It started with Lynn Flewelling’s Nightrunner series. I tore through the books one after the other and was finished with all of them in no time. I also loved her Tamír trilogy. A reddit thread put me onto Robin Hobb, and I am one book away from being completely finished with her Realm of the Elderlings books. Somehow I love these books even more than the Nightrunner ones. What do I do when I finish the books?!
Things that I liked about both authors’ work:
-more adult writing style with complex emotional themes (not feeling YA these days)
-enchanting worlds full of lore that is slowly revealed to the reader, leading to many satisfying revelations
-interesting and unique magic systems
-queer relationships
-the political conflicts are easy to follow and add color to the world of the story
-many characters, but all well fleshed out and interesting enough that it doesn’t feel like too much to keep up with
I am dying for any recommendations you can give me!
by emorydoll