Epic Fantasy 14 authors
Epic fantasy authors and complete series reading orders. Sprawling worlds, complex characters, and grand adventures — all in order.
Epic fantasy is the genre at its grandest: invented worlds, ancient prophecies, wars for civilisation and series that span thousands of pages. It rewards commitment like nothing else in fiction.
Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and George R. R. Martin's Westeros are the modern pillars, with Steven Erikson's Malazan for the truly ambitious. Expect deep world-building, huge casts and payoffs years in the making — reading order is essential.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is epic fantasy?
- Epic fantasy is characterised by scale — large secondary worlds with detailed histories, magic systems with internal logic, sprawling casts of characters, and story arcs that unfold across multiple long novels. Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere (Mistborn, Stormlight Archive) and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time are the modern benchmarks.
- What should I read after Brandon Sanderson?
- Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice) for character-driven literary fantasy. Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World for the deepest epic fantasy backlog. Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself for grimdark moral complexity. Brent Weeks' The Way of Shadows for dark fantasy with inventive magic systems.