Finalist, Best Novel, 1962
Sense of Obligation (alt: Planet of the Damned)
Harry Harrison (opens in a new tab)
A man is sent to a planet on the brink of war to find out why its people are driven to violence.
The ballot
- Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. HeinleinPutnam, 1961Winner
- Dark UniverseDaniel F. GalouyeBantam, 1961
- The Fisherman (alt: Time Is the Simplest Thing)Clifford D. SimakAnalog Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1961
- Second EndingJames WhiteFantastic Jun,Jul 1961