Epic Fantasy

Epic Fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is set in invented or parallel world. It is most commonly considered to be the same genre as High Fantasy, since they share many of the same elements, but Epic Fantasy takes the story even farther, in a bigger and more epic way (e.g. the stakes are greater; the land/world is in peril; a great evil threatens the world; the conflict shakes all who dwell in the world of the story).

Epic Fantasy became more famous through the works of such as: Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, Robert Jordan, Robin Hobb, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie, Terry B ...more

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Best Fantasy of 2014

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Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters

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Epic Fantasy Books

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)

A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)

A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)

Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)

The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)

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Quotes Tagged “Epic Fantasy”

“ Show your power by appearing powerless. ”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

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“ You think a courtship and a hunt are two separate things.” Ari grinned, showing gleaming white teeth with battle fangs fully extended. “They’re not. ”
― C.L. Wilson, The Sea King

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