[JSWolf]

I can also recommend the Hyperion Series by Dan Simmons.

Hyperion
1. Hyperion (1989)
2. The Fall of Hyperion (1990)
3. Endymion (1996)
4. The Rise of Endymion (1997)

Also, I'll recommend The Princess bride by William Goldman.

And another series is His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.


His Dark Materials
0.5. Once Upon a Time in the North (2008)
0.6. The Collectors (2015)
1. The Golden Compass (1995)
2. The Subtle Knife (1997)
3. The Amber Spyglass (1999)
3.5. Lyra's Oxford (2003)
3.75. Serpentine (2020)