Uh, yeah, I suppose I probably should have mentioned the Farseer Trilogy also has fairly massive amounts of angst at times.

I assume by "sequel" you're referring to the Tawny Man trilogy, not the second book in the Farseer one? I didn't like that one as much as Farseer, though it was still an okay read, and I actually can't for the life of me remember the ending to that one. Whoops.

I haven't gotten around to the Liveship Traders trilogy yet... the fact that it's supposedly very nautical-themed is putting me off. Boats aren't really my thing. ;)