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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

The Definitive 1960s SF Reading Challenge

The Definitive 1960s SF Reading Challenge

The aim of this challenge is to read 10 books from the Defining SF of the 1960s list, one for each year, in chronological order.

Ideally this should follow on from the 1950s challenge, as part 2 of the Super-Epic Defining Books Reading Challenge, but if you just want to to do one decade, that's fine.

The 10-book reading level is the main challenge, with one book per year. The 5-book level is for people with less time or access to 60s books, but should still be attempted in chronological order if possible. The 15 and 20 books levels are for people who want to read more books. The additional books can be in any order, from any years, but a core 10 should still be attempted.

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: June 2015 – December 2017

Reading Levels
Select your reading level below. You can adjust your level up or down at any time during the challenge.

 Minimum = 5 books + 0 reviews
 Optimum = 10 books + 0 reviews
 Premium = 15 books + 0 reviews
 Maximum = 20 books + 0 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

Aemeth

Aemeth

Babel-17
Behold the Man
A Clockwork Orange
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Dune
Flowers for Algernon
The Game-Players of Titan
Hawksbill Station
Lord of Light
Make Room! Make Room!
Martian Time-Slip
Pavane
The Penultimate Truth
Rogue Moon
Slaughterhouse-Five
Solaris
Stand on Zanzibar
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Ubik
A Wizard of Earthsea
Alendor

Alendor

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Badseedgirl

Badseedgirl

Berserker
A Clockwork Orange
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Dr. Bloodmoney:  or, How We Got Along After the Bomb
A Fall of Moondust
The Left Hand of Darkness
Make Room! Make Room!
Planet of the Apes
Venus Plus X
A Wrinkle in Time
Beardie

Beardie

All Flesh Is Grass
Bug Jack Barron
Cat's Cradle
Chthon
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Flowers for Algernon
The Man in the High Castle
Time Is the Simplest Thing
Venus Plus X
The Wanderer
CDR_Bill

CDR_Bill

All Flesh Is Grass
Babel-17
Behold the Man
Berserker
Cat's Cradle
Deathworld 1
The Drowned World
A Fall of Moondust
The High Crusade
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Man in the High Castle
Martian Time-Slip
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Nova
The Penultimate Truth
Podkayne of Mars
Rocannon's World
Stand on Zanzibar
Stranger in a Strange Land
Way Station
couchtomoon

couchtomoon

The Clone
The Forever War
Solaris
Starship Troopers
Ubik
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
daxxh

daxxh

All Flesh Is Grass
Greybeard
Make Room! Make Room!
Nightwings
Restoree
devilinlaw

devilinlaw

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Dune
The Man in the High Castle
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Planet of Exile
Rocannon's World
Stranger in a Strange Land
Venus Plus X
A Wizard of Earthsea
Diane

Diane

2001:  A Space Odyssey
Babel-17
Cat's Cradle
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Dragonflight
The Drowned World
Dune
The Einstein Intersection
Flowers for Algernon
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Slaughterhouse-Five
Stranger in a Strange Land
Ubik
A Wizard of Earthsea
5
4
3
2
1
DrEvilO

DrEvilO

2001:  A Space Odyssey
A Canticle for Leibowitz
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Sirens of Titan
1
DrNefario

DrNefario

Flowers for Algernon
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
The Joy Makers
Pavane
The Planet Buyer
Slaughterhouse-Five
Star Surgeon
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Tomorrow People
A Wrinkle in Time
dustydigger

dustydigger

Babel-17
Eight Keys to Eden
The Einstein Intersection
Galactic Pot Healer
The Jewels of Aptor
A Plague of Pythons
Rite of Passage
The Stainless Steel Rat
The Star King
Way Station
Emil

Emil

Behold the Man
Chthon
Dimension of Miracles
The Game-Players of Titan
The High Crusade
Journey Beyond Tomorrow
Martian Time-Slip
Now Wait for Last Year
The Penultimate Truth
Pilgrimage:  The Book of the People
Rite of Passage
The Status Civilization
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Ubik
A Wrinkle in Time
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

The Butterfly Kid
Colossus
Dimension of Miracles
Journey Beyond Tomorrow
Nova Express
Past Master
The Planet Buyer
The Rim of Space
The Ship Who Sang
The Tomorrow People
GiantPanda

