#Epic

5 books tagged with epic, sorted by rating.

Dune

by Frank Herbert

5/5

sci-fi fiction

East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

5/5

fiction

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

5/5

sci-fi

It

by Stephen King

5/5

horror

Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

5/5

romance

Dune

by Frank Herbert

5/5

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides — who would become known as Muad'Dib — and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

sci-fi fiction

East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

5/5

Spanning from the Civil War to World War I, this multigenerational epic follows the intertwined fates of the Trask and Hamilton families in California's Salinas Valley. A retelling of the Cain and Abel story, it grapples with good and evil, free will, and the human capacity for redemption.

fiction

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

5/5

On the eve of Armageddon, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to the Time Tombs on the world of Hyperion, each carrying a desperate hope — and a terrible secret. Their stories weave together in a Canterbury Tales-style narrative that spans space, time, and human experience.

sci-fi

It

by Stephen King

5/5

Seven children in the town of Derry, Maine confront an unspeakable evil that takes the form of a clown called Pennywise. Twenty-seven years later, they must reunite as adults to face the terror again. Stephen King's magnum opus of childhood fear and the bonds that hold us together.

horror

Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

5/5

Claire Randall, a former WWII nurse, is mysteriously transported from 1945 Scotland to 1743, where she encounters the gallant Jamie Fraser. Part historical fiction, part romance, part adventure — Gabaldon weaves an epic tale across centuries.

romance