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World Fantasy Award Nominees & Winners 1975-1989

An award given by their artistic peers in the fantasy genre since 1975. These are the best novel nominees & winners.

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A midsummer tempest.

Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001

Adult Fiction ANDERSO

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The damnation game /

Barker, Clive, 1952-

Adult Fiction BARKER

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Weaveworld /

Barker, Clive, 1952-

Adult Fiction BARKER

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Talking man /

Bisson, Terry.

Adult Fiction BISSON

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The nameless /

Campbell, Ramsey, 1946-

Adult Fiction CAMPBEL

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Seventh son /

Card, Orson Scott.

Adult Fiction CARD

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Illywhacker : a novel /

Carey, Peter, 1943-

Adult Fiction CAREY

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Aegypt /

Crowley, John, 1942-

Adult Fiction CROWLEY

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Little, big /

Crowley, John, 1942-

Won the 1982 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction CROWLEY

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The dragon and the George /

Dickson, Gordon R.

Adult Fiction DICKSON

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Lord Foul's bane /

Donaldson, Stephen R.

Book 1 of the series The Chronicles of Thomas Convenant, Unbeliever. The series was nominated for a World Fantasy Award in 1978.

Adult Fiction DONALDS

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The dragon waiting : a masque of history /

Ford, John M.

Won the 1984 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction FORD

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Firelord /

Godwin, Parke.

Adult Fiction GODWIN

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The dream years /

Goldstein, Lisa.

Adult Fiction GOLDSTE

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The pet /

Grant, Charles L.

Adult Fiction GRANT

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The hour of the Oxrun dead /

Grant, Charles L.

Adult Fiction GRANT

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The sound of midnight /

Grant, Charles L.

Adult Fiction GRANT

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Replay /

Grimwood, Ken.

Won the 1988 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction GRIMWOO

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Mythago wood /

Holdstock, Robert.

Adult Fiction HOLDSTO

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Bridge of birds : a novel of an ancient China that never was /

Hughart, Barry.

Won the 1985 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction HUGHART

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The dark crusade /

Hunt, Walter H.

Adult Fiction HUNT

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Archer's goon /

Jones, Diana Wynne.

Teen Fiction JONES

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The talisman /

King, Stephen, 1947-

Adult Fiction KING

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'Salem's lot /

King, Stephen, 1947-

Adult Fiction KING

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The stand : the complete & uncut edition /

King, Stephen, 1947-

Adult Fiction KING

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Pet sematary /

King, Stephen, 1947-

Adult Fiction KING

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It /

King, Stephen, 1947-

Adult Fiction KING

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Misery /

King, Stephen, 1947-

Adult Fiction KING

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The ceremonies /

Klein, T. E. D.

Adult Fiction KLEIN

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Strangers /

Koontz, Dean R. 1945-

Adult Fiction KOONTZ

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Doctor Rat /

Kotzwinkle, William.

Won the 1977 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction KOTZWIN

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Night's master /

Lee, Tanith.

Adult Fiction LEE

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Our lady of darkness /

Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992.

Won the 1978 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction LEIBER

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Watchtower /

Lynn, Elizabeth A.

Won the 1980 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction LYNN

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The Armageddon rag /

Martin, George R. R.

Adult Fiction MARTIN

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Fevre dream /

Martin, George R. R.

Adult Fiction MARTIN

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Swan song /

McCammon, Robert R.

Adult Fiction MCCAMMO

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Dark forces : new stories of suspense and supernatural horror /

McCauley, Kirby

Stephen King's novella "The Mist" was nominated for the 1981 World Fantasy Award. This novella may also be found in his collection Skeleton Crew.

Adult Reference Book PS648.H6D37

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The forgotten beasts of Eld /

McKillip, Patricia A.

Won the 1975 World Fantasy Award.

Children's Fiction MCKILLI

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Gloriana, or, The unfulfill'd queen : being a romance /

Moorcock, Michael, 1939-

Won the 1979 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction MOORCOCK

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The wandering unicorn /

Mujica Lainez, Manuel, 1910-1984

Adult Fiction MUJICA

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On stranger tides /

Powers, Tim, 1952-

Adult Fiction POWERS

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The vampire Lestat /

Rice, Anne, 1941-

Adult Fiction RICE

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Song of Kali /

Simmons, Dan, 1948-

Won the 1986 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction SIMMONS

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The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights /

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

Adult Nonfiction Book 398.22 M

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Shadowland /

Straub, Peter, 1943-

Adult Fiction STRAUB

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Koko /

Straub, Peter, 1943-

Won the 1989 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction STRAUB

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Perfume : the story of a murderer /

Suskind, Patrick.

Won the 1987 World Fantasy Award.

Adult Fiction SUSKIND

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Phantom /

Tessier, Thomas.

Adult Fiction TESSIER

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The white hotel /

Thomas, D. M.

Adult Fiction THOMAS

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Lyonesse. Book I, Suldrun's garden /

Vance, Jack

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The sword of the Lictor /

Wolfe, Gene.

Adult Fiction WOLFE

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The claw of the conciliator /

Wolfe, Gene.

Adult Fiction WOLFE

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Soldier of the mist /

Wolfe, Gene.

Adult Fiction WOLFE

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The dark bright water /

Wrightson, Patricia.

Children's Fiction WRIGHTS

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