Adult Epic Fantasy book released in the past 5 years

Preferences (strong)

* No YA

* No Romance or Sex

* No thief/assassin/king/chosen one (tired of these POVs)

* No school/academy focus

* Humans only. No elves or made up races, unless they’re strictly the enemy type

Not required but would be nice:

* No Monarchy focus, unless…

* Focus on battle tactics or politics

* woman author

Stories I’ve enjoyed:

* Game of Thrones

* Attack on Titan

* The Eternal Champion

* I, Claudius

Books on my TBR that may hilighted my interests further:

* Wolf Hall

* Genghis: Birth of an Empire

* Demons by Dostoevsky

* The Darkness that Comes Before

* Malazan

* The Russian Revolution

* The Blade Itself

* The Fifth Season

Suggestions? I’m also open to historical fiction, but I want to dip my toes in Epic Fantasy.

by New_Independent_6982