Currently, Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind.
It is a really daft tale of high magick and irascible wizards and dragons and Dark Lords and stuff. However, for some reason the main protagonist is called Richard. Apparently there are nine books in this series, and I doubt I'll bother reading them all.
I'm cheering for the Dark Lord. I mean, it's not his fault - if you're named Darken Rahl, there aren't that many career paths open to you. Darken Rahl, Fresh Milk Daily? I don't think so.