Finalist, Best Novel, 1983

The Sword of the Lictor

Gene Wolfe (opens in a new tab)

Paperback, 302 pages

Severian becomes the lictor of a provincial town, and his road north leads him into war.

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The ballot

Foundation’s EdgeIsaac AsimovDoubleday, 1982Winner
The Pride of ChanurC. J. CherryhDAW, 1982
2010: Odyssey TwoArthur C. ClarkeBallantine Del Rey, 1982
FridayRobert A. HeinleinHolt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982
Courtship RiteDonald KingsburyTimescape, 1982