Some stuff from Harry Turtledove:
Darkness series- "A fantasy series about global war in a world related to medieval Europe, where magic exists. Many plot elements are analogous to elements of World War II, with kingdoms and sorceries that are comparable to the historical nations and technologies." Basically, magical alternate world WWII. Instead of fighter/bomber planes there are dragons. Instead of tanks, there are rhino-like behemoths. Instead of submarines, there are leviathans (sleek, intelligent cousins to whales). And instead of bullets, it's directed magical energy. Instead of the atomic bomb there's plot spoilers. And you get to follow characters from all nations and stations of life from all sides of the war. It's just really awesome.
Artemis Fowl is a series that a friend introduced to me via audio books cuz of road trip. Good stuff, I enjoyed it.