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Fantasy is one of my favorite genres, and The Malazan Book of the Fallen (from Steven Erikson) is on top of my list. It is a complex tale of politics, epic warfare, strange hosts of races/creatures, incredible magic system (which really doesn't get explained until book 6). So far, there are 9 books out (with several offshoot shorter novels from Erikson and his friend Esslemont). The Malazan main story arc supposedly end in book 10, but I am not sure how he can possibly conclude all the plot points.
In any case, I highly recommend this series but it is not for the faint of heart. He doesn't explain a lot of things so you have to pay attention (or go on one of the forums and read up on the synopsis). For example, I was reading book 3 (Memories of Ice) and Book 8 (Toll The Hounds) actually pick up right where 3 left off. In case you are wondering, book 4 thru 7 were mainly about other characters doing other things (or other wars that were going on). Rereading it makes you enjoy it even more as it is so easy to miss things.
Oh, and unlike other authors, Erikson writes fairly quickly too. In the span of time that A Feast of Crows came out (2006), he published 4 books already. Book 10, the Crippled God should be out some time in 2011 (Dust of Dreams came out earlier this year, late last year in UK).
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