A friend of mine got me onto a trilogy by
JV Jones that I really enjoy. It's called the "Book of Words".
I am not a huge fantasy reader, but I'm on the third book, and it's been a great trip through and through.
If you're at all interested, here is the prologue to the first book.
http://jvj.com/bakerpro.html
I'll be looking up some of the provided suggestions here, as I have a difficult time sorting through the massive amount of books at the store
Thanks !