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Originally Posted by Belfaborac
Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen. No hero's journey there (well, maybe one, kind of, in amongst a lot of other, much more interesting stuff). Not many clear-cut heroes at all, come to think of it.
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I would second this recommendation. The Malazan book of the fallen series is HUGE in scope, truly epic high fantasy that while paying homage to a great many genres, does not fall into their conventions. Very unique series, though, densely populated and incredibly intricate in terms of narrative and scope.
I'm on book 9 of the 10 book series (which also includes additional books by the co-creator, Ian Essemont).
Also, if you are interested, the one series i think that really inspired Erikson to do the Malazan saga was Glen Cook's out of print series The Black Company. Gritty high fantasy. That too does not follow the traditional conventions of the genre.
Happy reading!