[jmdeon]

Honestly sounds like you're just disconnected from the culture. There are plenty of creative novels coming out these days. For a specific example check out Adrian Tchaikovsky's work.

Also you may want to subscribe to a short story publication like Clarkesworld. You'll have a drip feed of aspiring creative writers and can follow the ones you find especially good for when their forthcoming novels come out.

One that especially blew me away from Clarkesworld recently was Axiom of Dreams by Arula Ratnakar.

https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ratnakar_09_23/