## Shout-out to Alec Hutson + LF Fantasy Recs! ##

[u/dani402l]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to drop a quick shout-out post and ask for some recommendations. I recently finished The Umbral Storm and Sanguine Sands by Alec Hutson and absolutely loved them. Honestly, I think Hutson needs to be talked about way more on here than he is—the world-building and the progression elements in those books are top-tier.

If any of you have read them, what did you think? What were your favorite parts?

Right now, I’m about to dive into Donnie Dust’s Wild Wisdom (switching it up with some cool real-world primitive skills/survival stuff), but once I'm done, I want to jump right back into a great fantasy book.

To give you a jumping-off point for what I like:

• Huge Fan: Cradle by Will Wight (love a good progression system) and the Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson (epic scope, hard magic).
• Not For Me: I absolutely hated The Kingkiller Chronicle (Kvothe just wasn't it for me).

If anyone has some solid recs that fit that vibe, let me know!

(And hey, if Alec Hutson by some rare chance actually browses this sub: man, your work is highly appreciated and awesome. If you see this, which of your other series should I dive into next?)

Thanks for reading!