Query: 1980s Collaborative books excluding non-fiction
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Rama II (novel)
The Descent of Anansi
Night Launch
Heart of the Comet
Wall Around a Star
Oath of Fealty (novel)
The Legacy of Heorot
The Time Wanderers
TekWar (novel)
The Talisman (King and Straub novel)
Footfall
Dream Park
Cradle (novel)
Daughter of the Empire
Caverns (novel)
Evidence from documents: Rama II (novel): a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee and Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1989. It recounts humankind's further interaction with the Ramans, first introduced in ''Rendezvous with Rama''. Written primarily by Lee, ''Rama II'' has a distinctly different writing style than the original, with a more character-driven narrative and a closer-to-contemporary mindset, ambience and human relations than the first novel's more futuristic tones.
The Descent of Anansi: a 1982 science fiction novel by American writers Steven Barnes and Larry Niven.
Night Launch: a 1989 novel co-written by former US Senator and astronaut Jake Garn and Stephen Paul Cohen about terrorists taking over a Space Shuttle.
Heart of the Comet: a novel by David Brin and Gregory Benford about human space travel to Halley's Comet published in 1986. Its publication coincided with the comet's 1986 approach to the Earth.


Written in the third person, the perspective alternates between the three main characters, the "spacer" Carl Osborn, the computer programmer Virginia Herbert and the doctor and geneticist Saul Lintz.
The novel tells the story of an expedition beginning in the year 2061 to capture Halley's Comet into a short period orbit so that its resources can be mined.
Wall Around a Star: s a science fiction novel by American writers Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson, the second book of the ''Saga of Cuckoo'' series, following ''Farthest Star''. The book was published by Del Rey Books on January 12, 1983, with cover art by David Mattingly.
Oath of Fealty (novel): a 1981 novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, published originally by Phantasia Press, then by Timescape Books, with numerous reprints. Set in the near future, it involves an arcology, a large inhabited structure, called Todos Santos, which rises above a crime-ridden Los Angeles, California, but has little beyond casual contact with the city.
The Legacy of Heorot: a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes, first published in 1987.
The Time Wanderers: '''''The Time Wanderers''''' (also known as '''''The Waves Extinguish the Wind'''''; ) is a 1985 science fiction novel by Soviet writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky
TekWar (novel): '''''TekWar''''' is a science fiction novel written by William Shatner and (uncredited) science fiction author Ron Goulart.
The Talisman (King and Straub novel): '''''The Talisman''''' is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub.
Footfall: a 1985 science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Dream Park: a 1981 sci-fi/murder mystery novel written by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes set in a futuristic amusement park of the same name
Cradle (novel): '''''Cradle''''' is a 1988 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee.
Daughter of the Empire: '''Daughter of the Empire''''' is a political fantasy novel by American writers Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts.
Caverns (novel): '''''Caverns''''' is a 1989 novel written collaboratively as an experiment by Ken Kesey and a creative writing class that he taught at the University of Oregon.