[LordCove]

Most of the DragonLance stuff is pretty good....Raistlin's like the best DnD character I can think of.

If you like the heavy stuff, try Harry Turtledove - WorldWar ( imagine if aliens invaded in the middle of the 2nd World war )

But, if you want a bloody classic, "real" adventure story - King Solomon's mines ( read it dozens of times, adventure dont come much better than that )