Huh, looks like we have similar tastes. I may move Dresden up on my list.
Recommendations:
Elizabeth Moon's Paksenarrion books. If you like Tolkien and Salvatore, you'll really like Moon. Here's the first trilogy:
http://www.baenebooks.com/p-100-the-...senarrion.aspx
You can also get it at Amazon, B&N, etc.
Andre Norton. Try her Witch World series for epic fantasy. For standalones, I like Scent of Magic or the Mirror of Destiny. I also especially like Year of the Unicorn or Key of the Keplian. If you like Tolkien and Gemmel she could be right up your alley.
Roger Zelazny is also good. Darker than either Moon or Norton.