Get started ↓Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1986 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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by Orson Scott Card
Novel · 1985
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".
by Robert Silverberg
Novella · 1985
The world's most distinguished author of the literature of the fantastic presents his most extraordinary stories of worlds lost and dreams fulfilled...
by Roger Zelazny
Novella · 1985
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.
by Greg Bear
Novel · 1985
In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements.
by Tim Powers
Novel · 1985
An early (1985 but based on earlier work) Powers novel with many of his usual themes such as alcoholism, vampirism, possession, erosion of the self, and the weight of one's past. Set in a post-apocalyptic LA area.
by Bruce Sterling
Novella
A science fiction novella by Bruce Sterling. Nebula recognition.
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novella · 1985
"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.
by Brian W. Aldiss
Novel · 1985 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
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.
by Bruce Sterling
Novel · 1985
In the far future, in a solar system colonized by a strange aggregation of human cultures, Abelard Lindsay, a rogue diplomat from the Mare Serenitatis Circumlunar Corporate Republic, struggles for survival amidst powerful, advanced societies warring to control the shape of human destiny.
by James Tiptree Jr.
Novella · 1985
A 1985 science fiction novella by James Tiptree Jr.. Locus Award winner; Hugo and Nebula recognition.
by David Brin
Novel · 1985
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth.
by Barry N. Malzberg
Novel · 1985
A 1985 science fiction novel by Barry N. Malzberg. Nebula recognition.
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