Books like 1980: Watchtower
30 fantasy books to read after 1980: Watchtower, by Lynn, Elizabeth A, the closest match first.
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1. 2015: The Bone Clocks
by Mitchell, David
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The story starts in 1984, introducing us to a 15-year-old girl from England named Holly. The book shares the significant moments in Holly's life as she intersects with various characters,...
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2. 2009: The Shadow Year
by Ford, Jeffrey
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The story of the narrator's sixth-grade year in the New York suburbs in the 1960's. In addition to dealing with issues with school, bullies, and his alcoholic mother, he and...
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3. 2009: Tender Morsels
by Lanagan, Margo
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Molested by her father, gang raped by her peers, Liga wishes for death but instead find herself delivered to a magical haven, safe from all sexual violence. But as she...
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4. 2001: Declare
by Powers, Tim
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A British spy novel influenced by Le Carre and Lovecraft--secret history and the supernatural.
Set in World War II and during the 1960's during the height of the Cold War, the story takes place in Europe and the Middle East. While Declare is at...
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5. 2000: Thraxas
by Scott, Martin
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Thraxas is a private investigator who is scratching out a career as a private investigator. Living in a poorer section of town, he has a barbarian landlord and an attractive...
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6. 1999: The Antelope Wife
by Erdrich, Louise
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The Antelope Wife guides its readers through the interconnecting stories of two closely related Ojibwa families. Urban Indians of mixed blood, the story trails them through a set of disastrous...
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7. 1997: Godmother Night
by Pollack, Rachel
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Set in an alternate fantasy world sprawled across the back of a giant turtle, this fantasy novel is broken into distinct episodes, focussed on death, identity and most of all...
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8. 1996: The Prestige
by Priest, Christopher
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The story is about two rival magicians, told in 2 parts. The first part is narrated by the Alfred Borden, who tells his version of this particular rivalry and what...
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9. 1995: Towing Jehovah
by Morrow, James
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Anthony Van Horne is visited by an angel and is informed that God is dead. His corpse is miles long and floating in the ocean. Anthony needs to command an...
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10. 1994: Glimpses
by Shiner, Lewis
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Ray Shackleford is a middle-aged electronics technician who realizes that life is not what he always imagined it would be. His father died, and things between his wife are strained....
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11. 1993: Last Call
by Powers, Tim
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As a young man, Scott played in a very mysterious game of poker involving some dark and mysterious players and a very unusual deck of tarot cards. Now, 20 years...
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12. 1991: Only Begotten Daughter
by Morrow, James
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Murray Katz, is a single Jewish guy who experiences an immaculate conception. The scientific reason is clear - one of his donated sperm suddenly fertilize and eventually gives birth to...
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13. 1990: Madouc
by Vance, Jack
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The story follows the protagonist, Madouc, and the adventures around her quest for her pedigree. Casimir, the ruthlessly devious king of Lyonesse, has discovered that the girl he initially thought...
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14. 1989: Koko
by Straub, Peter
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Koko follows a group of four Vietnam vets who get wind of a series of murders in the Far East – each one signed "Koko". They are sure that this...
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15. 1987: Perfume
by Suskind, Patrick
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A man born without a scent and with a perfect sense of smell turns to murder, a dark novel of obsession in 18th-century France.
Grenouille, is a simple man who is born with an acute sense of smell. This knowledge is much more advanced than all his other senses combined. Grenouille's life is a...
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16. 1986: Song Of Kali
by Simmons, Dan
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Robert is a writer who is finally given his first big break. He must go to Calcutta and bring back the latest poem by the famous M.Das. Except this poet...
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17. 1985: Mythago Wood
by Holdstock, Robert
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The Mythago Wood series explores a magical wood that has produced every mythical and legendary character that ever existed in any culture. The wood is a place where space and...
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18. 1984: Dragon Waiting
by Ford, John M.
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The novel follows the escapades of four diverse characters – an exiled Prince, an exiled emperor, an Italian doctor and a German vampire -- in a very alternate fifteenth century...
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19. 1979: Gloriana
by Moorcock, Michael
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Queen Gloriana is the absolute ruler of the paramount empire in the history of the world, Albion. With her in charge, the vast kingdom has thrived as peace has led...
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20. 1977: Doctor Rat
by Kotzwinkle, William
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The Animals have had enough. For years, they have been used in experiments by human scientists. The time for revolution is now! Every single animal has joined this revolution except...
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21. 1976: Bid Time Return
by Matheson, Richard
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Set in 1971, a young Richard Collier is sick with a brain tumor and decides to flip a coin to see where it will take him. He ends up in...
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22. Watchtower (1980)
by Lynn, Elizabeth A
- Same author
When the mercenary Col Istor takes the northern fortress of Tornor Keep and kills its lord, he spares the lord's young son Errel and the watch commander, Ryke. Ryke, who...
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23. 1998: The Physiognomy
by Ford, Jeffrey
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Welcome to the Well-Built City where Cley is the perfect judge and jury. He is a reliable mediator between life and death because he has been extensively trained in physiognomy...
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24. 2002: The Other Wind
by Guin, Ursula K. Le
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Like the previous Earthsea stories, this book seems to be centred around Ged, the sorcerer who is most often recognised by his common name, Sparrowhawk. But, like all except the...
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25. 1991: Thomas The Rhymer
by Kushner, Ellen
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Thomas is a young and flashy balladeer who follows the various courts of the mighty while preserving a friendship with a farming couple and flirting with their pretty neighbor. Thomas...
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26. 2014: A Stranger In Olondria
by Samatar, Sofia
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A stranger in Olondria follows Jevick the 2nd son of an influential trader from the city of Tyom. Even though he was born and grew up in the Tea Islands,...
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27. 2013: Alif The Unseen
by Wilson, G. Willow
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Alif is the screen name of a hacker in an unnamed totalitarian Middle Eastern state. Alif's clients are a diverse group of rebels -- pornographers, bloggers, Islamists, activists -- who...
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28. 2012: Osama
by Tidhar, Lavie
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Joe is a typically average private investigator who lives in Southeast Asia. The only real difference is that Joe's world, terrorist attacks like 9-11 never actually happened. Instead, they're simply...
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29. 2011: Who Fears Death
by Okorafor, Nnedi
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In a post-apocalyptic Sudan, technology has fallen and sorcery flourishes. But the hatred between peoples and cultures still exists. Onyesonwu was a child conceived from a brutal rape. Her mother...
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30. 2010: The City & The City
by Miéville, China
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Imagine two cities that share the exact same geographic space, but do not interact with one another under any circumstances. Unless the government authorities grant permission, that is. If citizens...
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