Epic High Fantasy Books
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.49 — 962,675 ratings — published 2006
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.66 — 664,011 ratings — published 2010
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 59 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,077,985 ratings — published 2007
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 590,819 ratings — published 1990
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,726,091 ratings — published 1996
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 57 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 397,535 ratings — published 1995
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,136,823 ratings — published 1954
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 309,247 ratings — published 2006
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by (shelved 44 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.38 — 648,491 ratings — published 2007
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 136,572 ratings — published 1999
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,440,557 ratings — published 1937
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
by (shelved 41 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.56 — 585,848 ratings — published 2008
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.76 — 483,466 ratings — published 2014
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,119,768 ratings — published 1954
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 36 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,036,127 ratings — published 1955
Elantris (Elantris, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 345,343 ratings — published 2005
The Sword of Kaigen (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.44 — 88,496 ratings — published 2019
Warbreaker (ebook)
by (shelved 32 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 277,349 ratings — published 2009
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 89,794 ratings — published 2021
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 57,404 ratings — published 2012
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 339,483 ratings — published 2006
The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 86,935 ratings — published 2014
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 25 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 789,928 ratings — published 2005
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
by (shelved 25 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.60 — 353,286 ratings — published 2017
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 25 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 413,745 ratings — published 1993
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,017,979 ratings — published 1998
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 618,357 ratings — published 2011
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 25 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 736,658 ratings — published 2011
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 46,119 ratings — published 2017
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 276,317 ratings — published 2019
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.01 — 359,512 ratings — published 1968
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.59 — 189,169 ratings — published 2023
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)
by (shelved 23 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 331,714 ratings — published 2015
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 240,532 ratings — published 1996
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 3.97 — 77,583 ratings — published 1988
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 354,866 ratings — published 1990
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,374,416 ratings — published 2012
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 3.83 — 123,166 ratings — published 2011
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by (shelved 22 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,935,303 ratings — published 2002
The Silmarillion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 334,293 ratings — published 1977
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 844,011 ratings — published 2000
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 474,484 ratings — published 2018
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 104,092 ratings — published 1998
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 176,563 ratings — published 2008
The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 323,182 ratings — published 1991
Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 40,893 ratings — published 2016
Promise of Blood (Powder Mage, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 63,803 ratings — published 2013
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 91,950 ratings — published 2011
The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,589 ratings — published 2014
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as epic-high-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 193,621 ratings — published 1997
“Hello, Lady Witch," he said, breaking into a brazen grin. "Sorry to see you're laid up again."
"Occupational hazard," Lily mumbled...”
― Witch's Pyre
"Occupational hazard," Lily mumbled...”
― Witch's Pyre
“Are you sure about this?" Rowan asked.
"No," Lily shouted over the whipping wind. Her voice came out choked as it tried to get around her stomach, which was now lodged in her throat. "But it's the only way."
Rowan looked over the side, his face serene as he timed it. Lily saw his willstone pulse as every sense in him sharpened, and he pulled her tightly against his body and launched them off the drake's neck into thin air.
Lily shrieked uncontrollably, clutching at Rowan desperately as they fell.”
― Witch's Pyre
"No," Lily shouted over the whipping wind. Her voice came out choked as it tried to get around her stomach, which was now lodged in her throat. "But it's the only way."
Rowan looked over the side, his face serene as he timed it. Lily saw his willstone pulse as every sense in him sharpened, and he pulled her tightly against his body and launched them off the drake's neck into thin air.
Lily shrieked uncontrollably, clutching at Rowan desperately as they fell.”
― Witch's Pyre
