Epic Fantasy Books of the 1970s
The 25 most-read epic fantasy books first published between 1970 and 1979, led by The Silmarillion (1977), The Gunslinger (1976) and The Sword of Shannara (1976).
This list collects 25 books from the 1970s by 17 authors, published between 1970 and 1979. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
25 books
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
The Gunslinger
Stephen King
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
Dragonquest
Anne McCaffrey
The White Dragon
Anne McCaffrey
Swan Song
Robert R. McCammon
Grendel
John Gardner
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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings [collection/set]
J.R.R. Tolkien
Elric of Melniboné
Michael Moorcock
Swords and Deviltry
Fritz Leiber
Mind of My Mind
Octavia E. Butler
DERYNI RISING (Chronicles of the Deryni)
Katherine Kurtz
Assassin of Gor
John Norman
Lord Foul's Bane
Stephen R. Donaldson
The Fifth Head Of Cerberus
Gene Wolfe
The Vanishing Tower
Michael Moorcock
The Bane of the Black Sword
Michael Moorcock
Patternmaster
Octavia E. Butler, O E Butler
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Michael Moorcock
Empire of the East
Fred Saberhagen
Watchtower (Chronicles of Tornor, Book 1)
Elizabeth A. Lynn, Elizabeth Lynn
The sword of Shannara trilogy
Terry Brooks
The White Hart
Nancy Springer
The dancers of Arun
Elizabeth A. Lynn
Shadowfire
Tanith Lee