# The 10 Greatest Epic Fantasy Books of All Time, Ranked

> Epic fantasy books ranked from 'The Lord of the Rings' to 'Dragons of Autumn Twilight'.
- Title: The 10 Greatest Epic Fantasy Books of All Time, Ranked
- Summary: Epic fantasy books ranked from 'The Lord of the Rings' to 'Dragons of Autumn Twilight'. The 10 greatest epic fantasy books of all time, ranked from 'The Lord…
- Keywords: epic fantasy, dragonlance, the wheel of time, the stormlight archive, assassin's fate, the first law, the chronicles of narnia, malazan book of the fallen, the lord of the rings, a storm of swords, the odyssey, oathbringer
- Source: Collider — https://collider.com/best-epic-fantasy-books-all-time-ranked
- Author: Dawson Nyffenegger
- Published: 2026-10-19T11:04:14+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: epic fantasy, dragonlance, the wheel of time, the stormlight archive, assassin's fate, the first law, the chronicles of narnia, malazan book of the fallen, the lord of the rings, a storm of swords, the odyssey, oathbringer
## Epic Fantasy Defined
Epic fantasy features complex plots, hundreds of characters, politics, wars, and large-scale battles across multiple viewpoints.
## Top 10 Epic Fantasy Books
The list ranks the greatest epic fantasy books from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' to 'Dragons of Autumn Twilight'.
## 10. Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Autumn Twilight is the first book in the Dragonlance universe, spawned from Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG.
## 9. Assassin's Fate
Assassin's Fate is the final book in Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings trilogy, nominated for the 2017 Readers' Favourite Fantasy Award.
## 8. The Blade Itself
The Blade Itself is the first book in Joe Abercrombie's The First Law trilogy, a grimdark fantasy with heavy violence.
## 7. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, published in 1950.
## 6. The Crippled God
The Crippled God is the final book in Steven Erikson's Malazan: Book of the Fallen series, a ten-volume saga.
## 5. A Memory of Light
A Memory of Light is the final book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time saga, completed by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan's death.
## 4. Oathbringer
Oathbringer is the third novel in Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive series, set on the planet Roshar with highstorms.
## 3. A Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords is the third book in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, known for its gruesome realism.
## 2. The Odyssey
The Odyssey is an epic poem by Homer, translated in 2017, about Odysseus' journey home after the Trojan War.
## 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the final book in the trilogy, seen as the greatest work of fantasy ever written.
## Key takeaway

The 10 greatest epic fantasy books of all time, ranked from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' to 'Dragons of Autumn Twilight'.