Lord Darkstorm
Sage
Angus Wells, The kingdoms series and Godwars series were quite good. I need to reread them one of these years.
I didn't particularly enjoy the Night Angel series, but I did read it.
I have this all the times, since I live in Australia so most of you would never have heard of Jennifer Fallon, Glenda Larke, Juliet Marrillier... I suppose some could have heard of Sara Douglass since she's getting more popular?
So yes, those for a start. Though I don't mind. Their lack of being known/having masses of fans, means that I get to be close to them I've had lunch with Jennifer Fallon and just taught her some origami on the weekend at a convention we both went to
A lot of people have recommended the Night Angel series to me also. I read the first chapter and put it down. Wasn't really my thing. Maybe I should have pushed through? I don't know, I give up books so easily now if they don't capture my attention right from the beginning.
An author I'd recommend that most people don't seem to know (and that I recommend on another thread) is R. Scott Bakker. His writing can be dense, but he writes in a world that is very different in my estimation. His Prince of Nothing series is his first one. If you like Martin, Erikson, and Abercrombie you may like Bakker too.
I really enjoyed the Orcs:First Blood trilogy by Stan Nicholls but have only run into a couple of people who've heard of him so far. So nice to find something written from the point of view of a race usually shown as mindless, evil killers. I've always been a bit put off by the Warhammer and Warcraft ones for some reason.
I also remember enjoying the Blackbird series by Freda Warrington. Can't remember a lot about it now though, think I might have to dig it out and read it again.
When it comes to that sort of fantasy I think Salvatore gets down much better, plus he writes like 7 full on novels every month it seems. lmao
Not sure how unknown this one is, but I think The Lure of the Basilisk by Lawrence Watt-Evans is a really unique book. I picked up a second hand copy somewhere as a teenager and it is still fixed in my mind as a very unique and original book. The lead character Garth is an unusual vehicle for a fantasy story, with his cold detachment and very inhuman perspective. Definitely well worth a read!