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1980 Awards

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1980 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction

1980 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction Winner and Nominees

1980 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerDiscipline of Power: The Conservative Interlude and the Liberal RestorationJeffrey SimpsonSimpson analyzes the erroneous assumptions of the members of the Progressive Conservative Party, who, conditioned by an extended spell in opposition, could not wield effectively the political power they had won. The Conservatives misfortunes represent a c...Amazon1980 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction ShortlistScotland Farewell: The People of the HectorDonald MacKayAmazonThe Chinese: Portrait of a PeopleJohn FraserAmazon
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1980 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1980 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction WinnerBurning WaterGeorge BoweringA rollicking chronicle of Captain Vancouvers search for the Northwest Passage, the book has over its career been mentioned in recommended lists of postmodern fiction, BC historical fiction, gay fiction and humour....Amazon1980 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction ShortlistFat WomanLeon RookeAmazonThe Charcoal BurnersSusan MusgraveAmazon
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1980 Hugo Awards – Novel Winner and Nominees

1980 Hugo Awards - Novel WinnerThe Fountains of ParadiseArthur C. ClarkeA Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel from the legendary “colossus of science fiction” and creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey (The New Yorker). Renowned structural engineer Dr. Vannevar Morgan seeks to link Earth to the stars by constructing a space elevator...Amazon1980 Hugo Awards - Novel ShortlistHarpist in the WindPatricia A. McKillipAmazonJemFrederik PohlAmazonOn Wings of SongThomas M. DischAmazonTitanJohn VarleyAmazon
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1980 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Biography

1980 James Tait Black Memorial Prize – Biography Winner and Nominees

1980 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Biography WinnerTennyson: The Unquiet HeartRobert Bernard MartinThe lyric perfection of the works of Alfred Tennyson, one of the greatest Victorian poets, and the apparent ease with which he wrote them, long obscured the disparity between the unruffled surface of many of his poems and his deeply disturbed life. Somersb...Amazon
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1980 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction

1980 James Tait Black Memorial Prize – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1980 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerWaiting for the BarbariansJ.M. CoetzeeFour modern classics by the great South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, re-released with stylish new covers and accompanied by introductions from some of Australia’s brightest writing talents...Amazon
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1980 John W. Campbell – Novel Winner and Nominees

1980 John W. Campbell - Novel WinnerOn Wings of SongThomas M. DischIn his seventh novel, Disch reaches a literary high point in the field of science fiction. At once hilarious and frightening, it follows Daniel Weinreb as he attempts to escape the repressive laws and atmosphere of the isolationist State of Iowa. A rich bl...Amazon1980 John W. Campbell - Novel ShortlistEngine SummerJohn CrowleyAmazonThe Unlimited Dream CompanyJ. G. BallardAmazon
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1980 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Locus, Locus - Fantasy Novel

1980 Locus – Fantasy Novel Winner and Nominees

1980 Locus - Fantasy Novel WinnerHarpist in the WindPatricia A. McKillipThough Morgon the Riddle-Master was reunited with his beloved Raederle, his purpose in life and the reason for the stars on his forehead remained a mystery. All around him, the realm shook with war as mysterious shape-changers battled against mankind. With...Amazon1980 Locus - Fantasy Novel ShortlistCastle RoognaPiers AnthonyAmazonDaughter of the Bright MoonLynn AbbeyAmazonDeath's MasterTanith LeeAmazonFires of AzerothC. J. CherryhAmazonKindredOctavia E. ButlerAmazonMalafrenaUrsula K. Le GuinAmazonTales of NevèrÿonSamuel R. DelanyAmazonThe Dancers of ArunElizabeth A. LynnAmazonThe Dead ZoneStephen KingAmazonThe Door Into FireDiane DuaneAmazonThe Last EnchantmentMary StewartAmazonThe Merman's ChildrenPoul AndersonAmazon...
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1980 Locus – SF Novel Winner and Nominees

1980 Locus - SF Novel WinnerTitanJohn VarleyTwenty years ago, the Gaean Trilogy dazzled critics and readers. Now a new generation will discover that brilliant world--beginning with Titan....Amazon1980 Locus - SF Novel ShortlistDragondrumsAnne McCaffreyAmazonEngine SummerJohn CrowleyAmazonJemFrederik PohlAmazonJuniper TimeKate WilhelmAmazonKinsmanBen BovaAmazonOn Wings of SongThomas M. DischAmazonRoadmarksRoger ZelaznyAmazonSS-GBLen DeightonAmazonStardanceSpider Robinson & Jeanne RobinsonAmazonThe FaceJack VanceAmazonThe Faded Sun: KutathC. J. CherryhAmazonThe Fountains of ParadiseArthur C. ClarkeAmazonThe Road to CorlayRichard CowperAmazonTransfigurationsMichael BishopAmazon
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