For those who love to read George rr matin and waiting for the feast for crow and Dance with the dragon. I would recomemend Bernard cornwell, historical fiction writer who is admired by George.
I first read the saxon series, the last kingdom, and instantly hooked by the story and strong characters. I also bought the warlord series (Arthur and merlin stuff) which is the best series recommend by George. The warlord series is very hard to find but now they are available at asia book(paragon). So anyone who is interested, go grab a copy and u wont regret it.