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The year 1968 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• Vox Day
• Laurent Genefort
• Sergey Lukyanenko
• Chris Moriarty
• Van Allen Plexico
• Justina Robson
• Tricia Sullivan
• Howard Tayler
• Travis S. Taylor
• Jeff VanderMeer

Deaths

• Anthony Boucher (b. 1911)
• Groff Conklin (b. 1904)
• Clare Winger Harris (b. 1891)
• Eric North (b. 1884) (pseudonym of Bernard Cronin)
• Arthur Sellings (b. 1911)
• Harl Vincent (b. 1893)

Literary releases

Novels

• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
• Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
• The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock
• A Gift from Earth by Larry Niven
• The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak
• Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg
• The Heaven Makers by Frank Herbert
• His Master's Voice by Stanisław Lem
• Into the Slave Nebula by John Brunner
• The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke
• The Masks of Time by Robert Silverberg
• Nova by Samuel R. Delany
• Past Master by R. A. Lafferty
• Report on Probability A by Brian Aldiss
• Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin
• The Santaroga Barrier by Frank Herbert
• Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
• Star Quest by Dean Koontz

Short stories

• "Nightwings" (novella) by Robert Silverberg
• "The Sharing of Flesh" (novette) by Poul Anderson, winner of the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Novelette
• "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1970

Movies

Awards

Hugo

• Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny won the 1968 Hugo Award (novel).

Nebula

• Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin won the 1968 Nebula Award (novel).

See also

• 1968 in science

Notes

1. Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
2. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor.

References

1. "Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: Paul Anderson (Stories M-S)". Scifi.darkroastedblend.com. September 2006.
2. "1970 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. Wilson, Emma (2006). Alain Resnais. Manchester University Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-7190-6406-7.
4. Pavlides, Dan (2012). "Mission Mars (1967)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
5. Frank, Alan G. (1982). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Handbook. Barnes & Noble Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-389-20319-3.
6. ^ "1968 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-05-17.

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