Finalist, Best Novel, 1963
A Fall of Moondust
Arthur C. Clarke (opens in a new tab)
A tour boat skimming the dust seas of the Moon is swallowed by a quake, and the rescue team must find it before the passengers run out of air.
The ballot
- The Man in the High CastlePhilip K. DickPutnam, 1962Winner
- Sword of AldonesMarion Zimmer BradleyAce, 1961
- Little FuzzyH. Beam PiperAvon, 1962
- SylvaVercors, translated by Rita BarissePutnam, 1961