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Old 07-29-2013, 04:22 PM   #11
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Guy Gavriel Kay - mostly historical-based fantasy with a much more nuanced approach than the typical good vs evil approach.
I second the suggestion for Guy Gavriel Kay. Excellent writing, and none of his books feel derivative or recycled.

I'd add Charles de Lint, one of the originators of urban fantasy (before "urban fantasy" came to mean vampires, werewolves, and teenage angst oh my). My favourite is The Little Country.

I've enjoyed everything I've read by Morgan Llywellyn, her books are typically Celtic historical with some fantasy thrown in. Red Branch was particularly good.

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files is a fun mix of urban fantasy with detective noir.
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