The folks at LoveReading.co.uk say they love epic books with swathes of characters creating a wonderfully complex plot … but sometimes is it all too much?

Not necessarily! They compiled the clever infographic below featuring 15 books with enormous casts of named characters. Scroll down to discover how many named characters there are in novels such as Shogun by James Clavell, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, The Stand by Stephen King and of course Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.And while of course it’s the quality of characters and not the quantity that counts, if you can deliver dozens of unique characters that make your story sing, have at it!