1968 in science fiction


The year 1968 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Literary releases

Novels

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. ClarkeCamp Concentration by Thomas M. DischDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Final Programme by Michael MoorcockA Gift from Earth by Larry NivenThe Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. SimakHawksbill Station by Robert SilverbergThe Heaven Makers by Frank HerbertHis Master's Voice by Stanisław LemInto the Slave Nebula by John BrunnerThe Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Masks of Time by Robert SilverbergNova by Samuel R. DelanyPast Master by R. A. LaffertyReport on Probability A by Brian AldissRite of Passage by Alexei PanshinThe Santaroga Barrier by Frank HerbertStand on Zanzibar by John BrunnerStar Quest by Dean Koontz

Short stories

Movies

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
2001: A Space OdysseyStanley KubrickKeir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William SylvesterUnited Kingdom
United States		Adventure
The Astro-ZombiesTed V. MikelsWendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom PaceUnited StatesHorror
BarbarellaRoger VadimJane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita PallenbergFrance
Italy		Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Brides Of BloodEddie RomeroJohn Ashley, Kent Taylor, Beverly Hills, Eva DarrenPhilippines
The Bamboo Saucer Frank TelfordDan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois NettletonUnited States
CharlyRalph NelsonCliff Robertson, Claire BloomUnited StatesDrama Romance
Destroy All Monsters Ishirō HondaAkira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio TsuchiyaJapanAction Adventure kaijū
Gamera vs. Viras Noriaki YuasaKôjirô Hongô Tôru Takatsuka Carl CraigJapanAction Aventure Famille
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell Hajime SatoTeruo Yoshida, Tomomi Sato, Eizo Kitamura, Hideo KoJapanHorror
The Green SlimeKinji FukasakuRobert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard JaeckelJapan
United States		Drama Horror
Je t'aime, je t'aimeAlain ResnaisClaude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot, Anouk FerjacFranceDrama
Mission MarsNicholas WebsterDarren McGavin, Nick Adams, George de Vries, Shirley ParkerUnited States
Planet of the ApesFranklin J. SchaffnerCharlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice EvansUnited StatesAdventure
The PowerByron HaskinGeorge Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard CarlsonUnited StatesThriller
Project XWilliam CastleChristopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry JonesUnited StatesMystery
Thunderbird 6David LaneKeith Alexander, Sylvia Anderson, John Carson United KingdomMarionette Action Adventure Drama Family
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric WomenPeter BogdanovichMamie Van Doren, Mary Marr, Paige LeeUnited StatesAdventure

Awards

;HugoLord of Light by Roger Zelazny won the 1968 Hugo Award.
;NebulaRite of Passage by Alexei Panshin won the 1968 Nebula Award.