Dreamsnake
Novel · 1978
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, Snake is a healer. One of an elite band dedicated to caring for sick humanity, she goes wherever her skills are needed.
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1979 Hugo Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1979 Hugo Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.
Hugo recognition reflects voting by eligible Worldcon members. This library includes science fiction from the selected novel and novella categories, including labeled crossovers. It does not include every Hugo category or every fantasy finalist. Official award site ↗
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The Persistence of Vision
by John Varley
Novella · 1978
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
"The Persistence of Vision" is a novella by American writer John Varley. It was included in the anthology of the same name and in The John Varley Reader.
Blind Voices
by Tom Reamy
Novel · 1978 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Blind Voices is a 1978 science fiction novel by Tom Reamy. Reamy's only novel, it was published "posthumously in a complete but not final draft" by Berkley Books.
Enemies of the System
Novella · 1978
Hugo recognition
A 1978 science fiction novella by Brian W. Aldiss. Hugo recognition.
Fireship
Novella · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
They plugged Michael Yarrow into the new ETHANAC computer to see what would happen before they used it on someone important.
Seven American Nights
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1978 science fiction novella by Gene Wolfe. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
Novel · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1978 science fiction novel by C. J. Cherryh. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
The WatchedChristopher Priest
The Watched
Novella · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 1978 science fiction novella by Christopher Priest. Hugo and Locus recognition.
The White Dragon
Novel · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
On the planet Pern, which was colonised hundreds of years ago by Earth folk looking for a more agrarian lifestyle, "dragons" help humans to fight a deadly Thread that falls from a neighbouring planet as it cycles past once every couple of hundred years.
Up the Walls of the World
Novel · 1978
Hugo recognition
Human telepaths receive calls for help from an endangered world. However, the interstellar being threatening them, may be trying to help.
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