I’m new to the fantasy community, but I’m glad to see it here on Lemmy as well! I would say my favorite novel/series so far has been Mistborn, but it’s kind of the only one I’ve read so far (although it was fantastic). I’d like to gauge all of your responses too!
There’s lots of awesome books like everything Cosmere, ASOIF or Dune, but I’ll give a more underrated response: The Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett.
Deeply character-driven story, great worldbuilding and exploration of themes such as imperialism, religious oppression and family. Each book follows a different perspective, but the trilogy weaves them together masterfully for a really emotional finale. IMO, it’s one of the GOAT series now.