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Malazan Book of the Fallen / m ə ˈ l æ z ə n / [1] is a series of epic fantasy novels written by the Canadian author Steven Erikson.The series, published by Bantam Books in the U.K. and Tor Books in the U.S., consists of ten volumes, beginning with Gardens of the Moon (1999) and concluding with The Crippled God (2011).
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection is a collection of epic fantasy short stories and novellas written by American author Brandon Sanderson set in his Cosmere universe. It was published on November 22, 2016 by Tor Books. [2]
The Black Company is a series of dark fantasy books written by American author Glen Cook. The series combines elements of epic fantasy as it follows an elite mercenary unit, the Black Company, through roughly forty years of its approximately four-hundred-year history.
Based on Philip Pullman's epic trilogy, His Dark Materials tells the story of a young woman from another world who—while attempting to find her missing friend—uncovers a series of mysterious ...
The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three installments. Originally planned as a six-book series with the publication of The Eye of the World in 1990, The Wheel of Time came to span 14 volumes, in addition to a prequel novel and three companion ...
R. A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt series, The DemonWars Saga series and other novels taking place on the planet of Corona; Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series [3] and The Stormlight Archive; Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher Saga; Maria Semyonova's Wolfhound series; Jeff Smith's Bone series; Maria V. Snyder's Study Series [5] and Glass Series
Martin classified A Song of Ice and Fire as "epic fantasy", [1] and specifically named Tad Williams' high fantasy epic Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn as very influential for the writing of the series. [34] [85] One of his favorite authors is Jack Vance, [34] although Martin considered the series not particularly Vancean. [33]
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy [1] defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. [2] High fantasy is usually set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world , rather than the "real" or "primary" world. [ 2 ]