I have to go with the Amber Series by the late Roger Zelazny. However there is someone writing new amber novels - John Gregory
Betancourt - The dawn of amber (1st new one)
Wheel of Time is outstanding I have read all but the latest one. Robert Jordan is the man
Oh and the Margaret Wies novels with Haplo are called the Deathgate series. Very good and yes I agree about making it a movie he he.
For Sci Fi check out Peter Hamilton's Neutronium Alchemist series - devastatingly good sci fi. That's where I got the Quinn Dexter name from
