Voted "other", thinking of Bujold, which I discovered via a new-but-remaindered book I got from a bargain bin for 1€
Terry Pratchett - I first got a new paperback (years and years ago, before finding used books online for cheap was common), because he had been highly recommended both in a fantasyy themed magazine and by multiple people I knew.
Steven Brust - bought a used book on amazon
Walter Moers - heard about the book from a friend, and years later picked it up at the library (then went and bought the paperbacks)
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