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Not every book holds up over the decades. Here are four 1980s sci-fi books that aged badly—and four still worth reading today.

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[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

’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

https://bookriot.com/1980s-sci-fi-books-that-aged-badly/

[–] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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?