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Originally Posted by Geralt
The Name Of The Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
Mistborn (Brandon Sanderson)
Assasin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
The Warded Man (Peter V. Brett)
Lies Of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Dragonbone Chair (Tad Williams)
The Amulet of Samarkand (Jonathan Stroud)
These are all fantasy and and all 1st books in the series that fit with what you're asking.
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I also enjoy this type of plot and I'll also 2nd (third?) Mistborn and The Warded Man, and add The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham and Blood Song by Anthony Ryan.