Between the Shelves

Epic High Fantasy Books

Large-scale fantasy arcs built for world-depth and long narrative payoff.

60 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·6 crossover shelves·199% reader overlap with Fantasy Military Books

1. The Gryphon King
Sara Omer
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic YA Fantasy
2. The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
3. Ironbound
Andrew Givler, Ralph Lister
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
4. Malice
John Gwynne
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
5. A Darkness Returns
Raymond E. Feist
Fits this list for its focus on epic.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
6. The Scroll of Years
Chris Willrich
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and high.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
7. The Demon Awakens
R. A. Salvatore, Tim Gerard Reynolds
Fits this list for its focus on epic.
Shelf signal: Dragons & Mythic Creatures
8. Blood and Iron
Jon Sprunk
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
9. The Will of the Many
James Islington
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
10. Lance of Earth and Sky
Erin Hoffman
Fits this list for its focus on between and epic.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
11. Barrow
Mark Smylie
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
12. Ruin
John Gwynne
Fits this list for its focus on high.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
13. The Burning God
R. F. Kuang
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
14. Days of Shattered Faith
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this epic high fantasy list.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
15. Dragonlance Legends
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Dragons & Mythic Creatures
16. A Shadow of All Night Falling
Glen Cook, Stephen Hoye
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
17. The Last Mortal Bond
Brian Staveley, Simon Vance
Fits this list for its focus on epic.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
18. The Broken Sword
Poul Anderson, Michael Dirda
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
19. Spiderlight
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy and high.
Shelf signal: Dark Fantasy
20. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
George R. R. Martin, Gary Gianni
Included for strong short story alignment with this epic high fantasy list.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
21. The Reign of the Departed
Greg Keyes
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Dark Fantasy
22. The Cloud Roads
Martha Wells
Included for strong survival alignment with this epic high fantasy list.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
23. Valor
John Gwynne
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this epic high fantasy list.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
24. The Hedge Knight
George R. R. Martin, Ben Avery
Fits this list for its focus on epic and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy