[u]Fiction[/u] (dark fantasy)
[b]Lord of Ruin: A Tale of Malus Darkblade[/b]
I saw Warhammer Fantasy get mentioned, so I can't help but bring up my own favorite from that fandom.  This is the sorta book for people who like the constant back-stabbing treachery and outright cruelty in the drow-esque cultures.  While they are really just "dark elves" and not quite the iconic D&D drow, the parallels in culture are pretty close.  Basically, big head honcho backstabbing mean jerkman dark elf Malus goes and gets his soul stolen by a daemon and needs to scheme and murder himself a path to retrieving five artifacts for said daemon in order to maybe get his soul back.  Or to just get betrayed, as is a recurring theme in this series.  Either way, tis a good read if you're not looking for something light and heartwarming at the moment.


I'm actually on book ten of Wheel of Time right now.  I have a subscription to audible and end up listening to audiobooks when I go walking every day, with this series being my current pick.  I am thoroughly enjoying it so far and will certainly stick with the series since to the end.  That being said, I could certainly do with fewer paragraphs dedicated to pulling on braids and inane bickering (though I am amused that every chapter from a female perspective has them going "MEN, amirite? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯", then every chapter from a male perspective has them going: "WOMEN, amirite? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" at least once or twice).  I don't think I've quite gotten to the point where Brandon Sanderson takes over, but going by the Mistborn Trilogy and Stormlight Archive, I doubt I will be disappointed.  That being said, while I would also recommend reading at least one book to see how you feel, I would make mention that I found the first section to move at a glacial pace.  It also likes to drop piles of random names on you which may or may not one day be important to the plot to an extent which could put Game of Thrones to shame. XD