Query: 1983 speculative fiction novels excluding 1983 American novels
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Monkey Shines (novel)
Thor's Hammer (novel)
1985 (Dalos novel)
Coming out of the Shadow
An Unusual Angle
The Last Children of Schewenborn
The Fox Cub Bold
Cold Heaven (novel)
The Colour of Magic
Long Voyage Back
Refugee (Anthony novel)
Code of the Lifemaker
The Crucible of Time
Fire in the Abyss
Vampire Hunter D (novel)
Evidence from documents: Monkey Shines (novel): '''''Monkey Shines''''' is a 1983 British psychological horror novel by Michael Stewart. Its plot follows a quadriplegic man whose service animal, a capuchin monkey named Ella, grows increasingly violent. It was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1988 by director George A. Romero.
Thor's Hammer (novel): '''''Thor's Hammer''''' (1983) is the title of two science fiction novels, one by Australian author Wynne Whiteford
1985 (Dalos novel): Written by Hungarian author György Dalos, originally published in 1983, this novel begins with the death of Big Brother and reflects an intermediate period between 1984 and a more optimistic future characterized with a decline in orthodoxy of the totalitarian system, struggles of the ensuing powers and the near destruction of the Oceania air force by Eurasia.
Coming out of the Shadow: ''Coming out of the Shadow''''' () is a science fiction novel by Polish writer Janusz A. Zajdel. Critics variously translated the title as ''Out of the Shadow'', ''Leaving the Shadow'', etc.
An Unusual Angle: '''''An Unusual Angle''''' (1983) was the debut novel by Australian science fiction writer Greg Egan by Norstrilia Press. It concerns a high school boy who makes movies inside his head using a bio-mechanical camera, one that he has grown.
The Last Children of Schewenborn: '''''The Last Children of Schewenborn''''' (German: ''Die letzten Kinder von Schewenborn'') is a 1983 novel by Gudrun Pausewang, depicting life in rural Germany in the aftermath of a nuclear war.


While the story is entirely fictional, Pausewang confirmed in the book's epilogue that she created its main setting, the small town of Schewenborn, in the image of Schlitz in East Hesse, where she herself used to live.
The Fox Cub Bold: It was first published in 1983 and has since been included in a single book with ''Fox's Feud'' and in the "Omnibus" edition (Hutchinson, 1994) with ''Fox's Feud'' and ''In the Grip of Winter''.
Cold Heaven (novel): '''''Cold Heaven''''' is a novel by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore. It was published in 1983.
The novel is set in Nice, New York and Carmel, California. The plot concerns a lapsed Catholic, Marie Davenport, who is about to leave her husband Alex for her lover, Daniel, when Alex is apparently killed in a boating accident and then seems to have risen from the dead. The novel details Marie's dilemma in confronting this apparent miracle.
The Colour of Magic: '''''The Colour of Magic''''' is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the ''Discworld'' series. The first printing of the British edition consisted of only 506 copies. Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what ''Blazing Saddles'' did for Westerns."
Long Voyage Back: 1983: It was published in 1983, at the height of the Cold War, and it shows that influence.
speculative fiction novels: The story concerns a hypothetical World War III between the USSR and the United States, and graphically depicts the ensuing carnage.
Refugee (Anthony novel): First US edition (publ. Avon Books)Cover artist: Jim Burns
'''''Refugee''''' is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1983.
Code of the Lifemaker: '''''Code of the Lifemaker''''' is a 1983 novel by British science fiction author James P. Hogan.
The Crucible of Time: '''''The Crucible of Time''''' is a fix-up science fiction novel by John Brunner. It was first published in 1983.
Fire in the Abyss: ''''Fire in the Abyss''''' is a science fiction novel by Stuart Gordon, pen name of Richard Gordon, (1983), having as its main character the Elizabethan adventurer Humphrey Gilbert, an actual historical figure, as a time traveler.
Vampire Hunter D (novel): is a novel written by Japanese author Hideyuki Kikuchi. It was published in Japan in January 1983 by Asahi Sonorama, and was first translated into English in 2005 by DH Press.
It is the year 12,090 A.D. The world has all but ended, ravaged in a firestorm of man's wars and madness.