Currently 'Crown of Slaves' by David Weber & Eric Flint.
Also 'The Dragonbone Chair' by Tad Williams.
Well, I should say I am reading all the none Simon parts of the book. Simon has got to be the dullest main protagonist I have ever read. So far I am trying to find why he is of any importance, because as a POV character nothing he has done seem to be related to the story.
The scenes with out him are great and hold my interest. So there is a story but I want to know WHEN it really gets going!