Annal:1981 John W. Campbell Award
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Results of the John W. Campbell Award in the year 1981. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- John W. Campbell Award
- Science Fiction books
- Science Fiction authors
- Speculative Fiction books
- Speculative Fiction authors.
- 1981 Campbell 1st
- 1980 Nebula winner
- Score: 20.31
In the year 1998, a group of scientists works desperately to communicate with the scientists of 1962, warning of an ecological disaster that will destroy the oceans in the future—if it is not averted in the past.
The Shadow of the Torturer: Volume 1 of The Book of the New Sun
- 1981 WFA–Novel winner
- 1981 Campbell 3rd
- 1980 Nebula nominee
- Score: 22.31
The Shadow of the Torturer is the tale of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession—showing mercy toward his victim.
Ursula K. Le Guin said, “Magic stuff…a masterpiece…the best science fiction I’ve read in years!”
