most of the books that i have an addiction to tend to come from a "land" or time.
the dragonlance chronicles... weiss and hickman
any and all of the dozens of "pern books" ... ann mccaffrey
the entire "was gonna be a trilogy" - thomas covenant books ... stephen donaldson - that turned into six excellent books.
the xanth and adept series, written by what i consider to be one of the most prolific writers ever cast upon the earth. i like this guy so much i'm even gonna toss in a link for him
this is the link
when i get tired of the "close to real world" stuff, i step into one of his punny lands of pure silliness. i used to wonder how on earth this guy could chuck out so many stories simultaneously... then i found that he writes many books at the same time. this guy is the king of the multiple story marathon - my writing hero...
i learned from this guy to leave no thought unthunk.