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The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon.
They all have likeable characters.
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Loved the trilogy. Moon writes really well - very nice simple style.
For big concept/worlds, likeable characters, I would suggest:
Wizard of Earthsea Books (for young adults yes, but still really good books for any age)
Theft of Swords by Michael Sullivan. Lighthearted, engaging fantasy - imagine Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in a fantasy world.
The Shannara books are great reads as well. I especially like Elfstones of Shannara, Wishsong of Shannara, and Elfqueen of Shannara. Solid epic fantasy with great characters. Some consider a bit of a rip off of Tolkien but I think if you start with Elfstones of Shannara the novels will seem less like LOTR. Sword of the Shannara is the culprit.
Scifi:
Have you read Wool by Hugh Howey? If not, I recommend that.