Book series:
Terry Pratchett - Discworld
Lois McMaster Bujold - Chalion Series
Tamora Pierce - Tortall series
Mercedes Lackey, Dave Freer & Eric Flint - Heirs of Alexandria

Books
Lynn Flewelling - Stalking Darkness
Robin McKinley - The Hero and the Crown
Brain Jacques - Mossflower
Tanya Huff - Summon the Keeper
Nina Kiriki Hoffman- Fall of Light

Video Game
Mass Effect 2

Man, there is all this stuff nominated I've never heard of! It's like a giant Rec list!