Finalist, Best Novel, 1961
The High Crusade
Poul Anderson (opens in a new tab)
In 1345, an alien scout ship lands in an English village, and Sir Roger de Tourneville and his men take it and set off to conquer the alien empire.
The ballot
- A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller, Jr.J. B. Lippincott, 1959Winner
- Rogue MoonAlgis BudrysF&SF Dec 1960
- DeathworldHarry HarrisonAstounding Jan,Feb,Mar 1960
- Venus Plus XTheodore SturgeonPyramid, 1960