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)
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Epic-Fantasy Must-Reads
270 books — 342 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!
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Best New Fantasy Novel
305 books — 794 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonPrince of Fools by Mark  LawrenceTower Lord by Anthony RyanThe Broken Eye by Brent WeeksHalf a King by Joe Abercrombie
Best Fantasy of 2014
149 books — 621 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanSabriel by Garth NixElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,497 books — 1,803 voters
Senlin Ascends by Josiah BancroftBlood Song by Anthony RyanIsle of Winds by James FahyTheft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanDrowned Tomb by James Fahy
Best Indie Fantasy Books Worth a Read
1,606 books — 1,689 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)

Candace L. Talmadge
Your light, Helen, is to show both peoples the enormous healing possibilities and potentials of the path of love instead of judgment and hatred. You do this simply by being who you are — a bridge of hope, dearest child.
Candace L. Talmadge, Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal

N.K. Jemisin
I remembered Nahadoth's lips on my throat and fought to suppress a shudder, only half succeeding. Death as a consequence of lying with a god wasn't something I had considered, but it did not surprise me. A mortal man's strength had its limits. He spent himself and slept. He could be a good lover, but even his best skills were only guesswork - for every caress that sent a woman's head into the clouds, he might try ten that brought her back to earth. ...more
N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

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