.5/10 100 ratings

The Robot Series #2

The Naked Sun

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1957

7.5/10 51 ratings

The Robot Series #1

The Caves of Steel

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1954

7.3/10 44 ratings

City

Clifford D. Simak

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1952

7.8/10 27 ratings

The Illustrated Man

Ray Bradbury

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1951

7.4/10 37 ratings

Foundation trilogy #2

Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1952

7.5/10 109 ratings

Space Merchants #1

The Space Merchants

Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth

Science Fiction

1952

7.4/10 48 ratings

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut

Science Fiction

1959

7.4/10 24 ratings

The End of Eternity

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1955

7.2/10 35 ratings

The Demolished Man

Alfred Bester

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1953

7.6/10 27 ratings

The City and the Stars

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1956

7.3/10 24 ratings

Eden

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1959

7.3/10 19 ratings

The Sands of Mars

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1951

7.1/10 42 ratings

Heinlein Juveniles

Citizen of the Galaxy

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1957

7.1/10 28 ratings

The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester

Science Fiction

1956

7.3/10 32 ratings

Double Star

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1956

7.0/10 24 ratings

Galactic Empire #3

The Currents of Space

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1952

6.6/10 28 ratings

Time Out of Joint

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1959

6.6/10 24 ratings

Martians, Go Home

Fredric Brown

Science Fiction

1955

6.7/10 18 ratings

Eye in the Sky

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1957

6.3/10 36 ratings

Earthlight

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1955

6.2/10 27 ratings

The Kraken Wakes

John Wyndham

Science Fiction · Kraken · Post-Apocalyptic

1953

6.2/10 23 ratings

The Astronauts

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1951

5.9/10 18 ratings

The Black Cloud

Fred Hoyle

Science Fiction

1957

6.1/10 20 ratings

Heinlein's Future History

Revolt in 2100

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1953

5.9/10 15 ratings