I looked and no one seems to have mentioned...

Orson Scott Card's amazing Seventh Son series.  Truly wonderful books.  He combines alternate history, magic, folklore and wonderful characters into a story you just can't put down.  

I looked and no one seems to have mentioned...

Orson Scott Card's amazing Seventh Son series.  Truly wonderful books.  He combines alternate history, magic, folklore and wonderful characters into a story you just can't put down.