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 Locus Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1979 Locus Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.
Voted on by readers of Locus magazine, the Locus Award is a reliable guide to books readers loved. We include its science fiction novel and novella winners and finalists, plus labeled poll favorites from earlier years. 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.
Colony
by Ben Bova
Novel · 1978
Locus recognition
An engineered boy lives above Earth. He wants to help.
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.
Old Folks at Home
Novella · 1978
Locus recognition
An institution offers a shared marriage. An older woman weighs belonging.
Seven American Nights
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A tourist visits America's ruins. His journal conceals uncertain truths.
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
Novel · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
An interstellar war ends. Former enemies confront unfamiliar loyalties.
The WatchedChristopher Priest
The Watched
Novella · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
An observer watches secret rituals. His distance begins to disappear.
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.
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