The Only Neat Thing to DoJames Tiptree Jr.
The Only Neat Thing to Do
Novella · 1985
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
A young explorer finds companionship. Their bond carries an unexpected danger.
A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION
1986 Locus Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1986 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 Postman
by David Brin
Novel · 1985
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth.
24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai
Novella · 1985
Hugo winnerLocus recognitionNebula recognition
24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai is a science fiction novella by American writer Roger Zelazny, originally published in the July 1985 issue of the Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1986 and was also nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1985.
Ender's Game
Novel · 1985
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with the Formics, an insectoid alien species they dub the "buggers".
Footfall
by Jerry Pournelle & Larry Niven
Novel · 1985
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent is conquest of the planet Earth.
Green MarsKim Stanley Robinson
Green Mars
Novella · 1985
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"Green Mars" is a science fiction novella by the American writer Kim Stanley Robinson, first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in September 1985, eight years before his novel of the same name.
Helliconia Winter
Novel · 1985 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
Image Helliconia -- a world at the end of a reign that has lasted nearly two thousand years. The glorious civilization that blossomed during spring and summer has faded, and the dismal wasteland of winter is rapidly destroying the human race.
Robots and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
Novel · 1985
Locus recognition
Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante…
Sailing to Byzantium
Novella · 1985
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
The world's most distinguished author of the literature of the fantastic presents his most extraordinary stories of worlds lost and dreams fulfilled...
The Plague Star
Novella · 1985
Locus recognition
They seek a legendary ship. Its cargo can destroy worlds.
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