Nightflyers
by George R. R. Martin
Novella
Locus winnerHugo recognition
The crew of the starship Nightflyer is heading into the outer reaches of known space in search of a legendary alien race known as the volcryn .
A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION
1981 Locus Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1981 Locus Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.
Locus recognition brings a reader perspective to the library. Formal winners and finalists are distinguished from historical poll top five selections. Those selections are not silently presented as formal finalists. Only the selected science fiction categories and eligible works are included. Official award site ↗
9 works · Page 1 of 1
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
Novel · 1980
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
The Snow Queen is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer Joan D. Vinge. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1981, and was also nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981.
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
by Frederik Pohl
Novel · 1980
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Heechee Saga 2 “In book two of the Heechee Saga, Robinette Broadhead is on his way to making a fortune by bankrolling an expedition to the Food Factory--a Heechee spaceship that can graze the cometary cloud and transfor the basic elements of the universe into…
Dangerous Games
by Marta Randall
Novella · 1980
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1980 science fiction novella by Marta Randall. Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Autopsy
by Michael Shea
Novella
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A science fiction novella by Michael Shea. Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Patchwork Girl
by Larry Niven
Novella · 1980
Locus recognition
The Patchwork Girl is a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven. Part of his Known Space series, it is the fourth of five Gil Hamilton detective stories and the first to be published as a stand-alone novel in 1980.
The Ringworld Engineers
by Larry Niven
Novel · 1979
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
The Ringworld Engineers is a 1979 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven. It is the first sequel to Niven's Ringworld and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1981.
Timescape
by Gregory Benford
Novel · 1980
Nebula winnerLocus recognition
Timescape is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer Gregory Benford (with unbilled co-author Hilary Foister, Benford's sister-in-law, who is credited as having "contributed significantly to the manuscript"). It won the 1981 Nebula and 1980 British Science Fiction Award, and the 1981 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Wizard
by John Varley
Novel · 1980
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
In the second novel of the Gaean trilogy, human explorers have entered the sprawling mind of Gaea. Now they must fight her will. For she is much too powerful ... and definitely insane. Reissue.
Use the interactive award filters ↗
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.