Historical Fantasy Books of the 1970s
The 29 most-read historical fantasy books first published between 1970 and 1979, led by The Silmarillion (1977), The Chronicles of Narnia (1970) and The Mists of Avalon (1979).
This list collects 29 books from the 1970s by 27 authors, published between 1970 and 1979. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis
The Mists of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart, Mary Stwart
The Hollow Hills
Mary Stewart
The Book of Merlyn
T. H. White
The Last Enchantment
Mary Stewart
Somewhere in Time
Richard Matheson
The Immigrants
Howard Fast
Raiders of Gor
John Norman, Ralph Lister
Cows, Pigs, Wars, & Witches
Marvin Harris
Roadmarks
Roger Zelazny
Red Hart Magic
Andre Norton
The Alteration
Kingsley Amis
Murder and Magic
Randall Garrett
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Washington Irving
Gloriana, or, The unfulfill'd queen
Michael Moorcock
The Crimson Chalice
Victor Canning
Arthur Rex
Thomas Berger
Quin's Shanghai Circus
Edward Whittemore
Stonehenge
Harry Harrison
Tolkien's Art
Jane Chance Nitzsche
Trinity
Leon Uris
Fata Morgana
William Kotzwinkle
The Dragon Lord
David Drake
Guinever's Gift
Nicole St. John
The Vampires of Alfama
Pierre Kast
Tolkien's Art
Jane Chance
One Ring to Bind Them All
Anne C. Petty