Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 1970s

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Erekosë (John Daker) #2

Phoenix in Obsidian

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1970

8.0/10 3 ratings

The Spirit

Thomas Page

Fantasy · Horror

1977

8.0/10 1 ratings

A Hawk in Silver

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Young Adult

1977

8.0/10 2 ratings

Songs of Stars and Shadows

George R. R. Martin

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1977

8.0/10 2 ratings

Conan

The Devil in Iron

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1976

8.0/10 2 ratings

Hawkmoon: The Chronicles of Castle Brass #3

The Quest for Tanelorn

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1975

8.0/10 2 ratings

Cormac Mac Art

Tigers of the Sea

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Short Stories

1974

6.0/10 1 ratings

Tales of the Unexpected

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream

1979

8.0/10 1 ratings

Tales from the Flat Earth #2

Death's Master

Tanith Lee

Fantasy · British Fantasy Award

1979

8.0/10 1 ratings

Green Magic

Jack Vance

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

8.0/10 1 ratings

Carbonel #3

Carbonel and Calidor

Barbara Sleigh

Fantasy · Childrens

1978

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Legends of Camber of Culdi #2

Saint Camber

Katherine Kurtz

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1978

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Dream-Eater

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1978

8.0/10 1 ratings

Atlan #4

Some Summer Lands

Jane Gaskell

Fantasy

1977

8.0/10 1 ratings

Lankhmar #6

Swords and Ice Magic

Fritz Leiber

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1977

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Passion of New Eve

Angela Carter

Fantasy

1977

8.0/10 1 ratings

Long After Midnight

Ray Bradbury

Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream

1976

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Quest

Nelson DeMille

Fantasy · Thriller

1975

8.0/10 1 ratings

Harold Shea (omnibus editions)

The Compleat Enchanter

L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt

Fantasy · Collection

1975

8.0/10 1 ratings

Conan

The Tower of the Elephant

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1975

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Best of C. L. Moore

C. L. Moore

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1975

8.0/10 1 ratings

Titus Crow #1

The Burrowers Beneath

Brian Lumley

Fantasy · Horror · Cthulhu

1974

8.0/10 1 ratings

Lost Worlds: Volume 2

Clark Ashton Smith

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

1974

8.0/10 1 ratings

Mabinogion Tetralogy #1

Prince of Annwn

Evangeline Walton

Fantasy · Celtic Mythology · Mythology

1974

8.0/10 1 ratings

Over the Hills and Far Away

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1974

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Young Adult

1973

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Spawn of Cthulhu

Lin Carter

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Anthology

1971

8.0/10 1 ratings

Hyperborea

Clark Ashton Smith

Fantasy · Short Stories

1971

8.0/10 1 ratings

Folktales series

Beauty

Robin McKinley

Fantasy

1978

7.8/10 11 ratings

Riddle-Master #2

Heir of Sea and Fire

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1977

7.8/10 10 ratings

Erekosë (John Daker) #1

The Eternal Champion

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1970

7.8/10 5 ratings

Dalemark #1

Cart and Cwidder

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1975

7.7/10 6 ratings

Tales from the Flat Earth #1

Night's Master

Tanith Lee

Fantasy

1978

7.7/10 3 ratings

Eight Days of Luke

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Young Adult

1975

7.7/10 3 ratings

Riddle-Master #1

The Riddle-Master of Hed

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1976

7.6/10 14 ratings

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

Richard Bach

Fantasy

1977

7.5/10 8 ratings