Oh man, you guys kick ass.....
Yes. George Martin. Robert Jordan... well... I'll be less pissed off with him when he FUCKING FINISHES THE SERIES. Don't get me wrong, love 'em, but they're dragging more than a little. Herman Hesse. Roger Zelazny. David Eddings (though he is kind of a one trick pony). I liked the Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony. Heinlein. The Black Company Series. I've rambled enough, and could keep going, but it's always a pleasure to see so many people with good taste in recreational literature.