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Assuming you have read most of the standards of Epic Fantasy (to name a few):
Robert
Jordan, Terry Goodkind, Raymond Feist, Terry Brooks, George R. R. Martin, Ursula Le Guin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Stephen R.
Donaldson, and J. R. R. Tolkien;
This page is intended to expand
your reading knowledge and pleasure. The following is a list of Epic Fantasy series that have been enjoyed by the staff,
therefore, highly recommended. The list is in no particular order and is entirely subjective based on the readings of the
Penn Books staff. Enjoy!
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Martha Wells Fall of Ile-Rien
Series Book
1: The Wizard Hunters Book 2: The Ships of Air Book 3: The Gate of Gods Prequels: Element of Fire Death of
Necromancer Set in a world
where magic and alchemy both work, the mysterious Gardier lay siege to Ile-Rien and the city Vienne with their black airships.
Follow the adventures of several heroes for their search to defeat the Gardier. Reminiscent of L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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Fiona
McIntosh Quickening
Series Book
1:
Myrren’s Gift Book
2:
Blood and Memory Book
3:
Bridge of Souls Wyl Thirsk
becomes general
of the Morgravian army and sworn companion to Crown Prince Celimus, a cruel and
ruthless monarch-to-be. When a dying witch gives Wyl a "gift" for his
kindness to her, he discovers his destiny is he will be the only one who can
save his country from destruction by its power-hungry leader.
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Naomi
Novik Temeraire
Series Book
1:
His Majesty’s Dragon Book
2:
Throne of Jade Book
3:
Black Powder War Enter a new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant
warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard
aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. Fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring
life into an unexpected kinship with the dragon
Temeraire...follow their adventures.
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David B. Coe
Winds of the Forelands Tetrology
Book
1: Rules of Ascension
Book 2: Seeds of Betrayal
Book
3: Bonds of Vengeance
Book 4: Shapers of Darkness
Book 5: Weavers of War
For 900 years, since the Qirsi
War, the Forelands have enjoyed relative peace. The pale-skinned Qirsi were scattered throughout the realm. They were no longer
a threat without their multi-talented leaders, the Weavers. But though most Qirsi live normal lives, and some even serve lords as advisors, all is
not well in the realm. There is a Weaver in the Forelands again, secretly sowing seeds of rebellion against the physically
hardier but unmagical Eandi...enter a world of political intrigue where the Eandi courts vie for the leadership of the Forelands
and the manipulation of those courts by the magical Qirsi.
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