My favorite author of all time, Katharine Kerr, has put out her the first of three new books that follow the Deverry storyline.
I don't leave much time for non-internet/programming geekery, but Kerr books are an exception. I got engulfed in her writing when I was on an 8th grade band trip to Atlanta, and I rabidly read and read. She has been writing this series since I was born, and will gladly continue to write. There are 13 books in total now, counting The Gold Falcon.
I started re-reading the whole serries this year and got about half way through before I got kind of busy. It wasn't really that I got bored, just that I didn't want to get to the last book and have nothing to read. Now that I have a book waiting for me on the shelves of my local bookstore, I can confidently pick up my fanaticism.
You should also check out her sci-fi works, Freeze Frames, Polar City Blues and Snare.
These three books don't have much in common with each other, but they have loads in common with the Deverry books. Highly recommended for women readers - lots of strong females, but plenty of guys too.