One of my all time favorites is "Weis & Hickman - the Death Gate cycle"
Here's a list of interesting fantasy series I have on my reader (only first novel listed):
Author -releaseyear- Series name + nr - Novel name
Code:
Abercrombie, Joe -'06- The First Law 1 - The Blade Itself
Anthony, Piers -'77- Xanth 01 - Spell for Chameleon
Arthur, Keri -'08- Myth & Magic 1 - Destiny Kills
Brett, Peter V -'08- Demon 1 - The Painted Man
Brittain, C. Dale -'91- Wizard of Yurt 1 - A Bad Spell in Yurt
Brooks, Terry -'86- Landover 1 - Magic Kingdom For Sale-Sold!
Butcher, Jim -'00- Dresden 00 - Restoration of Faith
Butcher, Jim -'00- Dresden 01 - Storm Front
Canavan, Trudi -'01- Black Magician 1 - The Magicians' Guild
Cashore, Kristin -'08- Seven Kingdoms 1 - Graceling
Chalker, Jack L -'77- Well Of Souls 1 - Midnight At The Well Of Souls
Clemens, James -'98- The Banned and the Banished 1 - Witch Fire
Dart-Thornton, Cecilia -'01- Bitterbynde 1 - The Ill-Made Mute
De Camp, L Sprague -'68- Jorian 1 - The Goblin Tower
Donaldson, Stephen -'77- Land 1 - Lord Foul's Bane
Drake, David -'97- Lord of the Isles 1 - Lord of the Isles
Durham, David Anthony -'07- Acacia 1 - The War with the Mein
Eddings, David -'82- Belgariad 1 - Pawn of Prophecy
Erikson, Steven -'99- Malazan Book of the Fallen 1 - Gardens of the Moon
Farland, David -'98- Runelords 1 - The Runelords
Feist, Raymond E -'82- RiftWar 1 - Magician
Friedman, C S -'91- Coldfire Trilogy 1 - Black Sun Rising
Frost, Gregor -'08- Shadowbridge 1 - Shadowbridge
Gardner, Craig Shaw -'85- Ebenezum 1 - A Malady of Magicks
Gemmell, David -'84- Drenai 1 - Legend
Gould, Steven -'92- Jumper 1 - Jumper
Hobb, Robin -'95- Farseer 1 - Assassins's Apprentice
Jones, J V -'95- Book of Words 1 - The Baker's Boy
Jones, J V -'99- Sword of Shadows 1 - A Cavern of Black Ice
Jordan, Robert -'90- WOT 1 - The Eye of the World
Kerr, Katharine -'97- Dragon Mage 1 - The Red Wyvern
Keyes, Greg -'02- Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone 1 - The Briar King
Lawhead, Stephen -'85- Dragon King 1 - In the Hall of the Dragon King
Le Guin, Ursula K -'04- Western Shore 1 - Gifts
Marr, Melissa -'07- Tattoo Faeries 1 - Wicked Lovely
Martin, George R R -'96- Ice & Fire 1 - A Game Of Thrones
McGirt, Dan -'09- Jason Cosmo 1 - Hero Wanted
Mills, K E -'09- Rogue Agent 1 - The Accidental Sorcerer
Modesitt, L E -'91- Recluce 1 - The Magic of Recluce
Nicholls, Stan -'99- Orcs First Blood 1 - Bodyguard of Lightning
Novik, Naomi -'06- Temeraire 1 - His Majesty's Dragon
Paul, Donita K -'04- DragonKeeper Chronicles 1 - DragonSpell
Rohan, Michael Scott -'86- Winter of the World 1 - The Anvil of Ice
Rothfuss, Patrick -'07- Kingkiller 1 - The Name of the Wind
Rowling, JK -'97- Harry Potter 1 And The Philosopher's Stone
Sage, Angie -'05- Septimus Heap 1 - Magyk
Sanderson, Brandon -'06- Mistborn 1 - The Final Empire
Scott, Michael -'07- Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel 1 - The Alchemyst
Sinclair, Alison -'09- Darkborn 1 - Darkborn
Tolkien, J.R.R. -'37- The Hobbit
Tolkien, J.R.R. -'54- The Lord of the Rings
Watt-Evans, Lawrence -'85- Ethshar 1 - The Misenchanted Sword
Weis & Hickman -'84- Dragonlance Chr 1 - Dragons Of Autumn Twilight
Wells, Martha -'93- Ile-Rien 1 - The Element of Fire
Wurts, Janny -'84- Cycle of Fire 1 - Stormwarden
Zelazny, Roger -'70- The Great Book Of Amber