Books - What are you reading?

There is a new Abercrombie series, 2nd one's just come out I think.

Have you read Ruin of Kings by jenn Lyons? That was pretty good.

I'm guessing you've also ticked off Name of Wind and Wise Man's fear by Patrick rothfuss?

Last thing that pops to mind, Earthsea Quartet by Ursela Le Guin.

As an absolute wild card, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is excellent, if a slow start for most people.

Raymond Feist Magician?

N. K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season
The whole series is ace in my opinion. Not sure it fits in with those you have listed but still worth a google to see if the reviews sound tempting.

Im now going to see about adding something from your list of authors to my 'to read' pile. As I agree most fantasy is terribly written, so always looking out for recommendations.

Another vote for NK Jemisin. Also read The Malazan Book of the Fallen if you want a seriously meaty series of books, Erikson is unmatched in imagination and world-building IMO.

I also think it's worth reading all the Conan stories, but maybe I'm in the minority there.

M. John Harrison has written a lot of good stuff (e.g. the Viriconium series) and is still going strong. Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood series pretty intense (not at all like the authors in your list).

Another vote for Earthsea but only the original trilogy. Great stories, although strongly criticised in some quarters for internalised misogyny ("weak as women's magic, wicked as women's magic" isn't the half of it). So later on she went back to try and correct the very traditionally patriarchal tone of the originals but unfortunately wrote a shit book to do it.

Mark Lawrence's Broken Empire trilogy (first book Prince of Thorns) and Red Queen's War trilogy (first book Prince of Fools) are superb. Fast paced, funny, clever, don't talk down to the reader, try to avoid cliches. They take place contemporaneously in the same universe and reference each other which is nicely meta. (although both stand alone if you have't read the other).

then I tried to read his Red Sister trilogy, which is the latest, and couldn't get past page 5. So your mileage may vary

EDIT have you read the Abercormbie YA trilogy? just as good as his adult work and to be honest I couldn't see much of a difference. The book of short stories is good as well, the one where two different parties met on a bridge is hilarious.