The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
Novel · 1974
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
A soldier returns from battle to a world that has moved on without him.
A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION
Classic award winning science fiction books before 1980
The science fiction classics that shaped the genre. Every book here won a major award before 1980, from the first Hugo winners onward, oldest first.
Award years are ceremony years. Many of these books are still in print, and each links to its full award history.
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The Storms of Windhaven
by George R. R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle
Novella
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
A science fiction novella by George R. R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle. Locus Award winner; Hugo and Nebula recognition.
By Any Other Name
by Spider Robinson
Novella
Hugo winner
Stranded time travelers--including a partially disembodied Brooklynite searching for the rest of himself and a craps player from 1930 New York--collide headlong with cosmic warriors, hallucination-eating monsters, blind starship pilots, and other zany characters.
Houston, Houston, Do You Read?
by James Tiptree Jr.
Novella · 1976
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
After a solar flare damages their ship, three astronauts are rescued by survivors of an Earth that has undergone dramatic change.
Man Plus
by Frederik Pohl
Novel · 1976
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
Earth is in crisis. There simply isn't enough water and arable land to support the burgeoning population. As the threat of nuclear war looms, the United States looks to Mars for the precious resources that could save humanity.
The Samurai and the WillowsMichael Bishop
The Samurai and the Willows
by Michael Bishop
Novella
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
A science fiction novella by Michael Bishop. Locus Award winner; Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
by Kate Wilhelm
Novel · 1976
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
Before becoming one of today's most intriguing and innovative mystery writers, Kate Wilhelm was a leading writer of science fiction, acclaimed for classics like The…
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
Novel · 1977
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Gateway is a 1977 science-fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl. It is the opening novel in the Heechee saga, with four sequels that followed.
Stardance
by Jeanne Robinson & Spider Robinson
Novella
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Stardance is a science fiction novel by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson, published by Dial Press in 1979 as part of its Quantum science fiction line. The novel's opening segment originally appeared in Analog in 1977 as the novella "Stardance", followed by the serialized conclusion, "Stardance II", in Analog in 1978.
Dreamsnake
by Vonda N. McIntyre
Novel · 1978
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, Snake is a healer. One of an elite band dedicated to caring for sick humanity, she goes wherever her skills are needed.
The Persistence of Vision
by John Varley
Novella · 1978
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
"The Persistence of Vision" is a novella by American writer John Varley. It was included in the anthology of the same name and in The John Varley Reader.
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