Finalist, Best Novel, 1981
Lord Valentine’s Castle
Robert Silverberg (opens in a new tab)
A young juggler with no memory of his past learns he is the rightful ruler of the giant planet Majipoor.
The ballot
- The Snow QueenJoan D. VingeDial Press, 1980Winner
- The Ringworld EngineersLarry NivenGalileo Jul,Sep,Nov 1979,Jan 1980; Phantasia, 1980
- Beyond the Blue Event HorizonFrederik PohlBallantine Del Rey, 1980
- WizardJohn VarleyBerkley Putnam, 1980