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Best Science Fictions Reads of the 1960s According to Goodreads

The best SF of the 1960s according to the erudite readers of Goodreads. The books are in the order of votes, with #1 receiving the most.
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
1
Frank Herbert
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
2
Philip K. Dick
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
3
Kurt Vonnegut
Alice Douglas (Stranger in a Strange Land)
Alice Douglas (Stranger in a Strange Land)
4
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
5
Robert A. Heinlein
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
6
Ursula K. Le Guin
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
7
Arthur C. Clarke
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
8
Philip K. Dick
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
9
Anthony Burgess
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
10
Philip K. Dick
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
11
Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
12
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
13
Stanislaw Lem
Way Station (A.K.A Here Gather the Stars)
Way Station (A.K.A Here Gather the Stars)
14
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
15
Ray Bradbury
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
16
Harlan Ellison
Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar
17
The Stainless Steel Rat (Harry Harrison)
The Stainless Steel Rat
18
Harry Harrison
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
19
The Witches of Karres (James H. Schmitz)
The Witches of Karres
20
James H. Schmitz
The High Crusade
The High Crusade
21
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
22
Harlan Ellison
A Fall of Moondust (Arthur C Clarke)
A Fall of Moondust
23
Arthur C Clarke
The White Mountains (John Christopher)
The White Mountains
24
John Christopher
Little Fuzzy (H. Beam Piper)
Little Fuzzy
25
H. Beam Piper
Glory Road
Glory Road
26
R Is for Rocket (Ray Bradbury)
R Is for Rocket
27
Ray Bradbury
Dorsai! (Gordon R. Dickson)
Dorsai!
28
Gordon R. Dickson
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
29
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
30
Anne McCaffrey
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
31
Michael Moorcock
Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle)
Planet of the Apes
32
Pierre Boulle
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
33
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
34
J.G. Ballard
Venus Plus X, Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
Venus Plus X, Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
35
The Ship Who Sang (Anne McCaffrey)
The Ship Who Sang
36
Anne McCaffrey
Trader to the Stars (Poul Anderson)
Trader to the Stars
37
Poul Anderson
Rogue Moon
Rogue Moon
38
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
39
Madeleine L'engle
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
40
Samuel R. Delany
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