1968 in science fiction

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

Births and deaths

Births

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^[1]
"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1970^[2]

Movies

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
2001: A Space Odyssey	Stanley Kubrick	Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester	United Kingdom United States	Adventure ^{[nb 1]}
The Astro-Zombies	Ted V. Mikels	Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace	United States	Horror
Barbarella	Roger Vadim	Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg	France Italy	Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Brides Of Blood	Eddie Romero	John Ashley, Kent Taylor, Beverly Hills, Eva Darren	Philippines
The Bamboo Saucer (aka Collision Course (1969)	Frank Telford	Dan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois Nettleton	United States
Charly	Ralph Nelson	Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom	United States	Drama Romance^{[nb 2]}
Destroy All Monsters (a.k.a Kaijû sôshingeki)	Ishirō Honda	Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya	Japan	Action Adventure kaijū
Gamera vs. Viras (a.k.a Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu)	Noriaki Yuasa	Kôjirô Hongô Tôru Takatsuka Carl Craig	Japan	Action Aventure Famille
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (a.k.a Kyuketsuki Gokemidoro)	Hajime Sato	Teruo Yoshida, Tomomi Sato, Eizo Kitamura, Hideo Ko	Japan	Horror
The Green Slime	Kinji Fukasaku	Robert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Jaeckel	Japan United States	Drama Horror
Je t'aime, je t'aime	Alain Resnais	Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot, Anouk Ferjac	France	Drama ^[3]
Mission Mars	Nicholas Webster	Darren McGavin, Nick Adams, George de Vries, Shirley Parker	United States	^[4]
Planet of the Apes	Franklin J. Schaffner	Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans	United States	Adventure
The Power	Byron Haskin	George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Carlson	United States	Thriller
Project X	William Castle	Christopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry Jones	United States	Mystery ^[5]
Thunderbird 6	David Lane	Keith Alexander (voice), Sylvia Anderson (voice), John Carson (voice)	United Kingdom	Marionette Action Adventure Drama Family
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women	Peter Bogdanovich	Mamie Van Doren, Mary Marr, Paige Lee	United States	Adventure

Awards

Hugo

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny won the 1968 Hugo Award (novel).^[6]

Nebula

Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin won the 1968 Nebula Award (novel).^[6]

Notes

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

References

^ "Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: Paul Anderson (Stories M-S)". Scifi.darkroastedblend.com. September 2006.
^ "1970 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ Wilson, Emma (2006). Alain Resnais. Manchester University Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-7190-6406-7.
^ 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.
^ Frank, Alan G. (1982). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Handbook. Barnes & Noble Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-389-20319-3.
^ ^a ^b "1968 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-05-17.