Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1980s

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Interstellar Pig #1

Interstellar Pig

William Sleator

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1984

6.8/10 19 ratings

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #1

The Dragonbone Chair

Tad Williams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

7.1/10 195 ratings

Rama #2

Rama II

Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction

1989

6.9/10 36 ratings

The Malloreon #1

Guardians of the West

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1987

7.0/10 265 ratings

The Malloreon #4

Sorceress of Darshiva

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1989

7.1/10 248 ratings

The Malloreon #3

Demon Lord of Karanda

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

7.1/10 244 ratings

Extended Foundation series #1

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1982

6.9/10 49 ratings

Redwall #3

Mattimeo

Brian Jacques

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult

1989

7.0/10 94 ratings

The Conan Chronicles #3

Conan the Unconquered

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1983

6.9/10 23 ratings

Dirk Gently #1

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1987

7.0/10 90 ratings

Cujo

Stephen King

Horror · British Fantasy Award

1981

6.9/10 76 ratings

The Dark Half

Stephen King

Horror

1989

7.0/10 56 ratings

Dinner at Deviant's Palace

Tim Powers

Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Philip K. Dick Award

1985

6.9/10 19 ratings

The Nightrunners

Joe R. Lansdale

Horror · Splatterpunk

1987

7.1/10 18 ratings

Dragon's Egg #1

Dragon's Egg

Robert L. Forward

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Locus Award

1980

7.1/10 22 ratings

Phantoms

Dean Koontz

Horror

1983

6.9/10 38 ratings

Across Realtime #1

The Peace War

Vernor Vinge

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

1984

6.8/10 42 ratings

The Complete Robot

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1982

6.9/10 38 ratings

The Stainless Steel Rat #5

The Stainless Steel Rat for President

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction

1982

6.7/10 18 ratings

Space Odyssey #2

2010: Odyssey Two

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction

1982

6.9/10 49 ratings

The Haunting of Hiram C. Hopgood

Eva Ibbotson

Fantasy · Young Adult

1987

6.8/10 33 ratings

Thinner

Richard Bachman

Horror

1984

6.9/10 23 ratings

Young Wizards #2

Deep Wizardry

Diane Duane

Fantasy · Young Adult

1985

6.8/10 81 ratings

The Robot Series #3

The Robots of Dawn

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1983

6.8/10 32 ratings

The Green Futures of Tycho

William Sleator

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1981

6.6/10 20 ratings

Dirk Gently #2

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Douglas Adams

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1988

6.7/10 107 ratings

The Robot Series #4

Robots and Empire

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1985

6.9/10 23 ratings

George's Marvelous Medicine

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1981

6.9/10 49 ratings

Gilgamesh the King

Robert Silverberg

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1984

6.9/10 20 ratings

Sphere

Michael Crichton

Science Fiction · Thriller

1987

6.6/10 23 ratings

The VALIS Trilogy #2

The Divine Invasion

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction

1981

6.8/10 22 ratings

The Deptford Mice #2

The Crystal Prison

Robin Jarvis

Fantasy · Young Adult

1989

6.8/10 27 ratings

Not Just a Witch

Eva Ibbotson

Fantasy · Young Adult

1989

6.6/10 27 ratings

Extended Foundation series #2

Foundation and Earth

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction

1986

6.6/10 43 ratings

The Way #2

Eternity

Greg Bear

Science Fiction

1988

7.0/10 23 ratings

Rose of the Prophet #1

The Will of the Wanderer

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

6.6/10 77 ratings