Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1970s

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Grendel

John Champlin Gardner

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1971

10.0/10 2 ratings

Science Fiction of the 50's

Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph Olander

Science Fiction · Anthology

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Gentle Dragon

Joseph K. Coates

Fantasy

1979

Adventures of the Empire Princess #2

Dungeons of Kuba

Graham Diamond

Fantasy

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Two Faces of Tomorrow

James P. Hogan

Science Fiction

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Merman's Children

Poul Anderson

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1979

7.5/10 2 ratings

Painted Devils: Strange Stories

Robert Aickman

Horror · Short Stories

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

Dying Earth

The Bagful of Dreams

Jack Vance

Fantasy

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

Dying Earth

The Seventeen Virgins

Jack Vance

Fantasy

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

Merlin / The Arthurian Saga #3

The Last Enchantment

Mary Stewart

Fantasy

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Instrumentality of Mankind

Cordwainer Smith

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

Callahan's Place #2

Time Travelers Strictly Cash

Spider Robinson

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Enchanted Village

A. E. van Vogt

Science Fiction

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Dragon Lord

David Drake

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

Jem

Frederik Pohl

Science Fiction

1979

10.0/10 1 ratings

Falling Angel

William Hjortsberg

Horror

1978

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Esper Transfer

Geo. W. Proctor

Science Fiction

1978

10.0/10 1 ratings

Kane #5

Night Winds

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1978

10.0/10 1 ratings

Magic Goes Away

The Magic Goes Away

Larry Niven

Fantasy

1978

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Milford Series: Popular Writers of Today

Kurt Vonnegut: The Gospel from Outer Space (Or, Yes We Have No Nirvanas)

Clark Mayo

Non-fiction

January 1, 1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Satanists

Robert Black

Horror

1977

All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By

John Farris

Horror

1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Book of Sand

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

Chronicles of Gor #11

Slave Girl of Gor

John Norman

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1977

The Best of Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Tredana Trilogy #2

Castledown

Joyce Ballou Gregorian

Fantasy

1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

Patternist #2

Mind of My Mind

Octavia E. Butler

Science Fiction

1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

Time Storm

Gordon R. Dickson

Science Fiction

1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Final Circle of Paradise

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1976

The Curse of the Fleers

Basil Copper

Horror

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings

Mindbridge

Joe Haldeman

Science Fiction

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings

Skaith

The Book of Skaith: The Adventures of Eric John Stark

Leigh Brackett

Science Fiction

1976

Disco Hustle

John M. Faucette

Mainstream

1976

H. P. Lovecraft's Selected Letters #5

Selected Letters V

H. P. Lovecraft

Non-fiction

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings

H. P. Lovecraft's Selected Letters #4

Selected Letters IV

H. P. Lovecraft

Non-fiction

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings

Kane #4

Dark Crusade

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings