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 Poet Empress
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
For Whom the Belle Tolls (Hell's Belles, #1)
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
Shadows Upon Time (The Sun Eater, #7)
Don't Be In Love
He Who Fights with Monsters 4 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #4)
He Who Fights with Monsters 5 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #5)
He Who Fights With Monsters 7 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #7)
Empire of the Dawn (Empire of the Vampire, #3)
Twisted Ties (The Arrow Hart Academy #2)
I Am Not Jessica Chen
The Primal Hunter 3 (The Primal Hunter, #3)
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
Reaper (Cradle, #10)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
The Odyssey
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Iliad
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
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 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
167 books — 411 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Aeneid by VirgilMythology by Edith Hamilton
About the Trojan War
274 books — 259 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 — 695 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
846 books — 866 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 — 202 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 — 216 voters


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Perhaps Mozart’s Requiem would be fitting music for the end of the world. She began to hum Dies Irae, recalling its first performance in Vienna.
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