Fantasy books?

[starsthatshine]

I really want to read more fantasy/sci-fi books. I know they are totally two different genres but they are two genres I read too little. And with fantasy I really don't want to read like "knight fantasy" where a knight goes off to fight a dragon with a magic sword or something. So therefore, I turn to you, flist, do you know any good books about vampires, time travel, ghosts, spirits, faeries... whatever. Do you know any good ones? What can you recommend. I really don't feel like reading books which seems like those you can read time and time again. You, that have covers that seem to be picked up from Ivanhoe and basically contains the same plot with a kingdom etc. I'd rather read a "one in a million" kind of book.

Suggestions?