1980s Sci-Fi Books That Aged Badly (And 4 Still Worth Reading)
Not every book holds up over the decades. Here are four 1980s sci-fi books that aged badly—and four still worth reading today.
Tar_alcaran, Battlefield earth didn’t age poorly, it was shit when it was new.
TrousersMcPants, Necromancer definitely is a good pick for a book worth reading. If you played Cyberpunk 2077 or watched Blade runner it’s definitely a good one to read and see where a lot of it came from
WatDabney, I don’t think one can say that a book aged badly when it was bad all along, which is the case with all four of those choices.
Rolando, ’80s Science Fiction That Aged Badly…
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
Buck Alice And The Actor Robot by Walter Koenig
The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein
Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
…And ’80s Science Fiction That’s Still Worth Reading
Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany
HoustonHenry, Great recommendations…but if you’ve watched “Battlefield Earth”, you’ll understand how good the book is (mildly /s)
I recently read Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner, I couldn’t put it down…technically it’s from the 70’s, but who’s counting?
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