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"

Age of Ash (Kithamar, #1)
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)
Engines of Empire (The Age of Uprising, #1)
When Never Comes
Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
The Girl That Vanished (Emma Griffin FBI Mystery, #2)
Reaper (Cradle, #10)
Close to Home (Tracy Crosswhite, #5)
Lying Next to Me
The Rescue (Ryan Decker #1)
Wintersteel (Cradle, #8)
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
Age of Ash (Kithamar, #1)
Demigods Academy: Year One (Demigods Academy #1)
Torment: Part Two (The Bleeding Hearts, #2)
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)
A Merciful Secret (Mercy Kilpatrick, #3)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
The Odyssey
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
The Iliad
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
Beowulf
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
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
16 books — 203 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerThe Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoThe Histories by Herodotus
Best Books of the Ancient World
213 books — 283 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Novels in Female Perspective
624 books — 449 voters
Fallen Crest High by TijanBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireBully by Penelope DouglasFallen Crest Family by TijanFallen Crest Public by Tijan
Love him, love them!
290 books — 456 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Top Ten Fantasy Adventure Novels
334 books — 753 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerBeowulf by UnknownThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriParadise Lost by John Milton
Best of Epic Poetry
117 books — 194 voters


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Barry Kirwan
“ Beef had hit $300 a kilo. Not that he could recall the last time he’d tasted real beef. ”
― Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox

J.R.R. Tolkien
“ I threw down my enemy, and he fell from the high place and broke the mountain-side where he smote it in his ruin. ”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

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