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After Ex Heroes I ended up grabbing Firefight by Brandon Sanderson. Despite the overlap in subject matter (superheroes, and furthermore, post-apocalyptic superheroes), they couldn't be more different. After the grimdark Watchmen-meets-Walking-Dead tone of Ex Heroes, Sanderson's goofy YA protagonist took some getting used to, but the end result was definitely superior to Steelheart. I'd rather see more epic fantasy from Sanderson, whether it's Stormlight or Mistborn, but if projects like the Reckoners help him stay energized for more srs bsns, I won't begrudge him.

ETA: Oh and hey, to stay genuinely on topic, what I'm listening to now is C.J. Cherryh's Hammerfall, which gets mixed reviews, but I'm liking it quite well so far. It feels more mythic sci-fi in the Herbert or Zelazny vein, which I can see Cherryh's audience from some more LeGuin-ish series not grokking so well, but I like it.