Considering what you said you liked & didn't like how 'bout one of my all-time favorite large fantasy trilogies:
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams.
First book:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Dragonbone...mm_kin_title_0 (kindle format for ya since I see that's your current device)
There are some pretty deliberately obvious stereotypes here that get toyed around with by the author and just some really interesting characters, dialogue and world building. Good stuff - all available in ebook form.