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Epic Fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is set in invented or parallel world. It is most commonly considered to be the same genre as High Fantasy, since they share many of the same elements, but Epic Fantasy takes the story even farther, in a bigger and more epic way (e.g. the stakes are greater; the land/world is in peril; a great evil threatens the world; the conflict shakes all who dwell in the world of the story).

Epic Fantasy became more famous through the works of such as: Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, Robert Jordan, Robin Hobb, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie, Terry B ...more

New Releases Tagged "Epic Fantasy"

Witch King
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1)
Dragonfall (The Dragon Scales Trilogy, #1)
The Curse of Saints
Painted Devils (Little Thieves, #2)
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
The Crown of Oaths and Curses (The Mortal Fates, #1)
A Shadow Crown (The Halfling Saga, #2)
The Battle Drum (Ending Fire, #2)
The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn, #1)
Heir of Broken Fate
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Heir of Fates (The Shadow Sequence, #1)
Untethered Sky
Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)
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Epic Fantasy Books

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2)
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Quotes Tagged “Epic Fantasy”

Holly Black
“ Show your power by appearing powerless. ”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince
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“ Before, I never knew how far I would go. Now I believe I have the answer. I will go as far as there is to go. I will go way too far. ”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince
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