TLRLast 2 series I've read are The Kingkiller Chronicles (The Name of the Wind) and The Stormlight Archive (The Way of Kings).
If you like medieval fantasy, both series are excellent. Kingkiller Chronicles currently has 2 books out with the 3rd and final supposedly coming next year. The Stormlight Archive also has 2 books out, but it is planned to be a much larger series with 10 books overall. Best I can describe each series would be Kingkiller is like a more adult Harry Potter with an amazing protagonist and Stormlight is fairly similar to Game of Thrones with a massive world and told from many POVs.
I would say comparing Kingkiller to Harry Potter isn't a great comparison. There's a lot more thought put into the writing imo and a lot of emphasis put on things that aren't just the university. Music is a massive part of the series and is unbelievably well done, acting is also emphasised quite a bit too over sympathy. That said I couldn't really say what I'd properly compare it to, but I feel that Harry Potter is all about the magic and not really anything else. I've not read them in years though so if I read them again I could be wrong. I'm starting the second Stormlight book atm and thoroughly enjoyed the first, though it was a little dry at times, though it's mostly needed to further the plot.
Anyway on to my actual post. The Shannara series' by Terry Brooks are good choices for fantasy novels, as well as The Elenium series by David Eddings. Both don't focus a lot on magic and shit and a good amount on the people themselves, particularly the Eddings books.
On the side of sci-fi I'd highly highly recommend Neal Stephenson, Anathem was a bit heavy but a good read. The Diamond Age is also a great book by him and also has a bit of a philosophical focus.
Overall though I can't recommend the Kingkiller Chronicles enough, they are the best written books I've ever read.