I second "Mists of Avalon" it's one of my favorite books. If your into Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia i would suggest the "Eragon" series, those are pretty good. Mercedes Lackey is a really good fantasy author as well. Lately i've really been into chinese fiction "Empress Orchid" by Anchee Min is really good as well as "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "Peony in Love" both by Lisa See.