Finalist, Best Novel, 1962
Second Ending
James White (opens in a new tab)
A man woken from suspended animation finds the Earth empty except for robots, and has to decide what to do with it.
The ballot
- Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. HeinleinPutnam, 1961Winner
- Dark UniverseDaniel F. GalouyeBantam, 1961
- Sense of Obligation (alt: Planet of the Damned)Harry HarrisonAnalog Sep,Oct,Nov 1961
- The Fisherman (alt: Time Is the Simplest Thing)Clifford D. SimakAnalog Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1961