Top epic novels

By epic I mean books that bring manly tears to your eyes.

So far items from /tv/, /a/, /jp/ and /v/ have had their share of epicness, but I personally have not read any novels that goes beyond just "hmm, it's an interesting story".


Any recommended title that from /book/ that can claim this category?

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If you think the thread is good, I don't think shitting on other people's recommendations is a good way to keep it that way.

I think I'd like to advertise Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond and Niccolò series. I wouldn't characterize the books as being very strong on character development, rather they are very strong on characters and plotting. You perhaps won't see a blank slate character be moulded in the course of the series, but you will have several strongly realized characters to read about. Dunnett is also excellent at handling her historical figures and weaving her fictional characters in and out of the fabric of history.

The books are historical fiction set in the 16th and 15th centuries respectively, and while I would not describe them as epic in scope, the books are about far-travelling characters (Lymond is a mercenary/agent and Niccolò is a merchant). The series are vaguely interconnected, but I sincerely recommend trying out the earlier written Lymond series before Niccolò, even if Game of Kings is a bit harder to get into than Niccolò Rising.