Anne McCaffrey, and the Deathgate cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman.

Tad Williams--Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy (The Dragonbone Chair, Stone of Farwell, To Green Angel Tower)

Katherine Kurtz--Deryni series (too many to mention, but the Camber trilogy is a good starting place)

I suggest Terry Pratchett. His books more like a parody of fantasy but they are good.

<font color="gold">I'm currently reading the books about Liam Rhenford by Daniel Hood, and I like them quite well. [img]smile.gif[/img] I haven't read much more of his works, though, but he is worth mentioning. ;) </font>

Damn, you beat me to it...

I found Terry Goodkind very magical and uplifting, even though there's a bit of gruesomeness in some of the books. They're enthralling, in any case. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Simon R Green - once read, never forgotten [img]smile.gif[/img]

Nobody mentioned it, but if you haven't read Tolkein and Heinlen you should check them out. ;)