Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1960s

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The Last Unicorn

Peter S. Beagle

Fantasy

1968

7.2/10 78 ratings

Clans of the Alphane Moon

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1964

7.3/10 23 ratings

Chronicles of Prydain #3

The Castle of Llyr

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

1966

7.1/10 47 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

Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut

Mainstream

1962

7.4/10 20 ratings

The Dragonriders of Pern #1

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey

Science Fiction · Dragons

1968

7.1/10 122 ratings

The Dark Is Rising #1

Over Sea, Under Stone

Susan Cooper

Fantasy · Young Adult

1965

7.0/10 156 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

Chronicles of Prydain #1

The Book of Three

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

1964

7.0/10 54 ratings

Chronicles of Prydain #4

Taran Wanderer

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

1967

7.0/10 46 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 Adventures of Tom Bombadil

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Middle-earth · Poetry · Short Stories

1962

7.0/10 41 ratings

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1965

6.9/10 43 ratings

Galactic Pot-Healer

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1969

7.0/10 25 ratings

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1961

6.8/10 62 ratings

Rosemary's Baby #1

Rosemary's Baby

Ira Levin

Horror

1967

6.9/10 21 ratings

Smith of Wootton Major

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Childrens

1967

6.8/10 91 ratings

A Fall of Moondust

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1961

6.8/10 26 ratings

His Master's Voice

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1968

6.8/10 21 ratings

John Carmody

Night of Light

Philip José Farmer

Science Fiction

1966

6.5/10 28 ratings

Damnation Alley

Roger Zelazny

Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic

1969

6.5/10 30 ratings

Counter-Clock World

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1967

6.5/10 40 ratings

Nova

Samuel R. Delany

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1968

6.6/10 26 ratings

The Simulacra

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1964

6.3/10 21 ratings

Childe Cycle #1

Dorsai!

Gordon R. Dickson

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

1960

6.6/10 16 ratings

The Dark Light Years

Brian Aldiss

Science Fiction

1964

6.5/10 21 ratings

Now Wait for Last Year

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1966

6.3/10 23 ratings

Andromeda #1

The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton

Science Fiction · Thriller

1969

6.4/10 16 ratings

October the First Is Too Late

Fred Hoyle

Science Fiction

1966

6.4/10 21 ratings

Tarzan #23

Tarzan and the Madman

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Fantasy

1964

6.3/10 16 ratings