[OT] Who is your favourite author?

[Dinkeldog]

Mark Twain.

 

[dave_o]

Am good writings!

Tolkien, of course. He's just...amazing.

Glen Cook is right up there with Tolkien, in my book. His world is just as developed, and he isn't afraid to be dark and gritty. And oh sweet momma how I love dark and gritty.

Neal Stephenson is rad, rad author. Cryptonomicon is so enthralling that, though it's 900+ pages, I've read it several times.

And while we're on -nomicons, Lovecraft is right fine as well.

 

[Darklance]

Right Now...maybe Michael Marshall Smith


Others include:
George R.R Martin,
Robin Hobb,
Steven Pressfield,
and Lynn Flewelling.

 

[Cedric]

Tons of preferred authors...

But my favorite single author is

David Weber

 

[tabrumj]

Fantasy and Scifi Only for now

Top: Weber

Favorites:
Erik Flint
Tolkien
Larry Niven
Geroge R.R. Martin
Mercedes Lackey
Elizabeth Moon

Any books by any of these authors will inevitably make it onto my bookshelf and be reread several times.

 

[johnsemlak]

Umberto Eco
Robert Graves

Tolkien
Robert Howard

 

[ergeheilalt]

Ooooh, authors. One of my favorite subjects.

-- Right on mroberon1972, Ray Fiest has to get some mention in here. Love his books.

--Christopher Stasheff: great work with puns and such in Her Majesty's wizard... tho not quite on par with Anthony
--Piers Anthony: I love the incarnations of immortality
--Terry Brooks: The first fantasy author to really take me away
--Terry Goodkind: the first author who made me gag from reading a book

Other Stuff:
Clive Clussler: A great author who can twist and turn any plot beyond comprehension.
Chiam Potok: Asher Lev was a great book and one I wouldn't mind reading again
Hemmingway: I did really like Farewell to Arms

Good lists guys, I am agreeing alot with you guys

 

[Tisvon]

1. James Clavell
2. Margaret Mitchell
3. Robert Jorden

 

[Bagpuss]

Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe series of historical fiction.
Patricia Cornwell (no relation) - Crime fiction
Tom Clancy - Techno-Thrillers

I've never really liked fantasy books.

 

[Gospog]

Isaac Asimov - Everything

Simon Greene - Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Warren Ellis - Comic Books

Bill Slavesick (sp?) - RPG stuff

Kalil Gibran - Poetry

Dostoyevsky - Insanity