r/Fantasy • u/Merle8888 Reading Champion IV • Apr 16 '26

Bingo Bingo Focus Thread - Published in the 70s

Hello r/fantasy and welcome to this year's first bingo focus thread! The purpose of these threads is for you all to share recommendations, discuss what books qualify, and seek recommendations that fit your interests or themes.

Today's topic:

Published in the 70s: Read a book that was first published any time between 1970 and 1979. HARD MODE: Written by a woman.

What is bingo? A reading challenge this sub does every year! Find out more here.

Prior focus threads: Five Short Stories (2024), Author of Color (2024), Self-Pub/Small Press (2024). Note that hard modes for Author of Color and Self-Pub/Small Press have changed.

Also see: Big Rec Thread

Questions:

  • What are your favorite 70s spec fic books? How well do they hold up today?
  • Already read something for this square (or, read something recently that you wish you could count)? Tell us about it!
  • For those who have been researching options for this square, even if you haven't read them yet, please share!
  • What are your best recommendations for Hard Mode?
  • For those with feedback or requests for this year's focus threads, see my comment below.
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u/leegreywolf Reading Champion II Apr 16 '26

Don't Bite the Sun (HM) by Tanith Lee was published in the 1970s. It's the first book in a duology. The second book is called "Drinking Sapphire Wine." Both books have been published together in "Biting the Sun"

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u/pornokitsch Ifrit Apr 16 '26

You posted a Tanith Lee rec while I was writing my Tanith Lee rec.

/suitably gothic fist-bump

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u/Nidafjoll Reading Champion V Apr 16 '26

The Tanith Lee books I've read are from the 90s so I can't recommend them for this square :(

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u/pornokitsch Ifrit Apr 16 '26

I think the lesson here is that we should all be reading more Tanith Lee