Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1970s

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The Space Machine

Christopher Priest

Science Fiction

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Best of C.M. Kornbluth

C. M. Kornbluth

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Best of Jack Vance

Jack Vance

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

10.0/10 1 ratings

Bid Time Return

Richard Matheson

Science Fiction · World Fantasy Award

1975

The Tredana Trilogy #1

The Broken Citadel

Joyce Ballou Gregorian

Fantasy

1975

10.0/10 1 ratings

Cold Hand in Mine: Eight Strange Stories

Robert Aickman

Horror · Short Stories

1975

10.0/10 1 ratings

Kane #3

Bloodstone

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1975

10.0/10 1 ratings

Time in Eclipse

David S. Garnett

Science Fiction

1974

10.0/10 1 ratings

Hub

The Telzey Toy

James H. Schmitz

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1973

10.0/10 1 ratings

Hub

The Lion Game

James H. Schmitz

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1973

10.0/10 1 ratings

Sweetwater

Laurence Yep

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1973

Kane #2

Death Angel's Shadow

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1973

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Time Quintet #2

A Wind in the Door

Madeleine L'Engle

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1973

10.0/10 1 ratings

Hellstrom's Hive

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction · Prix Apollo

1973

10.0/10 1 ratings

Del Whitby

Starbrat

John Morressy

Science Fiction

1972

Maryjane Tonight at Angels Twelve

Martin Caidin

Thriller

1972

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Outposter

Gordon R. Dickson

Science Fiction

1972

10.0/10 1 ratings

Ghost Stories and Mysteries

Sheridan Le Fanu

Horror · Short Stories

1971

H. P. Lovecraft's Selected Letters #3

Selected Letters III

H. P. Lovecraft

Non-fiction

1971

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Priests of Psi

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1971

10.0/10 1 ratings

Alone Against Tomorrow

Harlan Ellison

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1971

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Trumpet of the Swan

E. B. White

Fantasy · Childrens

1970

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Steel Crocodile

D. G. Compton

Science Fiction

1970

10.0/10 1 ratings

Prime Number

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1970

10.0/10 1 ratings

I Will Fear No Evil

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction

1970

10.0/10 1 ratings

ConSentiency Universe

Whipping Star

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction

1970

10.0/10 1 ratings

At the Edge of the World

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1970

10.0/10 1 ratings

Power of Three

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Young Adult

1976

9.7/10 3 ratings

Corum

The Chronicles of Corum

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Collection

August 1978

9.5/10 2 ratings

The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1970

9.5/10 2 ratings

A Song for Lya and Other Stories

George R. R. Martin

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories

1976

9.3/10 7 ratings

The Doom That Came to Sarnath and Other Stories

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1971

9.3/10 7 ratings

Riddle-Master

Riddle-Master

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Collection

1979

9.0/10 8 ratings

Riddle-Master #3

Harpist in the Wind

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award

1979

9.0/10 8 ratings

Elric Saga #4

The Sleeping Sorceress

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1971

9.0/10 6 ratings

Corum #6

The Sword and the Stallion

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · British Fantasy Award

1974

9.0/10 3 ratings