The Fantasy Review‘s list of 6 Underrated Epic Fantasy Series You Should Read.
The Illborn Saga by Daniel T. Jackson
From the blurb of book 1:
Long ago, The Lord Aiduel emerged from the deserts of the Holy Land, possessed with divine powers. He used these to forcibly unite the peoples of Angall, before His ascension to heaven.
Over eight hundred years later, in a medieval world which is threatened by war and religious persecution, four young men and women begin to develop supernatural abilities. These forbidden and secret powers will shatter the lives that they have known, and will force each of them to confront the mystery of the ethereal Gate which haunts their dreams. What does the dream mean, and how is it connected to their burgeoning abilities?…
The Erland Saga by R.S. Moule
From the blurb of book 1:
An ancient magic is rising… And none will escape.
After decades of peace, the kingdom of Erland is sliding toward disaster. The rebellious lords of the West are gathering their armies. On the mountain that towers over the capital, strange storms rage.
When the king’s heir is murdered, war seems certain.…
Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky
From the blurb of book 1:
The days of peace are over . . .
The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize.…
The Wounded Kingdom by R.J. Barker
From the blurb of book 1:
To catch an assassin, use an assassin…
Girton Club-foot, apprentice to the land’s best assassin, still has much to learn about the art of taking lives. But his latest mission tasks him and his master with a far more difficult challenge: to save a life. Someone, or many someones, is trying to kill the heir to the throne, and it is up to Girton and his master to uncover the traitor and prevent the prince’s murder.…
The Chathrand Voyage by Robert V.S. Redick
From the blurb of book 1:
The Chathrand – The Great Ship, The Wind-Palace, His Supremacy’s First Fancy – is the last of her kind – built 600 years ago she dwarves all the ships around her. The secrets of her construction are long lost. She was the pride of the Empire. The natural choice for the great diplomatic voyage to seal the peace with the last of the Emperor’s last enemies.…
The Deed of Paksenarrion Trilogy by Elizabeth Moon
From the blurb of book 1:
Pak senses her special destiny, disobeys her father’s plans for her marriage, and sets off for the army, where her heroic restoration of a lost ruler to his throne will make her a legend…
