Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1970s
Discover popular Fiction books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Watership Down
Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Carnegie Medal
1972
The Brothers Lionheart
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1973
The Stand
Horror · Post-Apocalyptic
1978
The Shining #1
The Shining
Horror
1977
Night Shift
Horror · Short Stories
1978
The Forever War series #1
The Forever War
Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1974
Heechee Saga #1
Gateway
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award · Prix Apollo
1977
The Silmarillion
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award · Middle-earth
1977
The Exorcist #1
The Exorcist
Horror
1971
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Science Fiction
1979
Chrestomanci #1
Charmed Life
Fantasy · Witches · Young Adult
1977
Hainish Cycle
The Dispossessed
Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Utopia · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1974
Earthsea #3
The Farthest Shore
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series
1972
Earthsea #2
The Tombs of Atuan
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series
1971
The Moomin Books #8
Moominvalley in November
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1970
Farthing Wood #1
The Animals of Farthing Wood
Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult
1979
Momo
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1973
The Chronicles of Amber #1
Nine Princes in Amber
Fantasy
1970
The Satanic Mill
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1972
A Scanner Darkly
Science Fiction · BSFA Award
1977
The Chronicles of Amber #2
The Guns of Avalon
Fantasy
1972
The Gods Themselves
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1972
Star Wars
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Star Wars
1976
'Salem's Lot
Horror
1975
The Futurological Congress
Science Fiction · Translation
1971
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography
Biography · Non-fiction
1977
The Inverted World
Science Fiction · BSFA Award
1974
The Dark Is Rising #4
The Grey King
Fantasy · Young Adult
1975
Rama #1
Rendezvous with Rama
Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1973
The Dark Is Rising #5
Silver on the Tree
Fantasy · Young Adult
1977
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories
1975
The Plague Dogs
Fantasy · Animal Fantasy
1977
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Science Fiction · Young Adult
1971
The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories
Horror · Short Stories
1979
The Dark Is Rising #2
The Dark Is Rising
Fantasy · Young Adult
1973
Ringworld #1
Ringworld
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1970