1981 Locus – Fantasy Novel Winner
![Lord Valentine's Castle](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580854374-59520-image-3.jpg)
Lord Valentine’s Castle
Robert Silverberg
Traces the adventures of Valentine and the band of jugglers that he travels with across the magical planet of Majipoor….
1981 Locus – Fantasy Novel Shortlist
![“The Mist”](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580853191-59425-image-3.jpg)
“The Mist”
Stephen King
![After Dark](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580877761-1219-image-3.jpg)
After Dark
Manly Wade Wellman
![Ariosto](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580874348-937-image-3.jpg)
Ariosto
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
![Changeling](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581034722-6702-image-3.jpg)
Changeling
Roger Zelazny
![Kill the Dead](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580855545-59617-image-3.jpg)
Kill the Dead
Tanith Lee
![Sabella](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580964021-2332-image-3.jpg)
Sabella
Tanith Lee
![Shadowland](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580848965-59075-image-3.jpg)
Shadowland
Peter Straub
![Split Infinity](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580957764-1816-image-3.jpg)
Split Infinity
Piers Anthony
![The Beginning Place](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581037833-6959-image-3.jpg)
The Beginning Place
Ursula K. Le Guin
![The Northern Girl](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581033753-6622-image-3.jpg)
The Northern Girl
Elizabeth A. Lynn
![The Shadow of the Torturer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/no-image-1-image-3.jpg)
The Shadow of the Torturer
Gene Wolfe
![The Vampire Tapestry](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580845617-58798-image-3.jpg)
The Vampire Tapestry
Suzy McKee Charnas
![The Wounded Land](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580844339-58692-image-3.jpg)
The Wounded Land
Stephen R. Donaldson
![Thorn](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/no-image-1-image-3.jpg)