Fantasy/ scifi with really tough worlds, where everything is stacked against the main character?Answer

No YA, pls, I'm too old for this sh... stuff! :) Some examples of what I mean: Baru Cormorant, Book of the New Sun, Broken Earth, Winter Road, Blood Song, Witcher, Xenogenesis, Th1rte3n, Priest of Bones, Left Hand of Darkness.

The Name of the Wind

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The Name of the Wind
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2007 • 4,485 Readers • 669 pages 4.4

Best Served Cold

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Best Served Cold
ByJoe Abercrombie

2009 • 901 Readers • 672 pages 4.2

Persepolis Rising

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Persepolis Rising
ByJames S. A. Corey

2017 • 1,163 Readers • 549 pages 4.3