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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 905 times as epic)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,818,504 ratings — published 1996
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 784 times as epic)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,287,069 ratings — published -800
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 679 times as epic)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,239,081 ratings — published 1954
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 655 times as epic)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,052,207 ratings — published 1998
The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 635 times as epic)
avg rating 3.94 — 537,622 ratings — published -750
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 564 times as epic)
avg rating 4.66 — 727,199 ratings — published 2010
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 560 times as epic)
avg rating 4.55 — 871,803 ratings — published 2000
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 536 times as epic)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,634,912 ratings — published 1937
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 529 times as epic)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,181,350 ratings — published 1954
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 513 times as epic)
avg rating 4.18 — 813,544 ratings — published 2005
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 509 times as epic)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,090,623 ratings — published 1955
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 472 times as epic)
avg rating 4.35 — 756,416 ratings — published 2011
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 452 times as epic)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,120,223 ratings — published 2007
Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 421 times as epic)
avg rating 3.50 — 357,033 ratings — published 950
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
by (shelved 408 times as epic)
avg rating 4.19 — 614,120 ratings — published 1990
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 402 times as epic)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,083,004 ratings — published 2006
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 366 times as epic)
avg rating 3.76 — 124,432 ratings — published -1800
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
by (shelved 351 times as epic)
avg rating 4.76 — 532,766 ratings — published 2014
The Aeneid (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 343 times as epic)
avg rating 3.88 — 149,004 ratings — published -19
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)
by (shelved 334 times as epic)
avg rating 4.55 — 749,314 ratings — published 1955
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by (shelved 300 times as epic)
avg rating 4.37 — 727,905 ratings — published 2007
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2)
by (shelved 291 times as epic)
avg rating 4.27 — 367,354 ratings — published 1990
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
by (shelved 280 times as epic)
avg rating 4.56 — 656,207 ratings — published 2008
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
by (shelved 267 times as epic)
avg rating 4.60 — 393,356 ratings — published 2017
Paradise Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 263 times as epic)
avg rating 3.86 — 188,427 ratings — published 1667
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 258 times as epic)
avg rating 4.55 — 640,451 ratings — published 2011
The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3)
by (shelved 254 times as epic)
avg rating 4.28 — 334,387 ratings — published 1991
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 249 times as epic)
avg rating 3.94 — 144,729 ratings — published 1999
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 247 times as epic)
avg rating 4.35 — 859,247 ratings — published 1989
The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4)
by (shelved 236 times as epic)
avg rating 4.29 — 270,298 ratings — published 1992
The Silmarillion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as epic)
avg rating 4.04 — 349,731 ratings — published 1977
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 212 times as epic)
avg rating 4.20 — 447,807 ratings — published 1995
Taming Flame (Paperback)
by (shelved 207 times as epic)
avg rating 4.28 — 16,645 ratings — published 2022
The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5)
by (shelved 203 times as epic)
avg rating 4.20 — 219,069 ratings — published 1993
The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 199 times as epic)
avg rating 3.90 — 681,815 ratings — published 1982
The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12)
by (shelved 197 times as epic)
avg rating 4.44 — 183,047 ratings — published 2009
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)
by (shelved 196 times as epic)
avg rating 4.20 — 203,381 ratings — published 1994
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7)
by (shelved 186 times as epic)
avg rating 4.07 — 192,797 ratings — published 1996
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
by (shelved 185 times as epic)
avg rating 4.56 — 267,781 ratings — published 2020
Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9)
by (shelved 181 times as epic)
avg rating 3.97 — 160,549 ratings — published 2000
The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8)
by (shelved 176 times as epic)
avg rating 3.93 — 168,088 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 170 times as epic)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,234,622 ratings — published 2007
Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10)
by (shelved 167 times as epic)
avg rating 3.77 — 145,555 ratings — published 2003
Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
by (shelved 167 times as epic)
avg rating 4.21 — 153,657 ratings — published 2005
The Stand (Audiobook)
by (shelved 165 times as epic)
avg rating 4.35 — 863,616 ratings — published 1978
Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13)
by (shelved 165 times as epic)
avg rating 4.49 — 180,350 ratings — published 2010
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 163 times as epic)
avg rating 4.22 — 337,172 ratings — published 2006
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as epic)
avg rating 4.12 — 255,579 ratings — published 1994
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 156 times as epic)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,818,190 ratings — published 1997
“She stared at her console, wanting to punch it. Her dream, running to save her life, to save everything, was all going to come true down on the planet’s surface. And when it did, she knew this time she wasn’t going to wake up.”
― The Eden Paradox
― The Eden Paradox
“It’s in our nature to want to watch our human frailties played out on a huge, epic canvas. Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama: fathers and sons, star-crossed lovers, warring brothers, martyred heroes. Tales that taught us the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility. It’s the everyday stuff of everyman’s life, but it’s writ large, and we love it.”
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