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The Best Epic Fantasy Books Ever Written

Epic fantasy is generally serious in tone and often epic in scope, dealing with themes of grand struggle against supernatural, evil forces. Some typical characteristics of epic fantasy include fantastical elements such as elves, fairies, dwarves, magic or sorcery, wizards or magicians, invented languages, quests, coming-of-age themes, and multi-volume narratives. Whether a single book or a series, what do you think is the best epic fantasy of all time?
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A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire
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George R. R. Martin
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Kingkiller Chronicle (Series)
The Kingkiller Chronicle
3
Series
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
4
C.S. Lewis
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
5
Robert Jordan
The Stormlight Archive
The Stormlight Archive
6
Mistborn Trilogy
Mistborn Trilogy
7
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
8
Philip Pullman
Inheritance Cycle Series (Christopher Paolini)
Inheritance Cycle Series
9
Christopher Paolini
The Farseer Trilogy
The Farseer Trilogy
10
The Sword of Truth Series
The Sword of Truth Series
11
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
12
Gentleman Bastards (Series) (Scott Lynch)
Gentleman Bastards (Series)
13
Scott Lynch
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
14
J.R.R. Tolkien
The First Law (Joe Abercrombie)
The First Law
15
Joe Abercrombie
The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series
The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series
16
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
17
William Goldman
Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Mists of Avalon
18
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Belgariad (David Eddings)
The Belgariad
19
David Eddings
The Riftwar Saga
The Riftwar Saga
20
Earthsea Cycle
Earthsea Cycle
21
Sabriel/ Lirael/ Abhorsen
Sabriel/ Lirael/ Abhorsen
22
The Night Angel Trilogy
The Night Angel Trilogy
23
The Broken Empire Trilogy
The Broken Empire Trilogy
24
The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Inheritance Trilogy
25
N.K. Jemisin
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern
26
The Demon Cycle
The Demon Cycle
27
Graceling Series
Graceling Series
28
The Shades of Magic Series (V.E. Schwab)
The Shades of Magic Series
29
V.E. Schwab
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
30
Terry Pratchett
Discworld
Discworld
31
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
32
Susanna Clarke
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
33
Jacqueline Carey
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
34
Brian Jacques
Dragonlance Chronicles
Dragonlance Chronicles
35
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
36
Neil Gaiman
Raven's Shadow
Raven's Shadow
37
The Broken Earth (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth
38
N.K. Jemisin
The Codex Alera Series
The Codex Alera Series
39
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
40
Michael Ende
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