Debuts

In recent years there has been a glut of new fantasy novels hitting the shelves in bookshops. Some good, some bad, many indifferent. Some authors have created and written some very good material- Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch, Tom Lloyd and R Scott Bakker spring to mind. In recent months I have come across two very good fantasy novels by debut authors. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is an excellent read. As is Peter V Brett's The Painted Man. I haven't even finished the latter novel, but am recommending it already.