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 Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)
Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)
A Cursed Son
Magical Midlife Awakening (Leveling Up, #9)
Crown (Unbound #9)
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
Magical Midlife Awakening (Leveling Up, #9)
The Lies of Vampires and Slayers (Magic on Main Street, #1)
Marked by Magic (Tracking Trouble #1)
He Who Fights with Monsters 3 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #3)
He Who Fights with Monsters 5 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #5)
Wintersteel (Cradle, #8)
A Cursed Son
He Who Fights with Monsters 4 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #4)
He Who Fights with Monsters 6 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #6)
He Who Fights With Monsters 7 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #7)
Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2)
The Primal Hunter 4 (The Primal Hunter, #4)
The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)
Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
The Odyssey
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
The Iliad
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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 Odyssey by HomerHamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Iliad by HomerThe Aeneid by Virgil
Great Books: No Novels Need Apply
449 books — 200 voters
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniJaya by Devdutt PattanaikAjaya by Anand NeelakantanRise of Kali by Anand NeelakantanKarna's Alter Ego by Surendra Nath
Books on Mahabharata
117 books — 71 voters

The Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. MorrisBeyond Wizardwall by Janet E. MorrisThe Way of Shadows by Brent WeeksThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Dark Heroic Fantasy
65 books — 92 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Best Brandon Sanderson Books
57 books — 693 voters

The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerBeowulf by UnknownThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriParadise Lost by John Milton
Best of Epic Poetry
121 books — 197 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
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Tom  Baldwin
Fine architecture is man’s tribute to the land it has been built on. So are the untouched, pristine lands he preserves for posterity.
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