Thank you! I'll look into some of these. David Eddings just doesn't do it for me personally - the only book if his that I really liked was The Redemption of A... [forgotten the thief's name - Analthas?] But as others have keenly recced Eddings, perhaps I should look into that for him. I've suggested Robert Jordan to him in the past - I think he's a bit reluctant because of the length of the series.