I tend to like things with both angst and snark, and convoluted plots, so hence Saiyuki and SDK for manga, C.J. Cherryh's Cyteen for SF, and Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles for historical fiction.
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I tend to like things with both angst and snark, and convoluted plots, so hence Saiyuki and SDK for manga, C.J. Cherryh's Cyteen for SF, and Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles for historical fiction.