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Top 100 Best Epic Fantasy (Fiction)

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.
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings
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J.R.R. Tolkien
The Kingkiller Chronicle (Series)
The Kingkiller Chronicle
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Series
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
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C.S. Lewis
The Stormlight Archive
The Stormlight Archive
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The Eye of the World: Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World: Wheel of Time
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Robert Jordan
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Mistborn: The Final Empire
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His Dark Materials Trilogy
His Dark Materials Trilogy
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ERAGON (The Inheritence Cycle) by Christopher Paolini
ERAGON (The Inheritence Cycle) by Christopher Paolini
9
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
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Robin Hobb
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
11
Scott Lynch
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
12
Stephen King
Wizard's First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
Wizard's First Rule
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Terry Goodkind
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
14
Joe Abercrombie
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
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J.R.R. Tolkien
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
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Steven Erikson
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
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William Goldman
The Belgariad Boxed Set (Eddings, David)
The Belgariad Boxed Set
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Eddings, David
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
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Ursula K. Le Guin
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
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Marion Zimmer Bradley
Magician: Apprentice (Raymond Fiest)
Magician: Apprentice
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Raymond Fiest
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
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Garth Nix
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
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Patrick Rothfuss
The Night Angel Trilogy
The Night Angel Trilogy
24
Prince of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Thorns
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Mark Lawrence
Pern (The Dragonriders of Pern)
Pern (The Dragonriders of Pern)
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The Warded Man
The Warded Man
27
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
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Kristin Cashore
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
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Terry Pratchett
The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book
30
Neil Gaiman
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
31
Jacqueline Carey
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
32
Brian Jacques
Dragonlance Chronicles
Dragonlance Chronicles
33
Furies of Calderon
Furies of Calderon
34
Blood Song (Anthony Ryan)
Blood Song
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Anthony Ryan
Words of Radiance (Brandon Sanderson)
Words of Radiance
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Brandon Sanderson
The Dark Elf Trilogy (R.A.Salvatore)
The Dark Elf Trilogy
37
R.A.Salvatore
The Earthsea Trilogy
The Earthsea Trilogy
38
The Dragonbone Chair (Tad Williams)
The Dragonbone Chair
39
Tad Williams
Fool's Errand
Fool's Errand
40
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