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I too got bored with the Game of Thrones series (enjoyed the first, got halfway through the second and realized nothing much was happening, gave up.)

That said, I heartily recommend The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. It is an exciting, fast paced, very well-written fantasy novel that is not too long. It features a clever plot and an impressively thrilling climax. In fact you could argue that it is a thriller in fantasy garb which may be why I liked it when I am not a huge reader of fantasy.

There is a sequel as well (can't vouch for that, haven't read it yet but certainly plan to), and because you said trilogy, the third one is coming out later this year.