Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1950s

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The Chronicles of Narnia #2

Prince Caspian

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie

1951

7.3/10 229 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #3

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie

1952

7.3/10 207 ratings

The City and the Stars

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1956

7.3/10 24 ratings

The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King

T. H. White

Fantasy

1958

7.4/10 20 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 Chronicles of Narnia #6

The Magician's Nephew

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Narnia

1955

7.1/10 191 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #5

The Horse and His Boy

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Narnia

1954

7.1/10 179 ratings

The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester

Science Fiction

1956

7.3/10 32 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #4

The Silver Chair

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Narnia

1953

7.0/10 181 ratings

Double Star

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1956

7.0/10 24 ratings

The Screwtape Letters

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy

1959

6.9/10 31 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

The Chronicles of Narnia #7

The Last Battle

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

1956

6.6/10 166 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

The World Jones Made

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1956

5.6/10 22 ratings

Galactic Empire #2

The Stars, Like Dust

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1951

5.2/10 21 ratings

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

Historical Fiction

January 1, 1952

10.0/10 2 ratings

The Birds and Other Stories

Daphne du Maurier

Horror · Short Stories · Mystery

1952

10.0/10 2 ratings

The Dreaming Jewels

Theodore Sturgeon

Science Fiction

1950

10.0/10 2 ratings

The Man from the Bomb

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Science Fiction · Mystery

1959

Hosteen Storm/Beast Master #1

The Beast Master

Andre Norton

Science Fiction

1959

Nine Tomorrows

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1959

10.0/10 1 ratings

Our Man in Havana

Graham Greene

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Thriller

1958

10.0/10 1 ratings

Time in Advance

William Tenn

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1958

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Sundial

Shirley Jackson

Horror

1958

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Short Reign Of Pippin IV

John Steinbeck

Fantasy · Alternate History

1957

10.0/10 1 ratings

Occam's Razor

David Duncan

Science Fiction

1957

10.0/10 1 ratings