Earthsea – A Rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin (2015)
No mention of Brandon Sanderson and the Cosmere novels? Instead of a single fantasy world, you get a whole universe!<p>"All of the books share a single creation myth (though not all cultures are aware of it), a single cosmology, and are connected by an overarching story." [0]<p>Sure, one could argue that it's still not fully-formed, as it's still in the process of being written. But the same could easily be said for A Song of Ice and Fire.<p>The Stormlight Archive quickly won a place in my loved series category. I don't think I devoured any book from last year as quickly as when the latest entry in the series was released.<p>One of my favorite things about Brandon Sanderson is that he proactively engages readers (/u/mistborn on Reddit), and he gives regular status updates on his writing progress. I highly value transparency from authors.<p>I'd never heard of Earthsea, but the article managed to catch my interest. I'm adding it to my queue.<p>[0] <a href="http://stormlightarchive.wikia.com/wiki/Cosmere" rel="nofollow">http://stormlightarchive.wikia.com/wiki/Cosmere</a>