5 books tagged with epic fantasy, sorted by rating.
by J.R.R. Tolkien
by Brandon Sanderson
by George R.R. Martin
by Patrick Rothfuss
by Robert Jordan
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on an unexpected journey to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent.
On the shattered plains of Roshar, a war rages for gemhearts that power magical fabrials. Kaladin, a former soldier turned slave, struggles to survive and protect his men. Meanwhile, scholar Shallan seeks an apprenticeship with the heretic Jasnah Kholin, and highprince Dalinar is haunted by visions of an ancient past.
In the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, noble families vie for control of the Iron Throne while an ancient evil stirs beyond the Wall in the frozen north. When Lord Eddard Stark is called to serve as the king's advisor, he uncovers a web of intrigue that threatens to tear the realm apart.
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen — from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic.
In a world where the Dark One stirs in his prison, five young villagers from the Two Rivers are forced to flee their home when monstrous Trollocs attack. Led by the mysterious Aes Sedai Moiraine, they embark on a journey that will determine the fate of the world — and reveal that one of them is the Dragon Reborn.
