Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1980s

Song of Kali

Dan Simmons

Horror · Ancient Mythology · World Fantasy Award · Mythology

1985

The Fionavar Tapestry #2

The Wandering Fire

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

The Book of the New Sun #2

The Claw of the Conciliator

Gene Wolfe

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1981

Walking on Glass

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Mainstream

1985

Arc One #1

Devil on My Back

Monica Hughes

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1984

The Tales of Alvin Maker #1

Seventh Son

Orson Scott Card

Fantasy · Locus Award · Mythopoeic Awards · Alternate History

1987

The Vampire Chronicles #3

The Queen of the Damned

Anne Rice

Horror · Vampires

1988

The Icewind Dale Trilogy #1

The Crystal Shard

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Dungeons and Dragons · Forgotten Realms

1988

Drenai Saga #2

The King Beyond the Gate

David Gemmell

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1985

The BFG

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Young Adult

1982

Contact

Carl Sagan

Science Fiction · Locus Award

1985

Job: A Comedy of Justice

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Locus Award

1984

The Shannara Trilogy #2

The Elfstones of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1982

Darkfall

Dean Koontz

Horror

1984

The Icewind Dale Trilogy #2

Streams of Silver

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Dungeons and Dragons · Forgotten Realms

1989

Deverry Series #2

Darkspell

Katharine Kerr

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1987

Firestarter

Stephen King

Horror

1980

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #4

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1984

Deverry Series #1

Daggerspell

Katharine Kerr

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

Redwall #2

Mossflower

Brian Jacques

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult

1988

Sprawl #3

Mona Lisa Overdrive

William Gibson

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk

1988

The VALIS Trilogy #3

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1982

Redwall #1

Redwall

Brian Jacques

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult

1986

The Bromeliad Trilogy #1

Truckers

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Young Adult

1989

Kwani #1

She Who Remembers

Linda Lay Shuler

Fantasy

1988

The Fionavar Tapestry #1

The Summer Tree

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

The Shannara Trilogy #3

The Wishsong of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1985

Across Realtime #2

Marooned in Realtime

Vernor Vinge

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

1986

Oswald Bastable #3

The Steel Tsar

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

1981

Earth's Children #3

The Mammoth Hunters

Jean M. Auel

Paleofiction · Romance

1985

The Tales of Alvin Maker #2

Red Prophet

Orson Scott Card

Fantasy · Locus Award · Alternate History

1988

The Tales of Alvin Maker #3

Prentice Alvin

Orson Scott Card

Fantasy · Locus Award · Alternate History

1989

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #4

Talking to Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult

1985

The Night of Wishes

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1989

The Malloreon #2

King of the Murgos

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

Sprawl #2

Count Zero

William Gibson

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk

1986