Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Fiction books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Hyperion Cantos #1
Hyperion
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1989
Watchmen
Science Fiction · Graphic Novels · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Comics
1987
Kingsbridge #1
The Pillars of the Earth
Historical Fiction
October 1, 1989
Howl's Castle #1
Howl's Moving Castle
Fantasy · Witches · Young Adult
1986
Ender #1
Ender's Game
Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Movie · Nebula Award
1985
Fevre Dream
Fantasy · Horror · Vampires
1982
H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus #1
At the Mountains of Madness
Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction
1985
A Chronicle of the Black Company #3
The White Rose
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1985
The Sandman #2
The Sandman: The Doll's House
Fantasy · Horror · Graphic Novels · Comics
1989
The Riftwar Saga #1
Magician
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
1982
It
Horror · British Fantasy Award
1986
The Name of the Rose
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery · Thriller
1983
The Gate to Women's Country
Science Fiction · Anthropological SF
1988
A Chronicle of the Black Company #2
Shadows Linger
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
October 1984
The Culture #2
The Player of Games
Science Fiction · Space Opera
1988
Discworld #4
Mort
Fantasy · Reaper
1987
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1981
Chrestomanci #4
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Fantasy · Young Adult
1988
The Sandman #1
The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
Fantasy · Horror · Graphic Novels · Comics
1989
Watchers
Horror
1987
Discworld #8
Guards! Guards!
Fantasy · Dragons
1989
Matilda
Fantasy · Childrens
1988
The Dark Tower #2
The Drawing of the Three
Fantasy
1987
The VALIS Trilogy #1
VALIS
Science Fiction
1981
The Riftwar Saga #2
Silverthorn
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
1985
Ender #2
Speaker for the Dead
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1986
The Riftwar Saga #3
A Darkness at Sethanon
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
1986
Talisman #1
The Talisman
Fantasy
1984
The Helliconia Trilogy #2
Helliconia Summer
Science Fiction
1983
Mockingbird
Science Fiction · Dystopia
1980
The Handmaid's Tale #1
The Handmaid's Tale
Science Fiction · Dystopia · Arthur C. Clarke Award
1985
Books of Blood #3
Books of Blood: Volume Three
Horror · Splatterpunk · Short Stories · World Fantasy Award
1984
Sky Lords #1
The Sky Lords
Science Fiction
1988
Pet Sematary
Horror
1983
The Culture #1
Consider Phlebas
Science Fiction · Space Opera
1987
The Anubis Gates
Fantasy · Philip K. Dick Award · Prix Apollo
1983