Recs if you like The Lost War...

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

D&D-esque inspired list. Ive seen a bunch but not exactly what I was looking for, which is essentially, "rag-tag team of misfits with different powers/strengths go on a quest and get into shenanigans" I.e. Legends and Latte wouldn't fit here because they're not questing. Also avoiding lit r.p.g like Dungeon Crawler Carl cause that feels like cheating 😝

The SPFBO contest started in 2015. Over 3000 novels have entered.

Facilitated by Mark Lawrence, SPFBO exists to shine a light on self-published fantasy. It exists to find excellent books that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. It exists to help readers select, from the enormous range of options, books that have a better chance of entertaining them than a random choice, thereby increasing reader faith in finding a quality self-published read.

This list compiles the champions from each year.

Finalists in the ‘Self Published Fantasy Blog-off’

Fairly self-explanatory, but the previous winners of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off Contest, run by MarkLawrence since 2015. All books are (or were) self-published at the time of judging, and are the first in a series or a standalone work.