Most Popular Science Fiction Books of the 1960s

Discover popular Science Fiction books from the 1960s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

Science Fiction · Nebula Award

1966

8.7/10 51 ratings

Dune #1

Dune

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award

1965

8.4/10 226 ratings

The Cyberiad

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1967

8.2/10 57 ratings

Hainish Cycle

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award

1969

8.1/10 123 ratings

Nightwings

Robert Silverberg

Science Fiction · Prix Apollo

1969

8/10 24 ratings

Way Station

Clifford D. Simak

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1963

8/10 31 ratings

The Invincible

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1964

7.6/10 29 ratings

The Status Civilization

Robert Sheckley

Science Fiction

1960

7.9/10 17 ratings

Ubik

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1969

8/10 39 ratings

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

Science Fiction

1966

7.8/10 87 ratings

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

Science Fiction

1962

7.8/10 90 ratings

Solaris

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1961

7.7/10 110 ratings

Blade Runner #1

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1968

7.8/10 77 ratings

Hainish Cycle

Rocannon's World

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction

1966

7.5/10 53 ratings

The Tripods #1

The White Mountains

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

1967

7.4/10 38 ratings

Space Odyssey #1

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1968

7.4/10 114 ratings

Make Room! Make Room!

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction

1966

7.5/10 27 ratings

The Tripods #2

The City of Gold and Lead

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

1967

7.4/10 32 ratings

Planet of the Apes

Pierre Boulle

Science Fiction · Translation

1963

7.3/10 29 ratings

Saint Leibowitz #1

A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller, Jr.

Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Hugo Award

1960

7.5/10 29 ratings

The Stainless Steel Rat #1

The Stainless Steel Rat

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction

1961

7.2/10 50 ratings

Deathworld #1

Deathworld

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction

1960

7.5/10 24 ratings

Hainish Cycle

City of Illusions

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction

1967

7.1/10 28 ratings

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

Science Fiction

1963

7.2/10 26 ratings

Clans of the Alphane Moon

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1964

7.3/10 23 ratings

The Third Policeman

Flann O'Brien

Science Fiction

1967

7.3/10 35 ratings

Dune #2

Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction

1969

7.0/10 89 ratings

The Dragonriders of Pern #1

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey

Science Fiction · Dragons

1968

7.1/10 122 ratings

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Hugo Award · TV Series · Alternate History

1962

7.0/10 57 ratings

Karl Glogauer #1

Behold the Man

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction

1969

7.1/10 30 ratings

Martian Time-Slip

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1964

7.0/10 23 ratings

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine

Kurt Vonnegut

Science Fiction · Mainstream

1965

7.1/10 17 ratings

Hainish Cycle

Planet of Exile

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction

1966

6.9/10 44 ratings

The Tripods #3

The Pool of Fire

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

1968

7.0/10 31 ratings

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1966

7.1/10 33 ratings

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1965

6.9/10 43 ratings