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Hm, not keen on heavy politics or war. Was gonna recommend Malazan: Book of the Fallen but the first book starts out in a war. Still, good book, you might enjoy it.
Second book is a little different than what you're describing. Fool Moon from the Dresden Files series. Pulpy magical detective noire set in modern times, where magic is sort of accepted as a real thing.
I love these books so much. Well, Malazan is what I was referring to.
Both are great series.
The humor in Malazan reminds me of the first law. I hate politics for the most part, and war, but the war and politics aren't really the focus. They're kinda the setting for telling a lot of smaller stories.
Malazan is a slog. Definitely don't read unless you want to power through imo. I've tried multiple times and while I think it's well written I never seem to stay hooked. So many character/location changeups early in the book and none of them hooked me.
Probably the best book I've never finished though?