Gaiman, Tolkien, Robert Jordan, and Jacqueline Carey are my consistent favorites. I have a tome of an edition of Lord of the Rings with watercolors by Alan Lee illustrating it that I can't part with.
I also like Robin McKinley and Patricia McKillip for easy reads, and Laurell K Hamilton's "Meredith Gentry" series for juicy beach-read faerie fantasy.
I also like Robin McKinley and Patricia McKillip for easy reads, and Laurell K Hamilton's "Meredith Gentry" series for juicy beach-read faerie fantasy.