Okay, we've listed fave books, short stories, and genre. How about listing some of our favorite authors?

I like a variety of genre, therefore the authors I list may not go together, but still they're my favorites.

Sydney Sheldon
John Grisham
Michael Dante-Craig
Anne Rice
Sandra Brown
Jackie Collins
Lisa Scottoline
Jude Devereaux

These are the ones I can think of right now. I have many favorite authors of young adult books and children's books, but I think I save them for another thread.:D

jen*, I'm certainly in some good company there!!! :) I'm not worthy!!! I'm not worthy!!!




A few of the other authors that you listed are on my list as well:

Sidney Sheldon
John Grisham
Stephen King
Mary Higgins Clark
Jean M. Auel
Jackie Collins
Harold Robbins

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Waaaaaaaaa!!!!

I wrote my fave authors in the other thread that Ted started!! I listed you, too, Michael.....yesterday!!

Phoooey!!!:goofy:

Originally posted by dancingdoll86
Waaaaaaaaa!!!!

I wrote my fave authors in the other thread that Ted started!! I listed you, too, Michael.....yesterday!!

Phoooey!!!:goofy:


I'm sorry, Doll!!! I didn't see the other thread!!! I'll be sure to check it out!!!! Thank you... :dance:


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I would say:

Anne Rice
Aurthur Golden
Peter Straub
Stephen King
John Saul

Well don't spend as much time reading as I should and when I do it's usually self development stuff (And it's hard to say whether those are doing me any good or not. :lol: )

The only two authors that stand out for me are Stephen King and Douglas Adams.

Unfortunately Douglas Adams passed away early last year, so the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency legacy has ended. :(

John Saul

Dean Koontz

Tad Williams

Guy Gavriel Kay

Roger Zelazny


Yes, horror, science fiction and fantasy... I'm so shallow.

I'm desperately trying to remember some of the names from my book-shelf.....

John Grisham
J.K. Rowling
Tolkien
Richard Adams
Helen Fielding
John Irving
Dean Koontz/Stephen King
Nevil Shute
Richard Bach
Herman Hesse

that's all I can think of right now.......

Definitely J.R.R. Tolkien
but also,

Tom Clancy
Michael Crichton
Terry Brooks
Harry Turtledove
Shelby Foote
Stephen Ambrose

and a host of others...

Oh, I forgot about Mary Higgins Clark. I've read everything she has written. Shame on me!!!

Originally posted by jen*
Oh, I forgot about Mary Higgins Clark. I've read everything she has written. Shame on me!!!

Me, too, jen*! My favorite books by MHC are "Weep No More My Lady" and "While My Pretty One Sleeps", both from the 80s, natch. I've had the honor and delight of meeting Mary Higgins Clark on two seperate ocassions; once, at a book signing and also at a writer's conference in Philadelphia. She is a truly lovely person and a snappy dresser!!!


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Originally posted by standing hampton
Guy Gavriel Kay

Ooo! Another one :) :) I forgot to mention him in my posts to all these threads.

Have you read Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors? They were wonderful. He just keeps getting better. It's funny, I started with Tigana seven or eight years ago, and just read the Fionavar Tapestry this year. (his first trilogy)

I don't think liking sci-fi & fantasy makes you shallow, but I am not one to talk... heh.

Piers Anthony! I can't believe I forgot about him too. Especially now that my daughter is reading two of his series. Xanth and The Incarnations of Imortality .:eek:

I think this is the 3rd time this question's been asked in here. oh well....here it goes again...

Camus
Nabokov
Wilde
Brite
Poe

are among my favs.

Originally posted by Mary C


Ooo! Another one :) :) I forgot to mention him in my posts to all these threads.

Have you read Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors? They were wonderful. He just keeps getting better. It's funny, I started with Tigana seven or eight years ago, and just read the Fionavar Tapestry this year. (his first trilogy)

I don't think liking sci-fi & fantasy makes you shallow, but I am not one to talk... heh.

No, I haven't read either of those. How do they compare to Tigana and the Fionavar Tapestry?
Fionavar was the first Kay I read, way back when, then Tigana, both of which I loved. I wasn't quite as impressed with The Lions of Al-Rassan or The Song for Arbonne.

Since you liked Tigana, I'd suggest you have a go at the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series by Tad Williams, if you've never read it. Nice, long epic fantasy!! :)

Thanks for the support re: not shallow!!

Originally posted by standing hampton
No, I haven't read either of those. How do they compare to Tigana and the Fionavar Tapestry?

The Sarantine Mosaic (both new books together) is almost as good as Tigana. Almost...... but not quite! There are even more characters, and the interweavings of different stories are harder to figure out than in Tigana. After you finish the first half of the first book, you have this giant Oh!! So that's what's going on!! moment, then the rest is just fantastic.

The new series is a bit better than A Song for Arbonne. It took a long time for Lions to grow on me, I hated it the first time I read it, but I like it now.

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll have to jot that down on my book list. Hey, we fantasy fans have to stick together. ;)

Originally posted by Mary C


The Sarantine Mosaic (both new books together) is almost as good as Tigana. Almost...... but not quite! There are even more characters, and the interweavings of different stories are harder to figure out than in Tigana. After you finish the first half of the first book, you have this giant Oh!! So that's what's going on!! moment, then the rest is just fantastic.

The new series is a bit better than A Song for Arbonne. It took a long time for Lions to grow on me, I hated it the first time I read it, but I like it now.

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll have to jot that down on my book list. Hey, we fantasy fans have to stick together. ;)



I'll check those out, when I work through everything I have in front of me! :D

I still haven't given Lions a second read... and yes, we do have to stick together!

I have 2 absolute favorite authors. They are:

Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Evans

Nicholas Sparks wrote books such as "The Notebook", "Message In A Bottle", and "A Walk To Remember". Nicholas Evans wrote "The Horse Whisperer", "The Loop", and "The Smoke Jumper".

My two writing idols! I hope someday to reach their level of success and skill. ;)

James Clavell and Alexandre Dumas are probably my favoritests.

Dr. Suess
Anne Rule
Stephen King
Margaret Cho
Edgar Allen Poe
Oscar Wilde
William Shakespeare

Originally posted by abcmcd
James Clavell and Alexandre Dumas are probably my favoritests.

I re-read The Count Of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers last summer. Love Dumas.

And a bunch of other guys and gals that write books. :)

My Favorite Author's are...

Steven King
Dean Koontz
Weis and Hickman
and
Terry Brooks