I enjoyed Liu's
Grace of Kings quite a lot--though I wasn't blown away, or anything. Of course I'm very rarely "blown away" by any fantasy books these days. Good thing I don't really require anything other than a modicum of steady amusement when reading it.
I tend to avoid fantasy (and its authors/proponents) who take themselves--and fantasy itself--too seriously.
Thanks for the list! I'll keep an eye out for translations.