Like, holy crap. His Mistborn trilogy is pretty much the best series I've read in a long, long time. To be honest, I like it more than a Song of Ice and Fire.

Please go read it now.

I'll check it out, since ASOIAF was sex. Never heard of it, though.

I'd never heard of him either, but a friend recommended him to me. He's, most likely, my new favorite author.