Recommendation question: quest fantasy with a team/party flavor

[womzilla]

One of the people in my weekly gaming group really, really likes the Dragonlance novels, especially the early ones actually by Weis and Hickman. One of the things he particularly liked about them was the ensemble cast--that the novels weren't about a single hero and her companions, but about a team. I'm not terrifically widely read in that type of quest fantasy, and I was at a loss of what to recommend.

I checked, and he's read some Robert Jordan and David Eddings. Of course he's read Tolkien. And he's not averse to reading better books*, but my friend is definitely looking for things very specifically like what he described. Any suggestions?

*Two of us suggested Tigana, which does have a strong ensemble cast and is not fundamentally dissimilar to a quest fantasy--on reflection The Fionavar Tapestry is much more likely to appeal to him.

Comments

[washa-way.livejournal.com]

Robert Asprin's MythAdventures books might edge too far into parody, but they might do the trick; the Thieves' World collections might be suitable as well.

You can recommend Terry Brooks, but that's a step I'd hesitate to take for several reasons.

Heck, if he wants multiple characters, point him to Nine Princes in Amber and stand back.

[yankeefanjeff.livejournal.com]

I am the friend Womzilla referred to. Amber is awesome, but not even close to what I asked for. :-)