I really liked the Name of the Wind. I wonder when the next one will be out...
My new favorite author is Brandon Sanderson. The Mistborn trilogy is excellent and his newest book is EPIC(and I never use that word). The Way of Kings is the title. It's supposed to be the first in a long series.
Also, check out Peter V Brett's Warded Man and Desert Spear. Both awesome books.
It had been a while since I've read fantasy/scifi and all of those books were great.
I'm also a big Jim Butcher fan. All of the Dresden series books are great. I love the character. His Codex Alera series is also awesome.
Oh yeah, Simon R Green, another all time favorite. If you've never read it, start with Deathstalker and read at least the first couple in that series. Best space opera I've ever read. His newer series starting with the Man with the Golden Torc is also really good.
p.s. I think this is a good idea. Sort of a closet nerd book club.
