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PRESS ENTER[]
by John Varley
Novella · 1984
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
A neighbor dies alone. His computers refuse to stay quiet.
A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION
1985 Locus Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1985 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 Integral Trees
by Larry Niven
Novel · 1983
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
The Integral Trees is a 1984 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven. Like much of Niven's work, the story is heavily influenced by the setting: a gas torus, a ring of air around a neutron star. A sequel, The Smoke Ring, was published in 1987.
A Traveler's TaleLucius Shepard
A Traveler's Tale
Novella · 1984
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
An expatriate seeks tranquility. A neighboring community brings distress.
Chanur's Venture
Novel · 1984
Locus recognition
An old passenger returns. Alien powers compete for human trade.
Demon
by John Varley
Novel · 1985
Locus recognition
Demon is a science fiction novel by American writer John Varley, published in 1984. The third and final book in his Gaea Trilogy, it was nominated to the Locus Award.
Heechee Rendezvous
Novel · 1984
Locus recognition
Heechee Rendezvous is a science fiction novel by the American writer Frederik Pohl, published in 1984 by the Del Rey imprint of Ballantine Books. It is a sequel to Gateway (1977) and Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (1981) and is set about three decades after Gateway.
Stars In My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
Novel · 1984
Locus recognitionClarke recognition
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984) is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. It is part of what would have been a "diptych", in Delany's description, of which the second half, The Splendor and Misery of Bodies, of Cities, remains unfinished.
The Blister
Novella · 1984
Locus recognition
Manhattan plans protective domes. Political interests collide beneath them.
The Scapegoat
Novella · 1985
Locus recognitionHugo recognition
"The Scapegoat" is a science fiction novella by American writer C. J. Cherryh, set in her Alliance-Union universe. It deals with a war in which the two opposing species can not communicate with one another and do not know how to stop the conflict.
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