Pretty much everyone in here nailed everything I was going to say.

Ofc, books are great. You can start with Hobbit like suggested. Similar series is the "Wheel of Time Series" by Robert Jordan. There's a bunch, like 10+ but they are good for sure. I made it to like book 8 and started getting distracted.

My favorite series ever is the "Song of Ice and Fire" by George R. R. Martin. I must warn you though, after reading these, all other books will seem sub-par in comparison.

Lastly, I suggest the "Harry Potter" series. I'll prolly get flamed for suggesting it but it's really quite great. I listen to all 7 of them every year on my ipod.

The genre that all of these fall under is 'Epic Fantasy', if you ever need to find more.

wtf?

I have a long commute to work each day and go for 2 hour bike rides in the evenings. Always listen to books during this time