Recommendations: 1st person, male protagonist, fantasy

Hi there
My fiance has read a lot of my fantasy books but his tastes are starting to diverge from mine & I've run out of suggestions.
Has anyone got any new authors/series he can read over the holiday break?

He's more interested than I am in 1st person, male* protagonist fantasy ...

He's read and enjoyed: Traditional / epic fantasty/ good worldbuilding:

Magician and a lot of the earlier books in the series - not first person but fit the other criteria;
David Gemmell (all of them - OK, again not 1st person, but definitely male protagonist);
Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series - he really liked this, less interested in the 500 years after writing style
Robin Hobb's various series'

Amber series by Roger Zelazny

And he's finally ventured from traditional Fantasy into Urban thanks to Jim Butcher's Dresden Files.

*Please don't assume that he's against female characters; but he finds more resonance in 1st person writing when it's a a male character. I'm the same for stories with strong female voices/characters. That's why my recent library additions aren't as interesting for him.

All ideas welcome! (edited for touchstones and spelling)

My niece's husband who is into fantasy had me buy him Into Dark Realm by Feist which may work for your fiance since he liked Feist's Magician.

The Black Company by Glen Cook has been highly recommended to me, and it's a fantasy in first person with a male protagonist. It's the first in a series.

Carol Berg is one of my favorite fantasy authors who writes first person. The Rai-Kirah series (starting with Transformation), Flesh and Spirit, and Song of the Beast have male protagonists. And if he likes one of those, he should try the Bridge to D'Arnath series (starting with Son of Avonar), which starts with a female protagonist, but switches to guys later on. I don't know which of her books I'd recommend to start with, since I love them all, so he should probably pick the one that sounds most interesting to him.

I'd have to recommend Jennifer Roberson's Tiger and Del novels, starting with Sword-Dancer. There are six books total in the series.

The Name of the Wind is great one I read recently. Start of a series though, and the rest haven't been published yet. Some people don't like having to wait. ;)

Also by Glen Cook are the Garrett, PI series starting with Bitter Gold Hearts. Sort of Dashiell Hammett meets Tolkien, all first-person male tough-guy detective type.

Tad Williams' series starting with The Dragonbone Chair was really good. Not 1st person, but real, male characters beyond the usual swords-and-sorcery stereotypes.

Try Into the mist for fantasy and The Brothers Torres if he is looking for something more urban.

I second the Garrett, PI series. Not great litterature, but nice comfort reads.

For of 1'st person male protagonist urban fantasy try these:

The Nightside series by Simon R. Green is about a PI in the supernatural part of London. Very much recommended if you like The Dresden files.
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey is about a retired Exorcist who return to his profession, and gets involved in murder and organized crime. I think it is the first in a series.
Nightlife by Rob Thurman is about a half-blood who is running from his supernatural father who wants to use him for nefarious purposes. There is a sequel I haven't read.
WebMage by Kelly McCullough, also reads as the start of a series. About a great-great something som of one of the greek fates, who as a magic hacker has to save the world and himself from being controlled by the Fates.
Unshapely things by Mark Del Franco about a crippled former hotshot druid who now consults with the Boston police on supernatural cases. Probably the start of a series too.
The Halflife Chronicles by Wm. Mark Simmons is about a DJ and former elite soldier who is turned halfway into a vampire. The first one is pretty good, but the second is not up to standard.

All of Dick Francis' mysteries are male protagonist, first person - they are extremely well written, move very fast, and always plunge deep into their subject matter - I have always enjoyed these works as exceptional.

Thanks everyone for excellent book and author ideas.
There's a lot that neither of us had heard of, and they look really interesting. Perfect for the holiday break.

Karen Miller fairly traditional fantasy but exceptionally well done characters in an interesting world.

And of course Janny Wurts's own works, which she's politely not mentioned. Although they aren't often first person.

C J Cherryh's fortress in the eye of time very novel magic, again fascinating world building, and gripping chracters.

The first ones that came to my mind when I saw the topic were ones you said he's already read, but how about Peter David's Sir Apropos of Nothing, a humor/fantasy series?

I'd second the Tad Williams suggestion. He is very good. He takes a while to get going but then hooks you in. Have you tried Stephen Donaldson starting with Lord Fouls Bane - a story led by an anti-hero?
I'd also suggest Kate Elliott's series, starting with King's Dragon.

Lynn Flewelling's series starting with Luck in the shadows is also brilliant .

Wonderful thread. I am printing this up and taking it to my niece's tomorrow to give to her husband. He loves to read fantasy, too. Maybe I can get him into our little community.

Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover (and sequel Blade of Tyshalle

Heroes is one of the BEST first person action books I have ever read - Caine is an actor, he transfers into another medieval type world where he is an assassin (among other things) but all his adventures are stored and played as interactive movies for his audience.

(snipped from the one review on this book)

This book is nonstop action and excitement. Tons of fighting and death. Lots of shouting and cursing. Magic firebolts flying. But it also has characters more interesting that what you would expect from this type of book and a plot that builds towards a suspenseful and satisfying conclusion

The Vlad Taltos books by Steven Brust are also an excellent first person male protagonist series which I see your guy has read, note that Heroes Die reminds me a lot of Brust's style

also recommend Furies of Calderon Academs Fury and the other two I have forgotten - all by Jim Butcher - these are classic quest fantasy but with great characters, action, humour and worldbuilding, and a completely new and unique magic/skill type

All the Miles Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold have always been received really well by all the guys I have loaned them to - fast funny space opera with awesome characters and personalties

Start with shards of honour and barrayar