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Best Sci-Fi of the 1970's
This list is for Science Fiction only. When this list was originally created it was expected to have both Fantasy and Science Fiction. However there are pretty good fantasy specific lists that should be used instead. mjf
Other SF Lists of Note:
Best Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction Fantasy Books
SF Subgenres:
Alternate History
Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Space Opera
Steampunk
Locus Recommended Science Fiction:
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2001, 2000
Sci Fi Award Nominees
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Science Fiction By Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
New Speculative Writers by Decade:
2000s, 2010s
Science Fiction By Ratings:
100,000 and more, 50000 to 99999, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100
See also:
Best Books of the 20th Century
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Fantasy of the 20th Century
Some Fantasy Lists:
Best Fantasy of the 70s
All fantasy with at least 100,000 ratings
This list is for Science Fiction only. When this list was originally created it was expected to have both Fantasy and Science Fiction. However there are pretty good fantasy specific lists that should be used instead. mjf
Other SF Lists of Note:
Best Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Science Fiction
Best Science Fiction Fantasy Books
SF Subgenres:
Alternate History
Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Space Opera
Steampunk
Locus Recommended Science Fiction:
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2001, 2000
Sci Fi Award Nominees
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Science Fiction By Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
New Speculative Writers by Decade:
2000s, 2010s
Science Fiction By Ratings:
100,000 and more, 50000 to 99999, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100
See also:
Best Books of the 20th Century
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Fantasy of the 20th Century
Some Fantasy Lists:
Best Fantasy of the 70s
All fantasy with at least 100,000 ratings
267 books ·
248 voters ·
list created August 20th, 2013
by Mitchell Friedman (votes) .
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Sep 05, 2013 05:37PM
I like the inclusion of Merle and Calvino. I wish I knew more about Sci-Fi in translation, I'd include more myself.
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Mark wrote: "Nor does Mission of Gravity. It was written in the 1950s."removed. A long with two H G Wells books
❌ Books will be removed for being before 1970: Logan's Run and Restoree and The City and The Stars and Gonna Roll the Bones and Downward to the Earth and Fourth Mansions and The Star Diaries and Behold the Man and The Time Trap and Sonidos a Mi Alrededor/Listening Walk and Synthajoy and All My Pretty Ones❌ Books will be removed for being after 1979: Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1) and The Dancers at the End of Time (Eternal Champion, #10) and Wizard (Gaea, #2) and The Illuminatus! Trilogy and Wind from the Abyss (Silistra, #3) and Prison Satellite and The Gripping Hand (Moties, #2) and The Garden of Rama (Rama, #3)
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