Most Popular Science Fiction Books of the 1980s

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The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1986

10/10 1 ratings

Beyond the Dar Al-Harb

Gordon R. Dickson

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1985

10/10 1 ratings

Dealing in Futures

Joe Haldeman

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1985

10/10 1 ratings

The Crystal City

Nancy Etchemendy

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1985

Fenrille #3

The Black Ship

Christopher Rowley

Science Fiction

1985

10/10 1 ratings

Patternist #5

Clay's Ark

Octavia E. Butler

Science Fiction

1984

10/10 1 ratings

Berserker sequence

Berserker Base

Connie Willis, Stephen R. Donaldson, Roger Zelazny, Poul Anderson, Fred Saberhagen, Larry Niven, Edward Bryant

Science Fiction · Anthology

1984

10/10 1 ratings

Tékumel: The Empire of the Petal Throne #1

The Man of Gold

M. A. R. Barker

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1984

Star Trek: The Original Series (numbered novels) #12

Mutiny on the Enterprise

Robert E. Vardeman

Science Fiction

1983

10/10 1 ratings

Fenrille #2

The War for Eternity

Christopher Rowley

Science Fiction

1983

10/10 1 ratings

Chessboard Planet and Other Stories

Henry Kuttner

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1983

10/10 1 ratings

Morphodite #2

Transformer

M. A. Foster

Science Fiction

1983

Voyage from Yesteryear

James P. Hogan

Science Fiction

1982

10/10 1 ratings

First Cycle

H. Beam Piper, Michael Kurland

Science Fiction

1982

10/10 1 ratings

The Compass Rose

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories

1982

10/10 1 ratings

Worlds #1

Worlds

Joe Haldeman

Science Fiction

1981

10/10 1 ratings

Riddley Walker

Russell Hoban

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic

1980

10/10 1 ratings

Patternist #4

Wild Seed

Octavia E. Butler

Science Fiction

1980

10/10 1 ratings

The Golden Man

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1980

10/10 1 ratings

Beyond Heaven's River

Greg Bear

Science Fiction

1980

10/10 1 ratings

Nightflyers and Other Stories

George R. R. Martin

Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1985

9.5/10 4 ratings

Robotech #8

Metal Fire

Jack McKinney

Science Fiction

1987

9.5/10 2 ratings

Robotech #2

Battle Cry

Jack McKinney

Science Fiction

1987

9/10 1 ratings

BattleTech #6

Decision at Thunder Rift

William H. Keith, Jr.

Science Fiction

1986

9.5/10 2 ratings

Battle Circle

Battle Circle

Piers Anthony

Science Fiction

1983

The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1982

9.4/10 8 ratings

Darkwar Trilogy #3

Ceremony

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1986

9.3/10 3 ratings

Darkwar Trilogy #2

Warlock

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1985

9.3/10 3 ratings

Darkwar Trilogy #1

Doomstalker

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1985

9.3/10 3 ratings

Cyteen #1

Cyteen

C. J. Cherryh

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1988

9.2/10 5 ratings

Dagon and Other Macabre Tales

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1987

9.2/10 6 ratings

Tuf Voyaging

George R. R. Martin

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Short Stories

1986

9.2/10 6 ratings

H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus #3

The Haunter of the Dark

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1985

9/10 7 ratings

The Dunwich Horror and Others

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1984

9/10 7 ratings

Jon Shannow #1

Wolf in Shadow

David Gemmell

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1987

9/10 4 ratings

Mission Earth #1

The Invaders Plan

L. Ron Hubbard

Science Fiction

1985

8/10 1 ratings