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Best Science Fiction Reads of 1970s - Page 2

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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Man Plus
Man Plus
41
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
42
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
43
Italo Calvino
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
44
John Brunner
A Maze of Death
A Maze of Death
45
A World Out of Time (Larry Niven)
A World Out of Time
46
Larry Niven
The Book of Skulls (Robert Silverberg)
The Book of Skulls
47
Robert Silverberg
Titan (John Varley)
Titan
48
John Varley
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
49
Stephen King
The Forbidden Tower (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Forbidden Tower
50
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Logan's Run
Logan's Run
51
Concrete Island (J. G. Ballard)
Concrete Island
52
J. G. Ballard
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
53
Samuel R. Delany
Tactics of Mistake (Gordon R. Dickson)
Tactics of Mistake
54
Gordon R. Dickson
Imperial Earth (Arthur C. Clarke)
Imperial Earth
55
Arthur C. Clarke
Trouble on Triton (Samuel Delany)
Trouble on Triton
56
Samuel Delany
Jem (Frederik Pohl)
Jem
57
Frederik Pohl
Tower of Glass (Robert Silverberg)
Tower of Glass
58
Robert Silverberg
Dying of the Light (George R.R. Martin)
Dying of the Light
59
George R.R. Martin
World Wreckers (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
World Wreckers
60
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
61
Thomas Pynchon
The Faded Sun: Kesrith (C.J. Cherryh)
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
62
C.J. Cherryh
The Heritage of Hastur (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Heritage of Hastur
63
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Cyborg (Martin Caidin)
Cyborg
64
Martin Caidin
Deus Irae
Deus Irae
65
The Stochastic Man (Robert Silverberg)
The Stochastic Man
66
Robert Silverberg
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
67
A Choice of Gods (Clifford D. Simak)
A Choice of Gods
68
Clifford D. Simak
334, Thomas M. Disch (1972)
334, Thomas M. Disch (1972)
69
There Will Be Time (Poul Anderson)
There Will Be Time
70
Poul Anderson
Down to a Sunless Sea (David Graham)
Down to a Sunless Sea
71
David Graham
The Pastel City (M. John Harrison)
The Pastel City
72
M. John Harrison
Restoree (Anne McCaffrey)
Restoree
73
Anne McCaffrey
The People of the Wind (Poul Anderson)
The People of the Wind
74
Poul Anderson
Blind Voices (Tom Reamy)
Blind Voices
75
Tom Reamy
The Best of C.L. Moore (C.L. Moore)
The Best of C.L. Moore
76
C.L. Moore
The Ophiuchi Hotline (John Varley)
The Ophiuchi Hotline
77
John Varley
The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee
The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee
78
The Iron Dream (Norman Spinrad)
The Iron Dream
79
Norman Spinrad
Shadrach in the Furnace (Robert Silverberg)
Shadrach in the Furnace
80
Robert Silverberg
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