Epic

The story is centered on heroic characters, and the action takes place on a grand scale.

See also epic poetry and epic fantasy.
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New Releases Tagged "Epic"

The Poet Empress
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
Catch the Sun
Don't Be In Love
The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
Shadows Upon Time (The Sun Eater, #7)
Nothing Better Than You (Better than the Movies, #1.6)
I Am Not Jessica Chen
Empire of the Dawn (Empire of the Vampire, #3)
He Who Fights with Monsters 4 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #4)
He Who Fights with Monsters 5 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #5)
He Who Fights With Monsters 7 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #7)
Twisted Ties (The Arrow Hart Academy #2)
Immortal
Lessons in Faking (Hall Beck University, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
The Odyssey
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Iliad
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
Beowulf
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Aeneid by VirgilMythology by Edith Hamilton
About the Trojan War
274 books — 259 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 — 244 voters

Fallen Crest High by TijanBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireBully by Penelope DouglasFallen Crest Family by TijanFallen Crest Public by Tijan
Love him, love them!
297 books — 419 voters

The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerBeowulf by UnknownThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriParadise Lost by John Milton
Best of Epic Poetry
124 books — 202 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Family Saga Novels
846 books — 866 voters


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Philip Pullman
Tolkien, who created this marvellous vehicle, doesn't go anywhere in it. He just sits where he is. What I mean by that is that he always seems to be looking backwards, to a greater and more golden past; and what's more he doesn't allow girls or women any important part in the story at all. Life is bigger and more interesting than The Lord of the Rings thinks it is. ...more
Philip Pullman

George R.R. Martin
A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid. ...more
George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

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