The Morally Grey and a Crystal Shard

 I have always been drawn to morally grey characters. I find myself fascinated by what caused them to become who they are, what drives them, and why they make the choices they do.
These are my goto books when I want that morally grey fix, with one exception, The Crystal Shard. There may be no morally grey characters in it, but it was one of the first books to truly hook me on fantasy, and it remains the book I return to when I step outside my usual darker reading. 

1
The Black Company The First Novel of ‘The Chronicles of The Black Company’ by Glen Cook
I love the way it strips the glamour of war and shows it through the eyes of ordinary, morally complicated mercenaries just trying to survive it.
2
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The characters are brilliantly flawed, especially Glokta, and the tap, tap, tap of his cane, is timeless for me.
3
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Dark, brutal and unapologetic, it fascinated me because it makes you root for, Jorg Ancrath, who to be fair you probably shouldn't, yet somehow you can't help yourself.
4
Crossroads of Ravens (The Witcher) by Andrzej Sapkowski
I loved seeing a younger Geralt finding his way in a world where right and wrong are rarely clear, and already guided by the flawed but deeply personal code that makes him such a compelling character.
5
The crystal shard by Salvatore, R. A.
I’d read a lot of fantasy before this, but this was the book that truly cemented my love of the genre. I couldn't help but root for the disenfranchised Drizzt.
A top five list from Iain Ralston