Definately The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss! It's fantasy, but not LOTR rip-off fantasy, it's really really really amazing. I cannot say how much I truly loved this book!
Not LOTR rip-off fantasy? YEeessss! Naw, I'm just kidding : ) I will look that one up -- I love fantasy but I know EXACTLY what you're talking about with LOTR rip-off!
Robert McCammon's Swan Song. I have read it three times...own my own copy....I don't think I will ever get tired of reading it! It is a post apocalyptic novel....
Let me do a U turn. I can tell you the worst book i've read in a long, long time. Its called Paradise House by Erica James. You can find my review at http://petalsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/. Do feel free to share your thoughts in case you feel differently about it.