Best Novel, 1966 (tie)
Dune
Frank Herbert (opens in a new tab)
A noble family is given control of the desert planet that produces the most valuable substance in the universe, and is betrayed there. The heir escapes into the desert.
Best Novel, 1966 (tie)
…And Call Me Conrad
Roger Zelazny (opens in a new tab)
On a ruined Earth kept as a tourist attraction, a man who may be immortal is ordered to guide an alien visitor through what is left of Greece. Later published as This Immortal.
Also on the ballot
- The Squares of the CityJohn BrunnerBallantine, 1965
- The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A. HeinleinIf Dec 1965,Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1966; Putnam, 1966
- Skylark DuQuesneEdward E. SmithIf Jun,Jul,Aug,Oct 1965