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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,482 books — 26,420 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
867 books — 881 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Best Brandon Sanderson Books
61 books — 696 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!
306 books — 426 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Real Epic Fantasy
170 books — 419 voters
From Thailand with Love by Camilla IsleyIf I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlaneLove Your Life by Sophie KinsellaMarriage on Madison Avenue by Lauren LayneForest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2020
254 books — 257 voters

The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireSenlin Ascends by Josiah BancroftPaternus by Dyrk AshtonMaster of Crows by Grace Draven
Indie Fantasy Recommendations
388 books — 246 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

The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee SmithCottonwood by R. Lee SmithVenomous by Penelope FletcherGrim by M.K. EidemHold by Claire Kent
Epic sci-fi/futuristic (erotic) romance with great story
274 books — 220 voters
The Sword of Shannara by Terry BrooksEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Elfstones of Shannara by Terry BrooksThe Iron Tower by Dennis L. McKiernan
Most Obvious Tolkien Imitators
52 books — 217 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Shadow Rising by Robert JordanThe Great Hunt by Robert JordanThe Dragon Reborn by Robert JordanA Memory of Light by Robert Jordan
Best Wheel of Time Book
17 books — 217 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 — 203 voters

On the Plus Side by Tabatha VargoNight Play by Sherrilyn KenyonPerfection by R.L. MathewsonPassion in Peril by Deborah McClatcheyDoctor's Delight by Angela Verdenius
BBW Heroines - Books With a Hero That Adores His Plus Sized Female
360 books — 181 voters
The Dawn and the Prince by Day LeitaoSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimCall of Magic by Becca BlakeThe Gilded Ones by Namina FornaFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2021
272 books — 178 voters

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah ColeIn the Lonely Hours by Shannon MorganA Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftEarthflown by Frances WrenWhere the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2024
196 books — 159 voters
The Cat From The Moon by T.E.C. BuchananThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Readers' Choice; 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
598 books — 144 voters

I Am Lilith by Melanie DuftyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit by Chuck DixonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Epic Fantasy
170 books — 141 voters
The Cavalier by Israh AziziThe Stonegate Sword by Harry James FoxThe False Prophet by Harry James FoxI Am Lilith by Melanie DuftyA Story of River by Lana Axe
Best Epic Indie Fantasy/Adventure
110 books — 132 voters

The Cavalier by Israh AziziThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhA Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. LinThe Cursed Tarot by Killian WolfSirens & Muses by Antonia Angress
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2022
152 books — 132 voters
Game. Set. Match. by Jennifer IacopelliDays of Blood & Starlight by Laini TaylorClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareGlitch by Heather AnastasiuThrone of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Late 2012 and early 2013 Epic YA Fiction Debuts
56 books — 125 voters

The Odyssey by HomerHamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Iliad by HomerThe Aeneid by Virgil
Great Books: No Novels Need Apply
457 books — 123 voters
Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. LyonsThe General by Israh AziziSunstruck by Melissa BellisOnly Oona by Tamatha CainThe Blue Bar by Damyanti Biswas
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2023
110 books — 123 voters

The Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. MorrisThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellBeyond Wizardwall by Janet E. MorrisThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Dark Heroic Fantasy
66 books — 107 voters
Soulless by Gail CarrigerThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellGood Omens by Terry PratchettMistborn by Brandon SandersonNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Adult Fantasy for Beginners (No YA Suggestions)
120 books — 102 voters

The Cavalier by Israh AziziDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
My All-Time Favourite Books
151 books — 82 voters
Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. ElliottLife of Pi by Yann MartelLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
This is the.......life
1,186 books — 78 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyShōgun by James ClavellDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Very Long Novels
66 books — 71 voters
The Polymorph by Max NowazExordia by Seth DickinsonService Model by Adrian TchaikovskyWar Bodies by Neal AsherThe Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear
Greatest Epics
62 books — 66 voters

The Cavalier by Israh AziziHell Bound by Andrew P. WestonKnight of Flame by Scott EderThe Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisAlbion Imperilled by Ruth Thomas
Great Fantasy/Scifi Reads
55 books — 43 voters
Graceling by Kristin CashoreWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Epic/Heroic fantasy with kick-butt heroes AND heroines
127 books — 26 voters

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