Epic Fantasy

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
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New Releases Tagged "Epic Fantasy"

The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi, #2)
Mortedant's Peril (The Trials of Irody Hasp, #1)
Cold Wind (Ironbound, #2)
The Mistral
Our Lady of Blades (Court of Shadows, #2)
Sisters of the Lizard (The Rakada, #2)
Dream of the Jet-Black City
New Life as a Max Level Archmage: An OP MC LitRPG Adventure
Honor & Heresy
The Demon King (Nightfall Saga, #3)
Darksight Dare (Penric and Desdemona, #16)
Cast in Blood (Chronicles of Elantra #19)
The Sunrise Dagger
The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7)
Don't Be In Love
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
The Sunlit Man (Cosmere)
The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi, #2)
He Who Fights With Monsters 7 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #7)
He Who Fights with Monsters 5 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #5)
The Primal Hunter (The Primal Hunter, #1)
The Aspect of Essence (The Aelfyn Archives, #1)
Cold Wind (Ironbound, #2)
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
He Who Fights with Monsters 12 (He Who Fights with Monsters #12)
He Who Fights with Monsters 9 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #9)
He Who Fights with Monsters 10 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #10)
He Who Fights with Monsters 11 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #11)
Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick DaltonThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerThe Kindest Lie by Nancy    JohnsonHall of Smoke by H.M. Long
2021 Debuts - Adult
290 books — 493 voters
The Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasGraceling by Kristin CashoreAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbPoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
SF/F Assassins!
317 books — 813 voters

The Meaning of Okay by Cortney RaymondUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboWorm Holes by Kyle KeyesLove is the Answer, God is the Cure by Aimee Cabo NikolovBentwhistle the Dragon in a Threat from the Past by Paul Cude
Indie Writers Unite!
1,257 books — 1,073 voters
Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosHell Bent by Leigh BardugoWitch King by Martha WellsThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Most Anticipated Adult Fantasy, 2023
426 books — 363 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienMistborn Trilogy Boxed Set by Brandon Sanderson
Great Fantasy Reads
377 books — 564 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Medieval Fantasy Books
510 books — 933 voters

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)

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All these years I’ve prayed for this and now that it’s happening, my impulse is to run. As if anyone could run from tomorrow.
K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

K.  Ritz
Outside, the sky is as black as my soul.

K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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