Who's the best fantasy author since Tolkein?

>>9394077
I love the way he has multiple worlds connected through this big Cosmere with some characters crossed over. That just does it for me, along with his world-building.

>>9394077
Sanderson's stuff is borderline YA and I hope it doesn't have too much influence on the genre going forward.

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>>9395706
I agree with both these points, and I would add that, although he's still very formulaic, the stormlight books have had by far his best characterization and I hope his writing continues to improve.

For me it's Michael Cisco, though I guess he is a bit more surreal than typical fantasy

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bitch please.

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>>9395369
sounds like he's ripping off Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion.

>>9394077
Ursula LaGuin for the win! :D

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>>9394077

Jack Vance

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>>9395998

His arms are huge.

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>>9394077
ironic shitposting is still shitposting

Don't know about best but Joe Abercrombie's First Law was good. He went downhill after the initial trilogy though.

>>9395998
This guy. Or Vandermeer.

Tolkien was pre-emptively usurped by Robert E. Howard as supreme fantasy author

>>9395998
Please no.

I like Prince of Nothing, as edgy as it seems at times.

>>9394077
It's not, it's Jordan

>>9394077
>>9395879
>>9396088
These.

Also, Terry Brooks, but only up to the mid-90s. Somehow he becomes shit in all ways of contending.

>>9394077
Mark Lawrence.