Susan Vaught's Stormwitch is one of my favorite discoveries of the year.
Other recent YAs worth checking out: Scott Westerfeld's Midnighters, Justine Larbelestier's Magic or Madness, blackholly's Valiant.
Oh, and anything by Diana Wynne Jones. Though I suspect her work probably falls into the love-it-or-hate-it category.
And--if you want to see what others do with Merecedes Lackey's world, there's a new shared world anthology, Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar due out in December. (Necessary disclaimer: I'm aware of the pub date because I have a story in it.)
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Other recent YAs worth checking out: Scott Westerfeld's Midnighters, Justine Larbelestier's Magic or Madness,
Oh, and anything by Diana Wynne Jones. Though I suspect her work probably falls into the love-it-or-hate-it category.
And--if you want to see what others do with Merecedes Lackey's world, there's a new shared world anthology, Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar due out in December. (Necessary disclaimer: I'm aware of the pub date because I have a story in it.)