Most Popular Short Stories Books of the 1970s

Discover popular Short Stories books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Night Shift

Stephen King

Horror · Short Stories

1978

The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories

1975

The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories

Angela Carter

Horror · Short Stories

1979

Of Time and Stars

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1972

The Best of Cordwainer Smith

Cordwainer Smith

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1975

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

H. P. Lovecraft

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

1970

Lankhmar #1

Swords and Deviltry

Fritz Leiber

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1970

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1977

Painted Devils: Strange Stories

Robert Aickman

Horror · Short Stories

1979

The Instrumentality of Mankind

Cordwainer Smith

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

Callahan's Place #2

Time Travelers Strictly Cash

Spider Robinson

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

Kane #5

Night Winds

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1978

The Book of Sand

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1977

The Best of Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1977

The Best of C.M. Kornbluth

C. M. Kornbluth

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

The Best of Jack Vance

Jack Vance

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

Cold Hand in Mine: Eight Strange Stories

Robert Aickman

Horror · Short Stories

1975

Hub

The Telzey Toy

James H. Schmitz

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1973

Hub

The Lion Game

James H. Schmitz

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1973

Kane #2

Death Angel's Shadow

Karl Edward Wagner

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1973

Ghost Stories and Mysteries

Sheridan Le Fanu

Horror · Short Stories

1971

The Priests of Psi

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1971

Alone Against Tomorrow

Harlan Ellison

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1971

Prime Number

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1970

At the Edge of the World

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1970

The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions

H. P. Lovecraft

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

1970

A Song for Lya and Other Stories

George R. R. Martin

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories

1976

The Doom That Came to Sarnath and Other Stories

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction

1971

All My Sins Remembered

Joe Haldeman

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1977

Callahan's Place #1

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

Spider Robinson

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1977

The Golden Helix

Theodore Sturgeon

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

Return to Nevèrÿon #1

Tales of Nevèrÿon

Samuel R. Delany

Fantasy · Short Stories

1979

The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard

J. G. Ballard

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1978

Weird Legacies

Mike Ashley

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

August 30, 1977

Out of Space and Time: Volume 1

Clark Ashton Smith

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

1974

The Worlds of Theodore Sturgeon

Theodore Sturgeon

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1972