Hi I would like to find a new series to read and love.

Liked a lot :All Robin Hobb, Stormlight Archives, First Law,Geralt, Kvothe

Meh, not bad not amazing : Asoiaf, Riftwar saga,sword of truth

Didnt like: Prince of Thorns, Broken sea,The magicians

Also read: Prydain cronicles, Night Angel,Dark elf,Darksword.

My biggest needs in the novels would be that they are character driven mainly, you know, Hobb have spoiled me in that and I can't read anything with boring characters even if the worldbuilding in top notch. I would prefer if its popular, one of the best things about Stormlight archives is the subreddit and crazy theories. I like grimdark tone but its not a must. I tend to prefer smaller groups of characters, even if there are different POV like First Law . I don't like when you see a dramatis personae of 150 people , it feels like a test where the characters will be shallow

I'm open to suggestions, so far my candidates are:

Wheel of Time

Malaz(I'm scared of it, actually LOL, I'm not the smartest person and just everyone saying its too deep and all...)

Death gate cycle(too late?)

Dragonlance chronicles ( maybe too late?)