Wait, make that three good series. I'm currently reading Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series, which starts out with "Gardens of the Moon". Each one is self-contained, and it's a really rich, complex, military fantasy series that's evocative of Glen Cook's Black Company. I've also been enjoying Erick Flint's alternative history set, the 1632 series. Makes me wish I'd paid more attention in European History class, and he and the fellow writers working with him really make the characters come alive. The other one I really enjoy is Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. Butcher went to school in Norman, studied with SoonerCon guest Deborah Chester, and is writing a really fun mix of urban fantasy and noir. If you saw the series on SciFi, you should read the books; they're even better.

leonard