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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Out of all fantasy I've read? Or just the Low Fantasy that I find myself gravitating more and more toward? Either way I don't really do best/worst lists well, but off the top of my head:
The historical fantasies of Guy Gavriel Kay stand out (The Lions of Al-Rassan, Tigana and Under Heaven) as well as Tim Powers' The Stress of Her Regard. I also like gritty authors like Joe Abercrombie, Richard K. Morgan and newcomers Daniel Polansky and Mark Lawrence. Then there's fantasy/steampunk hybrids like Dexter Palmer's The Dream of Perpetual Motion, Anthony Huso's Last Page and Felix Gilman's Half-Made World. Paul Kearney's The Ten Thousand is tasty. Oooh! I almost forgot Robert Anton Wilson's Historical Illuminatus Chronicles.
As for least favorites, the only thing that immediately comes to mind is Robin Hobb's Soldier's Son Trilogy (although I have enjoyed some of her other works), Harry Potter (blasphemy!), Tad Williams, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind.
Does that help at all?
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I meant the Low Fantasy, sorry. I forget sometimes that people can't actually read my mind.
I'm curious about the low or no magic aspect, and what makes those novels "Fantasy". I'm guessing they all have non-humans?