A
In 1983(时间状语）the popular writer(主语）who
published(定语从句） his forth novel, a science-fiction
thriller(这是逗号前面novel的同位语）that （后面是一个定语从句,做a science-fiction
thriller的定语）was to receive critical praise and achieve commercial
success.
根据上面分析,这个句子缺少了谓语,要将A的who去掉才是一个完整的句子