![]() Sorry to ramble on - I can never resist a chance to share admired books. In the young people’s division, kudos goes to Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain series, and C.S. There’s something to be said for Kathryn Kurtz’s Deryni books, though they may not be quite the epic you have in mind Elizabeth Moon’s The Deed of Paksenarrion Sheri Tepper’s weird but fascinating True Game series Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber (epic in their own way) Robin McKinley’s The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword and various treatments of the Arthurian legends (I have a pair of old blog posts describing those). ![]() Adult Fantasy for Beginners (No YA Suggestions) 113 books 77 voters. Du Bois: An Oprahs Book Club Novel (Hardcover) The Magician: A Novel (Hardcover) The Mountains. The Readers Choice 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime. I assume you’ve already read LotR, since that’s THE seminal epic fantasy (of the modern era). Epic Sagas The Prophets (Hardcover) The Love Songs of W.E.B. I read The Sword of Shannara, but it seemed so complete a rip-off of The Lord of the Rings that I never went any further. ![]() Yet another epic fantasy series - this book, also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is the first installment of the Harry Potter Book Series by J.K Rowling. The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick RothfussĢ5.From the above list, I’d endorse The Wheel of Time - though it’s REALLY long and unfathomably complicated and the Dragonriders of Pern (though it’s actually science fiction, not fantasy it just feels like fantasy). It includes the best fiction books to start reading, good fiction books to read in summer. Martins A Song of Ice and Fire series, David Foster. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Examples of modern epics include Herman Melvilles Moby Dick, Frank Herberts Dune series, George R.R. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follettġ5. I’ve often whined about epic friend groups being featured in tons of films and not enough in booksbut Strange Birds is the delightful exception that gets every detail of the cinematic friend group perfectly right. Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Unknownġ4. The Aether Witch (The Coven: Elemental Magic Book 6) 4. Chaos and Retribution: A Complete 6-Book Epic Fantasy Series. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfussġ2. Writing Fantasy: The Top 100 Best Strategies For Writing Fantasy Stories (Epic Fantasy Fiction Adventure Story & Book) 2. The movies that are bigger than life, has a great story, and is longer than 2 hours and 30 minutes. All Time Best Epic Movies show list info. Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter. Review this list of popular examples to help you get a better understanding of the epic fiction genre.ġ. Sign In Trending New Popular type to search. In the grand tradition of the epic novel, Boris Pasternak's masterpiece brings to life the drama and immensity of the Russian Revolution through the story of the gifted physician-poet Zhivago, the revolutionary Strelnikov, and Lara, the passionate woman they both love. ![]() Scroll below now to see 25 epic fiction genre examples, ![]() The Lord of the Rings is a good example of an epic genre series. Epic Genre books are often crossed with the fantasy or science fiction (Sci Fi) genres. Epic Fiction Genre – What’s the best definition for the epic fiction genre? Books in the epic genre must contain three things: they must be a trilogy or longer they must have a time span that encompasses years or more and they must have a large back-story or universe setting in which the story takes place. ![]()
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