Get started ↓Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1981 Nebula Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.
The Nebulas are selected by eligible members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Award records here retain SFADB ceremony years, which can differ from eligibility years on the official Nebula site. The library focuses on science fiction novels and novellas. Official award site ↗
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Novel · 1980
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.
Novella · 1980
A 1980 science fiction novella by Suzy McKee Charnas. Nebula Award winner.
Novel · 1980
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…
Novella · 1980
A 1980 science fiction novella by Marta Randall. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1980
It doesn't exist. Two or three pages of nothing. Don't waste your time.
Novel · 1979
In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a post-apocalyptic, dying landscape.
by Michael Shea
Novella · 1980
A 1980 science fiction novella by Michael Shea. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Novel · 1980
THE BEAST PROWLED IN THE NIGHT, a wild-eyed, five clawed creature with a taste for blood. But the strange ways of destiny changed his form.
by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 1980 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun.
Novel · 1980
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.
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