hm, discussing books are we, well I'm a great Fantasy fan myself.
the best things I've read in fantasy would be the works of Raymond E. Feist, of George R.R. Martin and of Terry Goodkind. possibly even David Eddings and Tolkien thrown in there, and many more but I really couldn't recall of it.
and abou myself, at the moment full time forum junkie

and part time telemarketeer, but after the summer I'll be taking up History at the local university, so hopefully I'll be a professor in that some day