Epic Fantasy Books

Sweeping fantasy on a continent-spanning scale, with deep mythologies, vast casts, and the fate of the world at stake.

30 books

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge book cover

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge, 1992

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie book cover

Best Served Cold

Joe Abercrombie, 2009

Blood Song by Anthony Ryan book cover

Blood Song

Anthony Ryan, 2014

Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra book cover

Cathedral of the Sea

Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra, 2009

Centennial by James Michener book cover

Centennial

James Michener, 2002

Duncton Wood by William Horwood book cover

Duncton Wood

William Horwood, 1980

Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio book cover

Empire of Silence

Christopher Ruocchio, 2019

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson book cover

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson, 1999

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman book cover

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman, 1995

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams book cover

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

Tad Williams, 1988

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson book cover

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson, 2001

Mort by Terry Pratchett book cover

Mort

Terry Pratchett, 2022

Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa book cover

Musashi

Eiji Yoshikawa, 1936

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff book cover

Nevernight

Jay Kristoff, 2016

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings book cover

Pawn of Prophecy

David Eddings, 1982

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien book cover

The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien, 1950

The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia McKillip book cover

The Riddle-Master of Hed

Patricia McKillip, 1976

The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington book cover

The Shadow of What Was Lost

James Islington, 2014

The Stand by Stephen King book cover

The Stand

Stephen King, 1978

The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang book cover

The Sword of Kaigen

M. L. Wang, 2019

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks book cover

The Sword of Shannara

Terry Brooks, 1976

The Tombs of Atuan book cover

The Tombs of Atuan

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson book cover

The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Seth Dickinson, 2015

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien book cover

The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson book cover

The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson, 2010

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan book cover

The Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan, 1990

Tigana book cover

Tigana

Unsouled by Will Wight book cover

Unsouled

Will Wight, 2017

Watership Down by Richard Adams book cover

Watership Down

Richard Adams, 1972

World Without End by Ken Follett book cover

World Without End

Ken Follett, 1961