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Epic Fiction
Foucault's PendulumFoucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
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If you know your Knights Templar theories this is a lot easier to read. If not then keep wikipedia handy. This has to be the ultimate guide to Semiotics.
The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics)The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
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Sherlock Holmes and Brother Cadfael only with a lot of hidden references - books talk about books - so try and spot the "Easter Eggs".
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics)Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jorge Borges
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Before Eco there was Borges
The Masks of God: Creative Mythology v. 4 (Arkana)The Masks of God: Creative Mythology v. 4 (Arkana) by Joseph Campbell
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How to define an epic
The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Definitive Fantasy Epic
DuneDune by Frank Herbert
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A Science Fiction Masterwork, where politics and ecology collide on alien worlds.