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Originally posted by rock_bottom
George R. R. Martin's series that started with "A Game of Thrones" is great if you like Fantasy, but it's not for the sqeamish.
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Also, anything by Terry Pratchett
..and the following authors
Robert Rankin - extreme screwed-up humour. In one of his books you don't get to realize that the main character is a black-magic using, homosexual, serial-killing maniac, until the last third of the book. And that's a book that combines talking with the dead and alien invasions.
Andrew Vachss - Not for the faint of heart. He's a children's lawyer, and used to be the director of a correctional facility, so he knows what he's talking about. Read the "Burke"-series, it's quite amazing. A lot of it deals with the abuse of children, and pedophiles, and could be heavy reading for some.
Joe R. Lansdale. Read the Hap Collins series. The "heroes" are Hap, a white ex-hippie pacifist from Texas, and Leonard, a black, gay, Vietnam-vet, conservative. The books are offensive, and funny as hell.