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Best Science Fiction Reads of 1970s

A list of the best SF of the 1970s as voted on by the erudite readers of Goodreads. Books are in order of popularity, with #1 being the book with the most votes.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1
Douglas Adams
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
2
Joe Haldeman
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
3
Larry Niven
Rendevous With Rama
Rendevous With Rama
4
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
6
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
7
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
8
Stephen King
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
9
Frederik Pohl
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love
10
Nine Princes in Amber (Roger Zelazny)
Nine Princes in Amber
11
Roger Zelazny
The White Dragon (Anne McCaffrey)
The White Dragon
12
Anne McCaffrey
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
13
Philip José Farmer
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
14
Frank Herbert
Dragonquest
Dragonquest
15
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly
16
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
17
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves
18
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise
19
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
20
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
21
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
Tau Zero
22
Poul Anderson
Protector (Larry Niven)
Protector
23
Larry Niven
Dragonsinger (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonsinger
24
Anne McCaffrey
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
25
Robert Silverberg
The Stepford Wives (Connecticut)
The Stepford Wives
26
Connecticut
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
27
Christopher Priest
Dragonsong (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonsong
28
Anne McCaffrey
High Rise
High Rise
29
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
30
David Gerrold
The Shockwave Rider
The Shockwave Rider
31
Mindbridge (Joe Haldeman)
Mindbridge
32
Joe Haldeman
Inferno (Larry Niven)
Inferno
33
Larry Niven
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
34
Roger Zelazny
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
35
Joanna Russ
Dreamsnake (Vonda N McIntyre)
Dreamsnake
36
Vonda N McIntyre
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home (James Tiptree Jr)
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home
37
James Tiptree Jr
Inherit the Stars (James P. Hogan)
Inherit the Stars
38
James P. Hogan
Doorways in the Sand (Roger Zelazny)
Doorways in the Sand
39
Roger Zelazny
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954)
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954)
40
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