[sandreas]

Fantasy:

  Patrick Rothfuss - Kingkiller Chronicles
  Naomi Novik - Scholomance
  Michael J. Sullivan - Riyria
  Ilona Andrews - many books
  

Caution: Be aware that the last book of the Kingkiller Chronicles "the doors of stone" is not out yet and may never happen[1], so although it is one of the greatest fantasy books of all time (in my opinion), it's kind of unsatisfying after part 2 :-)

[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/wdoiq2/in_december_r...

[w0m]

Re: Kingkiller Chronicles

I'll second it probably the best Fantasy I've read. The sequal is still solid.

<3 Pat but I wouldn't expect the series to be finished at this point.

[johnthedebs]

Adding my vote here too. I recently finished listening to the audiobooks for the fourth time. I don't read (listen to) a crazy amount of fiction, but probably much more than most people, and this series is far and away the best I have read.

I'm not holding out hope for a third book, but what a nice surprise it would be.

[sandreas]

I did not believe that he'll finish the series since I got my hands on the first two books, because it already was 7 years after the first release. In my opinion his novel "The Slow Regard of Silent Things" is not worth the money and he had lost his flow. That would have been a pity, but kind of ok-ish - nobody is perfect.

More recently I feel confirmed (and a little shocked), since I've read about his shady behaviour regarding his "charity" work, as well as plans of releasing and reading chapter 1 and then not delivering for more than 8 months.

I can't believe there are still fans standing by him and still spending their money for his very shady purposes... I would not recommend to do so.

And yet "The name of the wind" (part 1) and "The wise man's fear" (part 2) are still the best fantasy I've ever read so far.

[w0m]

> for his very shady purposes

~2010? I attended PAX East; and the Cards Against Humanities creator introduced Pat for a panel with something like, "Here to give us a release date and read the first chapter of Book 3 of Kingkiller.. !'. Pat honestly looked like he was going to break down down from nerves on stage; and that was relatively early days still.

Since then, I've attributed it to a mental health issue. I am a few years removed from paying attention at this point and just assume we'll never see it.