Most Popular Short Stories Books of the 1980s

Discover popular Short Stories books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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From Sea to Shining Star: A Memorial Volume

A. Bertram Chandler

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Heatseeker

John Shirley

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Ten Science Fiction Stories

Thomas A. Easton

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Distant Signals and Other Stories

Andrew Weiner

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Colossus: The Collected Science Fiction of Donald Wandrei

Donald Wandrei

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

The Rainbow People

Laurence Yep

Fantasy · Young Adult · Short Stories

1989

The Magic Mirror: Lost Supernatural and Mystery Stories

Algernon Blackwood

Fantasy · Short Stories

1989

Escape from Kathmandu

Kim Stanley Robinson

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Flowers from the Moon and Other Lunacies

Robert Bloch

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories

1989

Fear and Trembling

Robert Bloch

Horror · Short Stories · Thriller

1989

The Bug Life Chronicles

Phillip C. Jennings

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Author's Choice Monthly #2

Unthreatened by the Morning Light

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Short Stories

1989

Blue World and Other Stories

Robert R. McCammon

Horror · Short Stories

1989

Casting Fortune

John M. Ford

Fantasy · Short Stories

1989

Salvage Rites and Other Stories

Ian Watson

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Space Folk

Poul Anderson

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave

Garry Kilworth

Short Stories · Mainstream

1989

Dark Night in Toyland

Bob Shaw

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

The Folk of the Fringe

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Winterwood and Other Hauntings

Keith Roberts

Horror · Short Stories

1989

Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omnibus

Michael Scott

Fantasy · Short Stories

1989

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

Harlan Ellison

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

Novelty

John Crowley

Short Stories

1989

Casablanca

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1989

The Book of Frog

Jeff VanderMeer

Fantasy · New Weird · Short Stories

1989

Crystal Express

Bruce Sterling

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1989

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael

A Rare Benedictine

Ellis Peters

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1988

Patrick Petrella #3

Young Petrella

Michael Gilbert

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery

March 1, 1988

Herald Classics

Sheep's Clothing

Celia Dale

Crime Fiction · Psychological Horror · Bram Stoker Award · British Fantasy Award · Collection

October 22, 1988

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #16

The Year's Best Horror XVI

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

October 4, 1988

Ghosts for Christmas

Richard Dalby

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

November 1988

Pan Book of Horror Stories #29

The 29th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Clarence Paget

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

December 2, 1988

Uncle Ovid's Exercise Book

Don Webb

Short Stories

1988

The Moon-Gazer and One Other

D. N. J.

Horror · Short Stories

1988

More City Jitters

Christopher Fowler

Horror · Short Stories

1988

Leopoldina's Dream

Silvina Ocampo

Fantasy · Short Stories

1988