Myth & Legend Fiction Books of the 1970s
The 23 most-read myth & legend fiction books first published between 1970 and 1979, led by The Silmarillion (1977), The Chronicles of Narnia (1970) and Eaters of the Dead (1976).
This list collects 23 books from the 1970s by 21 authors, published between 1970 and 1979. 1 is free to read and 1 has a free audiobook. 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

Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton

Grendel
John Gardner

The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart, Mary Stwart

Bröderna Lejonhjärta
Astrid Lindgren

The Hollow Hills
Mary Stewart

The Last Enchantment
Mary Stewart

Arrow to the Sun
Gerald McDermott

Tara's Song
Barbara Ferry Johnson

Death's Master
Tanith Lee

Pluie et vent sur Télumée Miracle
Simone Schwarz-Bart, Alfred Fralin

The White Hart
Nancy Springer
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The Man-wolf and Other Tales
Erckmann-Chatrian.

The Mahabharata
Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan

Tolkien's Art
Jane Chance Nitzsche

The dolphin rider and other Greek myths
Bernard Evslin

Hercules
Olivia E. Coolidge

Tolkien's Art
Jane Chance

Rainbow Rider
Jane Yolen

The Hammer of Thunder
Ann Pyk

One Ring to Bind Them All
Anne C. Petty

The twelve labors of Hercules
Robert Newman