What is a good, recent book series?

If you enjoyed the Harry series then I think you will find a lot of enjoyment out of Lev Grossman's "The Magicians." It's a slightly more mature wizarding world that takes place in North America. Grossman's writing left me truly anxious when I turned the last page. One of the rare worlds that readers can become intertwined into. The second book in his series, "The Magician King," I believe is set to hit the shelves this fall.