Right now I'm waiting on the third book of The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson to come out. I'll be pre-ordering it for sure. Last two were fantastic, his writing style and imagination are pretty unique and I love it.
Now, for favorites Dark Tower is of course at the top. I've read most of Stephen King's books. Desperation is up there as one of my favorite, too.
In no particular order The Wheel of Time series is pretty good (where my avi and username come from). It's very slow starting out and very long, so unless you really dig swords, horses and magic fantasy I wouldn't recommend it. It's where I learned about Sanderson as the original author died before finishing the series and Sanderson finished the last few of the fourteen book series.
I'm a pretty big fan of A Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones). Haven't watched the series yet, but it's on the list.
This one is lesser known, The Fourth Realm Trilogy by John Twelve Hawks. It's about government staged terror events for the purpose of taking freedoms and increasing surveillance.
The Dresdon Files is another good series. Marketed as a Harry Potter for adults, it's a real page turner, lots of action.
I read a lot of spy novels when I was locked up, can't really remember the names. I think one was Grey Man maybe. I read so many books during that time, pretty much anything that was available, regardless of genre. Hell, I read state and federal law books front to back out of boredom.
The original five books of The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice are pretty good. The guy on guy and adult on child romance is a little bizarre, but good books set in historical times with a lot of detail.
I'll have to think some more, I've read so many books in my life it's hard to keep track. I haven't read anything in months since I started this new job. Probably won't until the Sanderson book comes out.
I have only read one book front to back in my life.
