Furies of Calderon

Jim Butcher is the first author I've encountered whose writing style reminded me of David Gemmell. And from my point of view, that's a very good thing. I didn't like how little time we spent with the main character, though - very non-Gemmell-ish in that respect, but the fast-paced action, grey-ness in good and bad, magic system is all very nice and gripping. Quite a page-turner.