1955 in science fiction

The year 1955 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births

 * Catherine Asaro
 * Bruce Bethke
 * Pierre Bordage
 * Steven Brust
 * Sue Burke
 * Richard Chwedyk
 * Massimo Citi
 * Brenda Clough
 * Julie E. Czerneda
 * Jeffrey Ford
 * James Alan Gardner
 * Steven Gould
 * Simon R. Green
 * Karen Haber
 * Geoffrey Landis
 * Paul J. McAuley
 * Pat Murphy
 * Richard Parks
 * Nisi Shawl
 * Jack Skillingstead
 * Suzanne Weyn

Deaths

 * Nat Schachner (b. 1895)

First editions

 * Address: Centauri by F. L. Wallace, a group of disabled outcasts escape to Alpha Centauri and encounter butterfly-like aliens.
 * Alien Minds by E. Everett Evans, a secret service agent has the ability to read minds.
 * The Big Jump by Leigh Brackett, explores the dangers and discoveries of humanity's first faster-than-light space mission.
 * The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, set in a post-apocalyptic world where telepathic children must hide their abilities.
 * Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke, centers on political tensions and a scientific mystery on the Moon.
 * The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, time manipulators struggle with the ethical implications of altering history.
 * Gladiator-At-Law by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth, critiques corporate control and social inequality in a future society.
 * Hell's Pavement by Damon Knight, the story postulates a technique for dealing with asocial behavior by giving everyone an "analogue", a mental imprint of an authority figure that intervenes whenever violent or otherwise harmful acts are contemplated.
 * The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett, post-nuclear war society regresses to agrarian life, shunning technology.
 * The Magellanic Cloud by Stanisław Lem (in Polish), depicts a space expedition and the challenges of interstellar travel.
 * Not This August by C. M. Kornbluth, explores a Cold War scenario where the U.S. is occupied by Soviet forces.
 * The Other Side of Here by Murray Leinster, tells the story of an invasion from the fourth dimension, foiled by an insurrection against the invaders' home government.
 * Revolt on Alpha C by Robert Silverberg, colonists on a distant planet rebel against an oppressive government.
 * Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick, a dystopian future where leaders are chosen by random lottery and face constant assassination threats.
 * Star Bridge by Jack Williamson and James E. Gunn, an adventure story in the classic Williamson tradition.
 * Star Guard by Andre Norton, mercenaries from Earth serve alien civilizations in a galactic federation.
 * This Fortress World by James E. Gunn, concerns a man's fight against the power of a future church.
 * Timeliner by Charles Eric Maine, a scientist travels forward in time by repeatedly replacing the consciousness of other men.
 * Under the Triple Suns by Stanton A. Coblentz, the survivors of the destruction of the earth attempt to settle a new planet.

Short stories

 * "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke, Infinity Science Fiction (November).

Short story collections

 * The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov.

Juveniles

 * Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama, a novelization of the first two films in the Godzilla franchise produced by Toho, Godzilla (1954) and Godzilla Raids Again (1955), both of which were based on story outlines by Kayama.
 * The Secret of the Martian Moons by Donald A. Wollheim (juvenile), playing world-class hide-and-seek with the Martians, a teenager believes he has found them... until the real Martians show up.
 * Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein (juvenile), students must survive on a hostile planet after a survival test goes wrong.

Children's books

 * Mission to Mars by Patrick Moore, a young man joins a rescue mission to Mars, saves a stranded expedition, and encounters intelligent alien creatures.

Awards

 * They'd Rather Be Right (also known as The Forever Machine) by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.