I quit jordan and the wheel of time after book 3...its meandering story and moaning miserable characters got too much for me!

Then someone on this forum told me about George RR Martins A Song of Ice and Fire series...

The last book I read was the latest book in that series, and the next one is out in October.

Truly, (IMO - and many others, including Jordan himself) the best fantasy series ever written. Period!

I highly recommend it.

Robin Hobb is good too.