Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 1970s

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever #1

Lord Foul's Bane

Stephen R. Donaldson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · British Fantasy Award

1977

The Birthgrave Trilogy #1

The Birthgrave

Tanith Lee

Fantasy

1975

Tale of the Five #1

The Door into Fire

Diane Duane

Fantasy

1979

The Thief of Kalimar

Graham Diamond

Fantasy

1979

Adventures of the Empire Princess #1

Lady of the Haven

Graham Diamond

Fantasy

1978

The Haven

Graham Diamond

Fantasy

1977

Merlin / The Arthurian Saga #2

The Hollow Hills

Mary Stewart

Fantasy · Mythopoeic Awards

1973

Grendel

John Champlin Gardner

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1971

The Gentle Dragon

Joseph K. Coates

Fantasy

1979

Adventures of the Empire Princess #2

Dungeons of Kuba

Graham Diamond

Fantasy

1979

The Merman's Children

Poul Anderson

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1979

Dying Earth

The Bagful of Dreams

Jack Vance

Fantasy

1979

Dying Earth

The Seventeen Virgins

Jack Vance

Fantasy

1979

Merlin / The Arthurian Saga #3

The Last Enchantment

Mary Stewart

Fantasy

1979

The Dragon Lord

David Drake

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy

1979

Kane #5

Night Winds

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1978

Magic Goes Away

The Magic Goes Away

Larry Niven

Fantasy

1978

Chronicles of Gor #11

Slave Girl of Gor

John Norman

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1977

The Tredana Trilogy #2

Castledown

Joyce Ballou Gregorian

Fantasy

1977

Kane #4

Dark Crusade

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1976

The Tredana Trilogy #1

The Broken Citadel

Joyce Ballou Gregorian

Fantasy

1975

Kane #3

Bloodstone

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1975

Kane #2

Death Angel's Shadow

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1973

The Trumpet of the Swan

E. B. White

Fantasy · Childrens

1970

At the Edge of the World

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1970

Power of Three

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Young Adult

1976

Corum

The Chronicles of Corum

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Collection

August 1978

The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions

H. P. Lovecraft

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

1970

The Doom That Came to Sarnath and Other Stories

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1971

Riddle-Master

Riddle-Master

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Collection

1979

Riddle-Master #3

Harpist in the Wind

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award

1979

Elric Saga #4

The Sleeping Sorceress

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1971

Corum #6

The Sword and the Stallion

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · British Fantasy Award

1974

Corum #5

The Oak and the Ram

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1973

Corum #3

The King of the Swords

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · British Fantasy Award

1971

Corum #1

The Knight of the Swords

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · British Fantasy Award

1971