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1968 Hugo Award: science fiction winners and finalists

Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1968 Hugo Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.

Hugo recognition reflects voting by eligible Worldcon members. This library includes science fiction from the selected novel and novella categories, including labeled crossovers. It does not include every Hugo category or every fantasy finalist. Official award site ↗

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Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny, book cover

Lord of Light

by Roger Zelazny

Novel · 1967

Hugo winnerNebula recognition

A colony of humankind is subjugated by the First Colonists, the crew of the starship that brought them to their new home 1000 years before. They have taken control of ancient technologies and enhanced themselves with godlike psychic powers and virtual immortality.

Riders of the Purple Wage by Philip José Farmer, book cover

Riders of the Purple Wage

by Philip José Farmer

Novella · 1967

Hugo winnerNebula recognition

"Riders of the Purple Wage" (1967) is a science fiction novella by American writer Philip José Farmer. It appeared in Dangerous Visions, the New Wave science fiction anthology compiled by Harlan Ellison and won the Hugo Award for best novella in 1968, jointly with Weyr Search by Anne McCaffrey.

Chthon by Piers Anthony, book cover

Chthon

by Piers Anthony

Novel · 1967

Hugo recognitionNebula recognition

It was a new word for Hell. An escape-proof prison mine, where the worst criminals in the Universe were condemned to perpetual suffering in the ruby darkness. Aton had committed the unpardonable crime.

The Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson, book cover

The Butterfly Kid

by Chester Anderson

Novel · 1967

Hugo recognition

The Butterfly Kid is a science fiction novel by Chester Anderson originally released in 1967. It was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1968. The novel is the first part of the Greenwich Village Trilogy, with Michael Kurland writing the second book and the third volume written by T.A. Waters.

Thorns by Robert Silverberg, book cover

Thorns

by Robert Silverberg

Novel · 1967

Hugo recognitionNebula recognition

Duncan Chalk's six-hundred-pound frame is nearly as large as his media empire. Beneath the depths of his immense rolls of flab, the fabulously wealthy mogul wields the editorial power to deliver his programming across the solar system to billions of viewers.

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