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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)
4,659 books — 26,685 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Family Saga Novels
894 books — 910 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
62 books — 697 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!
307 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
171 books — 421 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
260 books — 267 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
389 books — 243 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
203 books — 227 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
275 books — 221 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 — 218 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 Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerBeowulf by UnknownThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriParadise Lost by John Milton
Best of Epic Poetry
126 books — 206 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
276 books — 182 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

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
199 books — 169 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
602 books — 154 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
171 books — 143 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
111 books — 133 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 — 133 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
456 books — 124 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 — 124 voters

The Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. MorrisBeyond Wizardwall by Janet E. MorrisThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Dark Heroic Fantasy
67 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 — 101 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
153 books — 83 voters
Life 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 SklootIf Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck
This is the.......life
1,189 books — 80 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyShōgun by James ClavellThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Best Very Long Novels
67 books — 74 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
57 books — 45 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
128 books — 27 voters

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