I go through spells when I do almost no reading, sometimes for months at a time, and then suddenly, I take it up again and read everything I can get my hands on. I love historically based fiction that is well researched. That is, stories woven into actual historical events.
Some of my favorite authors, that I think do this exceptionally well are, Frederick Forsyth, Wilbur Smith, and Ken Follet. Of those, I would have to pick Follet as my favorite. I've read quite a lot of his WWII stories, but his best by far was Pillars of the Earth. Then he outdid himself with World without end.
His newest work, Fall of Giants will fall into my hands as soon as it comes out in paperback.