Fantasy is, in theory, my favourite genre. My favourite books are all fantasy. However, I'm getting very tired of reading the same story slightly altered for the 20th time. So I'm looking for innovative, unique books that you can tell apart from all the fantasy junk out there.
Some books I've enjoyed in this regard:
Most of all, "Song of Ice and Fire" for getting rid of the cliché hero story and for creating deep, human characters that aren't out of carpboard.
Books by Brandon Sanderson, while he is only a good, not a great, writer in my opinion, each book is different, with a unique magic system that shapes the world around it.
I've read "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman and liked it, just started with "American Gods" too
"Tooth and Claw" by Jo Walton
That's all I can think of at the moment (sad, isn't it?
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So, any suggestions for something new, something fresh?