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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All the Sounds of Fear

Harlan Ellison

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1973

The Wind from the Sun

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1972

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka

Horror · Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1971

Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?

Robert Sheckley

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1971

Hyperborea

Clark Ashton Smith

Fantasy · Short Stories

1971

Vermilion Sands

J. G. Ballard

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1971

The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1972

The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Gene Wolfe

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1972

Conan

Rogues in the House

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1976

Zothique

Clark Ashton Smith

Fantasy · Necromancer · Short Stories

1970

Switch Bitch

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream

1974

Lankhmar #2

Swords Against Death

Fritz Leiber

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1970

Hammer's Slammers #1

Hammer's Slammers

David Drake

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

Conan

The People of the Black Circle

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1977

Hercule Poirot #43

Poirot's Early Cases

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1974

Papa Schimmelhorn

The Schimmelhorn File: Memoirs of a Dirty Old Genius

Reginald Bretnor

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

Conan

Jewels of Gwahlur

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1979

Fireflood and Other Stories

Vonda N. McIntyre

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

The Best of Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

Orsinia

Orsinian Tales

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream

1976

Out of Space and Time: Volume 2

Clark Ashton Smith

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

1974

The Time of the Eye

Harlan Ellison

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1974

New Worlds Quarterly #5

New Worlds 5

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

1973

Dr. Brodie's Report

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1970

The Monster Club

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Short Stories

1975

Conan

Black Colossus

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1979

Conan

Queen of the Black Coast

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1978

Conan

Red Nails

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1977

Chronicles of Prydain

The Foundling and Other Tales from Prydain

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Short Stories

1970

The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

The End of Time

Legends from the End of Time

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1976

The Flight of the Horse

Larry Niven

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1973

Witch World: High Hallack Cycle #2

Spell of the Witch World

Andre Norton

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1972

The Far Ends of Time and Earth

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1979

Lord Darcy

Murder and Magic

Randall Garrett

Fantasy · Short Stories

1979

The Best of Jack Williamson

Jack Williamson

Science Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

1978