Originally Posted by Kenneth_Murphy

I am avoiding reading Martin as I don't like stories where everyone is morally gray, which is what I've heard about his series.

I've enjoyed a lot of the authors mentioned here so far. I've also enjoyed the first Dragonlance Novels and especially the Death Gate Cycle by Weis and Hickman. I also have enjoyed Salvatore's Drizzit character and Edding's stories about Sparhawk the grumpy knight.