Being big a fan of Fantasy I must put Tolkiens works on my list and also agree with CS on George RR Martins epic. Another favourite is David Gemmel. I think his fist published work was 'Legend' and still find that hard to top. The absolute must have author for me though is Terry Pratchett.

Before I give the impression that I am exclusively into Fantasy I must add that most of my recent reads have been Historical fiction and a lot of Bernard Cornwell's works have pride of place on my bookshelves. In my younger days it was Adventure with the likes of H Ryder Haggard (currently re-reading the Quartermain stories), CS Forester, and Arthur Conan Doyle.

I have just discovered eBooks and am like a kid in a sweet shop :-)

Cheers

DtG