GiantPanda

Cat's Cradle
Chthon
A Clockwork Orange
Dark Universe
Deathworld 1
Dune
The Einstein Intersection
Greybeard
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Nova
Rogue Moon
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Squares of the City
Stand on Zanzibar
Stranger in a Strange Land
This Immortal
Way Station
The Whole Man
A Wrinkle in Time
gribshnobler

gribshnobler

5
4
3
2
1
Joe Chip

Joe Chip

Behold the Man
Cat's Cradle
Dragonflight
Dune
Hothouse
Lord of Light
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
The Penultimate Truth
Rogue Moon
Stranger in a Strange Land
jontlaw

jontlaw

Clans of the Alphane Moon
The Drowned World
Flesh
Galactic Pot Healer
The Game-Players of Titan
Hawksbill Station
The Lovers
Make Room! Make Room!
The Man in the High Castle
Martian Time-Slip
Now Wait for Last Year
The Penultimate Truth
Thorns
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Ubik
jwharris28

jwharris28

Chocky
The Drowned World
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Orbit 1
The Squares of the City
Thorns
Time Is the Simplest Thing
Up the Line
The Whole Man
kabouter

kabouter

Deathworld 1
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Greybeard
The Man in the High Castle
Of Men and Monsters
Rogue Moon
Stranger in a Strange Land
3
2
1
km098

km098

5
4
3
2
1
ManyMoons

ManyMoons

Neuromancer
Stranger in a Strange Land
To the Tombaugh Station
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
mj122955

mj122955

Babel-17
Clans of the Alphane Moon
Deathworld 1
The Dragon Masters
Dragonflight
Empire Star
A Fall of Moondust
The Jewels of Aptor
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Nightfall and Other Stories
Pavane
Planet of the Apes
R is for Rocket
Restoree
Rite of Passage
The Status Civilization
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
A Wizard of Earthsea
Momosnyx

Momosnyx

The Man in the High Castle
Rogue Moon
Stranger in a Strange Land
The Wanderer
Way Station
5
4
3
2
1
Naomi_uk72

Naomi_uk72

A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Bloodmoney:  or, How We Got Along After the Bomb
The Left Hand of Darkness
Lord of Light
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Nova
The Penultimate Truth
Podkayne of Mars
Rogue Moon
Stranger in a Strange Land
pizzakarin

pizzakarin

Dangerous Visions
Dark Universe
The Man in the High Castle
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Ship Who Sang
Stand on Zanzibar
The Status Civilization
This Immortal
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Wanderer
Scott Laz

Scott Laz

The Butterfly Kid
A Clockwork Orange
The Dragon Masters
The Drowned World
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
Hothouse
The Jagged Orbit
Journey Beyond Tomorrow
The Lovers
The Man in the High Castle
Orbit 1
Picnic on Paradise
The Reefs of Space
Rogue Moon
The Squares of the City
The Star King
Star Surgeon
Venus Plus X
Way Station
The Whole Man
seattleotaku

seattleotaku

The Left Hand of Darkness
The Man in the High Castle
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Way Station
1
Sushicat

Sushicat

2001:  A Space Odyssey
Cat's Cradle
A Clockwork Orange
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Man in the High Castle
Rocannon's World
Slaughterhouse-Five
Solaris
A Wrinkle in Time
5
4
3
2
1
tbritz13

tbritz13

All Flesh Is Grass
All the Colors of Darkness
The Drowned World
Eight Keys to Eden
The Reefs of Space
Time Is the Simplest Thing
4
3
2
1
TedC

TedC

5
4
3
2
1
thereddeath

thereddeath

Dangerous Visions
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Thomcat

Thomcat

Cat's Cradle
Dangerous Visions
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Drowned World
Dune
A Fall of Moondust
Farnham's Freehold
The Genocides
The Jewels of Aptor
The Left Hand of Darkness
Lord of Light
Martian Time-Slip
Pilgrimage:  The Book of the People
Rogue Moon
Stand on Zanzibar
This Immortal
The Tomorrow People
Way Station
The Witches of Karres
1
wecowo

wecowo

Behold the Man
Empire Star
Hothouse
Nova
Of Men and Monsters
The Penultimate Truth
Stand on Zanzibar
The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

Cat's Cradle
Dangerous Visions
Dark Universe
Dr. Bloodmoney:  or, How We Got Along After the Bomb
The Drowned World
The Man in the High Castle
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Martian Time-Slip
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Now Wait for Last Year
Of Men and Monsters
Pavane
Rogue Moon
The Ship Who Sang
The Stainless Steel Rat
Thorns
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Ubik
Venus Plus X
The Wanderer
ZeroCredibility

ZeroCredibility

Babel-17
Emphyrio
Hothouse
The Last Castle
Martian Time-Slip
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Ubik
3
2
1