Epic Fiction


The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Silmarillion
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
Dune (Dune, #1)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
I the Sun by Janet E. MorrisJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisOrope - The White Snake by Guenevere LeeGreen Darkness by Anya Seton
Best Historical Fantasy Epic
26 books — 17 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughBlood, Steel and Reputation by James    GaultWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
201 books — 245 voters

Annie Proulx
Deiter felt himself too old, lost in the forest of his own experience.
Annie Proulx, Barkskins

Mark Morneweg
He thought of Penthe. He sensed a flutter, her smile, a look, just her hair, wild, passing by. He watched the fire, in the fog, for some time. It was the entrance to Hades, where Odysseus visited Achilles...
Mark Morneweg, Penthe & Alphonse

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