Ed McDonald: Raven's Mark trilogy. Blackwing is the first book, steampunk with horror elements. Sort of a grimdark meets Lovecraft thing.
Miles Cameron: Traitor Son cycle. This author has worn plate armor for fun over extended periods of time. So good, both in terms of details and overall story.
Mark Lawrence. Literally anything this guy writes. I see he's been mentioned above.
Annalee Newitz: Autonomous. One of the best sci fi reads I had last year. Got some Neuromancer vibes off it in terms of how fresh the theme felt.
That Licanus series was disappointing though. Gave up after 100 pages into book 2. Had the feeling that I've read this stuff so many times before, and I was starting to hope those 3 annoying teenagers would just die.
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