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[cahn]

Please rec me books with dads who are major characters (important secondary character is fine) and for whom parenting is an important component of their character, with kids who are older at the time of canon (teenager or above). They don't need to be good parents, necessarily, and they can make horrible mistakes, but they should be (relatively?) non-abusive and clearly love their kid(s).

So far I've got

-Aral Vorkosigan (...I guess he's not super a main character any more, but he casts a pretty long shadow)
-Atticus Finch
-Andrew Wiggin
-Jean Valjean
-Reb Saunders and David Malter
-Van Hohenheim (taking the prize for not being a good parent and making horrible mistakes...)

...this is a much lower percentage of the books we own than I had thought it would be!

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[rosefox]

In Kings of the Wyld, which is basically This Is Spinal Tap in epic fantasy land, one of the major characters sets out to rescue his adult daughter, who, to his dismay, has followed him into the mercenary business. There aren't any significant scenes of father/daughter bonding, but he meets all of your criteria. The protagonist is also a father, but his daughter is younger.

[cahn]

which is basically This Is Spinal Tap in epic fantasy land

...you had me here. :) (And I don't need father/daughter bonding, really!)

[rosefox]

The author took "What if 'getting the band back together' referred to a band of adventurers?" and dialed it, well, up to 11. It is extremely fun and I recommend it highly.

[cahn]

LOL. This sounds awesome!