Most Popular Hugo Award Books of the 1970s

Discover popular Hugo Award books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Forever War series #1

The Forever War

Joe Haldeman

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1974

Heechee Saga #1

Gateway

Frederik Pohl

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award · Prix Apollo

1977

Hainish Cycle

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Utopia · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1974

The Gods Themselves

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1972

Rama #1

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1973

Ringworld #1

Ringworld

Larry Niven

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1970

Riverworld #1

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Philip José Farmer

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1971

Dreamsnake

Vonda N. McIntyre

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1978

The Fountains of Paradise

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award

1979

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Kate Wilhelm

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1976